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Rho Acceleration

Last cheque observed Jan 2018. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietNew fund $106M, Sept 2016Accelerator

GrowthSoftwareDigital MediaTech-enabled Services

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 1 on record
Since the last cheque3211days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$25MRounds led0 of 1Sole investor1 rounds
Pitch Rho Acceleration

Rho Acceleration highlights

  1. 01

    1 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $25M

What they do

Rho Acceleration was formed out of Rho Capital Partners in 2016 to make significant minority or control recapitalization investments in market leading technology companies.From their own website
Type
Accelerator (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Growth
Sectors
SoftwareDigital MediaTech-enabled Services
Based in
New York, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first1 appearances

  1. 2018

    1 round

  2. Jan
    SkywordUS · FinSMEs$25MSole investor

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration3 named

GAGeorge Assaf BitarManaging MemberiForm ADV
HBHabib Benoit KairouzManaging MemberiForm ADV
PKPeter KalkanisChief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance OfficeriForm ADV

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What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$145Massets it managesOct 2026
Registeredinvestment adviserfull reporting to the SEC
Legal name
RHO Acceleration, LLC
SEC number
CRD 313160

Funds on its Form ADV

5 private funds, $185M in gross assets · filed Sept 2024

  1. Rho Acceleration, L.P.Private equity16 investors$124M
  2. RA Coinvestment Fund LLC, Series 3Private equity1 investor$32M
  3. RA Coinvestment Fund LLC, Series 4Private equity7 investors$21M
  4. RA Coinvestment Fund LLC, Series 1Private equity2 investors$5.9M
  5. RA Coinvestment Fund LLC, Series 2Private equity1 investor$2.6M

Recently backed

The latest companies Rho Acceleration put money into.

Quick answers about Rho Acceleration

What does Rho Acceleration invest in?

Rho Acceleration says it invests in Software, Digital Media and Tech-enabled Services.

How active is Rho Acceleration?

1 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jan 2018.

What has Rho Acceleration invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Skyword (Undisclosed round, Jan 2018).

How big are Rho Acceleration's cheques?

The median round it joins is $25M.

Is Rho Acceleration investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jan 2018.

What kind of investor is Rho Acceleration?

Rho Acceleration is an accelerator based in New York, United States.

How much does Rho Acceleration manage?

About $145M, as regulatory assets under management (Oct 2026).

Has Rho Acceleration raised a new fund?

Its latest fund filing with the SEC was in Sept 2016, reporting $106M raised.

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