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What does Ridgewood invest in?
Ridgewood invests most often at Series B and Venture (54% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Infrastructure, Energy and Water.
Ridgewood highlights
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28 rounds on record
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Mostly Series B and Venture: 54% of its rounds
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12 exits from the portfolio
What they do
- Type
- Private equity
- Cheque size
- Not stated
- Stages
- Buyout
- Sectors
- InfrastructureEnergyWater
- Based in
- New York, United States
- Cold pitches
- Not accepted
A website was listed for this organisation, but we could not confirm it belongs to the firm that wrote these cheques. Either the site never mentions them, or it turned out to be a different company sharing the name. We show neither it nor anything read from it. Tell us the right one.
The record
Every round we can evidence, newest first28 appearances
- 2013
1 round
- Aug
- 2009
2 rounds
- Apr
- Apr
- 2008
2 rounds
- Dec
- Nov
- 2007
4 rounds
- Sept
- Aug
- Jun
- Mar
- 2006
1 round
- Jun
- 2005
3 rounds
- Dec
- Sept
- Jan
- 2004
3 rounds
- Nov
- Apr
- Apr
- 2003
5 rounds
- Nov
- Sept
- Mar
- Mar
- Mar
- 2002
2 rounds
- Sept
- Feb
- 2001
3 rounds
- Aug
- Jan
- Jan
- 2000
2 rounds
- Oct
- Aug
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 registration4 named
ADArthur D EstavilloPromoteriFiling they signed
JTJared T BatesJared Bates is the manager of Westport, LLC, which is the manager of Ridgewood, LLC. He also took initiative in founding and organizing Ridgewood, LLC.iFiling they signed
JRJeff R BatesPromoteriFiling they signed
KMKaushal MajmudarOwner and managing director of Ridgewood Investments and Freedom Income Fund LLCiFiling they signed
We also hold 4 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.
Exits from the portfolio
Companies it backed that were later bought or listed12 in all
IkanosBought by Qualcomm AtherosUndisclosedAug 2015
IKANO CommunicationsBought by BroadvoiceUndisclosedFeb 2015
Peregrine SemiconductorBought by Murata Manufacturing$471MAug 2014
Scintera NetworksBought by Maxim Integrated ProductsUndisclosedJan 2014
ComvergeBought by H.I.G. CapitalUndisclosedMay 2012
BluesocketBought by ADTRANUndisclosedAug 2011
Aperto NetworksBought by Tranzeo Wireless TechnologiesUndisclosedMar 2010
The FeedRoomBought by KIT digital$10MOct 2009
CleverSetBought by ATG (Art Technology Group)$10MJan 2008
SavaJe TechnologiesBought by Sun MicrosystemsUndisclosedApr 2007
AudioAuditBought by Nielsen Media ResearchUndisclosedJun 2005
An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.