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Rho Capital Partners

Last cheque observed Apr 2026; 158 cheques on record.

Deploying nowPrivate equity

SeedSeries ASeries BTelehealthHealth-techBatteries

Deploying now
100%of best year1cheques in 12 months, 158 on record
Since the last cheque197days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$31MRounds led1 of 158Sole investor5 roundsExits24 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 89%
Pitch Rho Capital Partners

Rho Capital Partners highlights

  1. 01

    1 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series A: 44% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 5 rounds, median $4.0M

  4. 04

    24 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Since 1981, Rho has been investing in innovation at all stages of growth.From their own website
Type
Private equity (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowthPre-IPO
Sectors
TelehealthHealth-techBatteries
Based in
New York, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first158 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. Apr
    ZenskarSeries A · Ventureburn$15MWith 8 others
  3. 2019

    3 rounds

  4. Dec
    PassportSeries D · US · FinSMEs$65MWith 6 others
  5. Sept
    KasistoSeries B · US · FinSMEs$15MLed
  6. May
    DashlaneSeries D · US · FinSMEs$110MWith 3 others
  7. 2018

    2 rounds

  8. May
    BounceXSeries B · US · FinSMEs$37MWith 4 others
  9. May
    CloudPayUS · FinSMEs$25MWith 2 others
  10. 2017

    1 round

  11. Mar
    ChargePointUS · FinSMEs$82MWith 3 others
  12. 2016

    1 round

  13. Apr
    ON24$25MWith 8 others
  14. 2015

    3 rounds

  15. Jun
    PhiloSeries B · US$10MWith 5 others
  16. Jun
    PlotlySeries A · CA$5.5MWith 4 others
  17. Jan
    Keaton RowSeries A · US$6.0MWith 3 others
  18. 2014

    9 rounds

  19. Oct
    Resson AerospaceSeries A · CA$3.0MWith 4 others
  20. Jul
    VidyoSeries E · US$20MWith 6 others
  21. Jun
    NuventixDebt · US$4.9MWith 5 others
  22. May
    DashlaneSeries B · US$22MWith 3 others
  23. May
    ChargePoint, Inc.Series E · US$23MWith 5 others
  24. Apr
    Nora TherapeuticsSeries B · US$18MWith 4 others
  25. Mar
    AislelabsSeed · CA$1.5MWith 3 others
  26. Mar
    SolarBridge TechnologiesSeries E · US$42MWith 2 others
  27. Jan
    AqueSysSeries D · US$44MWith 4 others
  28. 2013

    5 rounds

  29. Oct
    ConvercentSeries B · US · finsmes.com$10MWith 4 others
  30. Jun
    EnerkemGrowth · CA$49MWith 4 others
  31. May
    Convey ComputerGrowth · US · sec.gov$15MWith 3 others
  32. Apr
    VidyoSeries D · US$17MWith 7 others
  33. Jan
    ChaChaVenture · US · techcrunch.com$14MWith 2 others
  34. 2012

    8 rounds

  35. Dec
    CloudPaySeries B · US · venturebeat.com$16MWith 2 others
  36. Nov
    Eightfold LogicSeries D · US · sec.gov$1.0MWith 4 others
  37. Sept
    DashlaneSeries A · US$3.0MWith 1 other
  38. Aug
    nuvoTVVenture · US · finance.yahoo.com$40MWith 2 others
  39. Jul
    JustFabSeries B · US · techcrunch.com$76MWith 3 others
  40. Jul
    TotsySeries B · US · techcrunch.com$19MWith 1 other
  41. May
    VidyoVenture · US · sec.gov$2.0MWith 5 others
  42. Jan
    AdaptiveBlueSeries D · US · techcrunch.com$12MWith 3 others
  43. 2011

    19 rounds

  44. Nov
    NGM BiopharmaceuticalsSeries B · US · sec.gov$55MWith 2 others
  45. Sept
    VidyoSeries D · US · finsmes.com$23MWith 3 others
  46. Sept
    DashlaneSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$5.0MWith 1 other
  47. Jul
    PrecisionDemandSeries C · US · finsmes.com$8.0MWith 3 others
  48. Jul
    NuventixVenture · US · pehub.com$10MWith 4 others
  49. Jul
    Inotek PharmaceuticalsSeries D · US · sec.gov$24MWith 4 others
  50. Jul
    SARcode BioscienceSeries B · US · finsmes.com$44MWith 3 others

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 registration5 named

HBHabib Benoit KairouzManaging Partner, Director, ShareholderiForm ADV
JRJoshua RuchCEO, Managing Partner, Director, ShareholderiForm ADV
MLMark LeschlyManaging Partner, Director, ShareholderiForm ADV
PKPeter KalkanisChief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance OfficeriForm ADV
WFWilliam F IndoeDirector, ShareholderiForm ADV

We also hold 11 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

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

$530Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
RHO Capital Partners, INC
SEC number
CRD 160655

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

14 of 25 we have independently watched raise

Abstractive HealthAlunaAugustAuvikCIQChargePointClearCloudpayConvercentCyleraDashlaneEveryday HealthFevoHumaACALVIOActive PowerAnacorBackbaseCapstoneCaraCienaDendreonDraivnFableticsGloucester Pharmaceuticals

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed24 in all

AqueSysBought by Allergan$300MSept 2015
MyBuysBought by MagneticUndisclosedMay 2015
SolarBridge TechnologiesBought by SunPower CorporationUndisclosedNov 2014
NuventixBought by Aavid ThermalloyUndisclosedJul 2014
FixmoBought by Good TechnologyUndisclosedJun 2014
PrecisionDemandBought by AOLUndisclosedMay 2014
Xora, Inc.Bought by ClickSoftware Technologies$15MFeb 2014
AdaptiveBlueBought by i.TVUndisclosedNov 2013
SARcode BioscienceBought by Shire$160MMar 2013
BroadLogic Network TechnologiesBought by BroadcomUndisclosedJan 2013
OMGPOPBought by Zynga$210MMar 2012
InnerWirelessBought by Black Box Network ServicesUndisclosedFeb 2012
XGraphBought by AddThisUndisclosedNov 2011
Anacor PharmaceuticalListedUndisclosedDec 2010
ReachLocalListedUndisclosedMay 2010
Gloucester PharmaceuticalsBought by Celgene$640MDec 2009
NowPublicBought by Examiner.comUndisclosedSept 2009
GearworksBought by Xora, Inc.UndisclosedAug 2009
TercicaBought by Ipsen$480MJun 2008
Multispectral ImagingBought by AgiltronUndisclosedMay 2008

The latest 20 here. An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Rho Capital Partners. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Rho Capital Partners put money into.

Quick answers about Rho Capital Partners

What does Rho Capital Partners invest in?

Rho Capital Partners invests most often at Series B and Series A (44% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Telehealth, Health-tech and Batteries.

How active is Rho Capital Partners?

158 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Apr 2026.

What has Rho Capital Partners invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Zenskar (Series A, Apr 2026), Passport (Series D, Dec 2019) and Kasisto (Series B, Sept 2019).

How big are Rho Capital Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $31M.

Does Rho Capital Partners lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 158 investments on record (1%).

Where does Rho Capital Partners invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (89%) and Canada (11%).

Is Rho Capital Partners investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Rho Capital Partners invest alongside?

Most often Sevin Rosen Funds (17 rounds together), Braemar Energy Ventures (15 rounds together) and CenterPoint Ventures (13 rounds together).

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