WestRiver Group
VC Fund
Kirkland, United States
WestRiver Group is an investment firm that provides integrated capital solutions to the global innovation economy. The firm has investment platforms focusing on the technology, life science, energy, and experiential sectors, with the flexibility to invest in a variety of asset classes and capital structures. WRG’s established network of partnersprovides access to investment opportunities and thought leadership, and deep operational expertise allows it to work closely with portfolio companies and lead at the executive and board level.WestRiver Group was established in 2002 and is based in Kirkland, Washington, United States.WestRiver Group has adopted the Diversity Term Sheet Rider.
- Total investments:
- 49
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 53%
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries WestRiver Group invests in
Stages WestRiver Group invests in
Countries WestRiver Group invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 13 (27%)
- SaaS 9 (18%)
- Biotechnology 7 (14%)
- Health Care 4 (8%)
- Information Technology 4 (8%)
Stage
- Series B 9 (18%)
- Series C 8 (16%)
- Seed 6 (12%)
- Series D 5 (10%)
- Series A 3 (6%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Anthony Bontrager
Managing Director
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Managing Director | Total investments: 14 | Find email | |
Erik Anderson
President
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President | Total investments: 8 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Lumen Bioscience
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Lumen Bio is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing topically and mucosally delivered biologic drugs to treat and prevent highly prevalent diseases. | $30M / Series C / Oct 08, 2025 | |
Viome
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Viome is a provider of comprehensive health insights designed to help people track their microbiome health, mitochondrial health, cellular health, and biological age. The company's insights help users to make suitable lifestyle and nutrition choices for them, enabling users to assess their internal eco-system with simple personalizedrecommendations.Viome was established on October 1, 2016 by Naveen Jain in Bellevue, Washington. | $25M / Series D / Sep 10, 2024 | |
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Viome
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Viome is a provider of comprehensive health insights designed to help people track their microbiome health, mitochondrial health, cellular health, and biological age. The company's insights help users to make suitable lifestyle and nutrition choices for them, enabling users to assess their internal eco-system with simple personalizedrecommendations.Viome was established on October 1, 2016 by Naveen Jain in Bellevue, Washington. | $86.5M / Series C / Aug 18, 2023 | |
Groopit
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Groopit is a collaboration platform for leaders solving big problems. Collect real-time data from cross functional, remote, and decentralized teams to accelerate collaboration. The enterprise SaaS offering drives results at a time when collaboration alternatives are desperately needed. | $7.5M / Seed / May 18, 2023 | |
Colossal Biosciences
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Colossal is a ground-breaking bioscience and gene engineering firm that develops cutting-edge genomics technology. | $162.6M / Series B / Jan 30, 2023 | |
Talespin
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Talespin is building the spatial computing platform to power talent development and skills mobility for the future of work. Founded in 2015, the company leverages its proprietary platform to offer enterprise customers, partners, and individuals an end-to-end solution for creating, distributing, and measuring the impact of immersive learningcontent. Talespin is building a future of work where the distance between learning and execution is collapsed, enabling people to explore unique career paths that meet the needs of both businesses and individuals. | Oct 12, 2022 | |
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Talespin
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Talespin is building the spatial computing platform to power talent development and skills mobility for the future of work. Founded in 2015, the company leverages its proprietary platform to offer enterprise customers, partners, and individuals an end-to-end solution for creating, distributing, and measuring the impact of immersive learningcontent. Talespin is building a future of work where the distance between learning and execution is collapsed, enabling people to explore unique career paths that meet the needs of both businesses and individuals. | Series C / Oct 12, 2022 | |
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Viome
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Viome is a provider of comprehensive health insights designed to help people track their microbiome health, mitochondrial health, cellular health, and biological age. The company's insights help users to make suitable lifestyle and nutrition choices for them, enabling users to assess their internal eco-system with simple personalizedrecommendations.Viome was established on October 1, 2016 by Naveen Jain in Bellevue, Washington. | $67M / Series C / Oct 11, 2022 | |
QorusDocs
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QorusDocs is a Bellevue, WA-based leader in AI-powered Value and Proposal Management software, helping organizations prove ROI and win more business. The platform unites value management with proposal automation, enabling teams to build intelligent business cases and create personalized, data-driven pitches, presentations, proposals, and RFPresponses. QorusDocs empowers business development, sales, marketing, and proposal teams to collaborate seamlessly, demonstrate measurable impact, and accelerate decisions. | $10M / Venture - Series Unknown / Oct 04, 2022 | |
CHEQ
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CHEQ is the world's first social payments platform, connecting consumers and businesses to create frictionless, amazing in-person experiences. CHEQ's universal ordering and payment app can be used by restaurants, stadiums, hotels, and more to make transactions fun, easy, and worry- free. Users can even send food and drinks directly totheir friends from anywhere in the world. CHEQ lets venues retain their unique branding within the app and keep their direct relationships with their guests. | $8M / Seed / Sep 21, 2022 | |
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What does WestRiver Group invest in?
WestRiver Group invests primarily in Software, SaaS and Biotechnology startups, most often at Series B and Series C stage. Most of the 49 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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