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WestRiver Group

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USGlobalB2B SaaSHealthtechClimateBio/PharmaDeep TechEnterpriseConsumer

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Investment thesis

WestRiver Group is a thematically-driven investment platform that manages funds and builds companies in the global innovation economy. The firm directs capital to purpose-driven companies leveraging innovation to improve society across four core sectors: Technology (investing in accelerating technology that transforms lives and markets), Experience (building the next generation of experiential entertainment), Decarbonization (advancing technologies that decarbonize the most carbon-intensive sectors), and Life Sciences (funding breakthroughs in biotech, pharma, digital therapeutics, and digital health). WestRiver Group employs modern investment, leadership, and socially responsible principles to create long-term value for all stakeholders, with a partnership intentionally designed to be gender-balanced and diverse across multiple dimensions including race, ethnicity, educational background, industry experience, and functional expertise.

Notable quotes

As a partner at WestRiver Group, Aaron has helped visionary founders bring bold ideas to life by investing in what he calls 'the inevitable and the enduring,' the technologies shaping the future and the timeless human experiences that connect us.

Aaron Vaccaro · CB Insights profile

Ninety percent of global financial capital is allocated by men. Shouldn't half of the world's intellectual capital—women—also be at the table?

Erik Anderson · WestRiver Group White Paper - The Power of Diversity · 2018

Team

Erik Anderson

Founder & CEO

TechnologyExperienceDecarbonizationLife Sciences

Aaron Vaccaro

Managing Director

ExperienceTechnology

Anthony Bontrager

Managing Director

Craig Lange

Managing Director

Robert Thomas

Chief Investment Officer

Harper Ellison

Vice President

Recent investments

CompanyRoundSizeDate
ViomeSeries D$10m2024-09-09
GroopitSeries A$5m2023-03-01
ColossalSeries B$4m2023-01-27
DocuSignunknown
Topgolfunknown
Lumen Bioscienceunknown
Curai Healthunknown
Ellevestunknown
TOCA Footballunknown
Design TherapeuticsIPO2021-03-26

Frequent co-investors

VC firmDeals together
Khosla Ventures2
BOLD Capital Partners2
Breyer Capital1
Tapas Capital1
Eastward Capital Partners1
Greycroft1

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