# WestRiver Group: portfolio, investments and team

> WestRiver Group is a vc firm based in United States. 15 investments on record, latest Oct 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/westriver-group (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# WestRiver Group

Last cheque observed Oct 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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Quiet VC firm

Pre-seed Seed Series A Gas Renewable Battery

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Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 15 on record

Since the last cheque **2559** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$25M** Cheque size, as they say **$100K – $5.0M** Rounds led **2 of 15** Sole investor **2 rounds** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## WestRiver Group highlights

- 01 15 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series B and Series D: 69% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $2.3M
- 04 2 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> The site says: 'Backed by some of the world's most impactful investors', which implies it is a family office or similar single-family investment entity. From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** $100K – $5.0M as they say
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A Series B Growth
- **Sectors:** Gas Renewable Battery
- **Based in:** Seattle, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **15 appearances**

- **2019** 3 rounds
- **Oct** **[Toca Football](https://millionrounds.com/company/toca-football)** Series D · US · FinSMEs **$25M** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[Igneous](https://millionrounds.com/company/igneous)** Series C · US · GeekWire **$25M** *Led*
- **Jan** **[Pro.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/pro-com)** Series B · US · TechCrunch **$33M** *Led*
- **2018** 2 rounds
- **May** **[Viewpath](https://millionrounds.com/company/viewpath)** Seed · US · FinSMEs **$2.3M** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[Singularity University](https://millionrounds.com/company/singularity-university)** Series B · FinSMEs **$32M** With 4 others
- **2015** 1 round
- **Jul** **[ONEHOPE](https://millionrounds.com/company/onehope)** US **$8.0M** With 6 others
- **2012** 1 round
- **Apr** **[Symform](https://millionrounds.com/company/symform)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$11M** With 3 others
- **2009** 2 rounds
- **Aug** **[SMITH](https://millionrounds.com/company/smith)** US · consulting.ascentium.com **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **May** **[DocuSign](https://millionrounds.com/company/docusign)** Series B · US · seattlepi.com **$5.0M** With 3 others
- **2007** 3 rounds
- **Dec** **[Cardiac Dimensions](https://millionrounds.com/company/cardiac-dimensions)** Series D · US **$36M** With 8 others
- **Sept** **[DocuSign](https://millionrounds.com/company/docusign)** Series B · US · seattle.bizjournals.com **$12M** With 3 others
- **May** **[Catalist Homes](https://millionrounds.com/company/catalist-homes)** Series D · US · venturebeat.com **$4.5M** With 2 others
- **2005** 1 round
- **Jun** **[Tachyon Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/tachyon-networks)** Venture · US · thealarmclock.com **$7.0M** With 2 others
- **2004** 1 round
- **Apr** **[Corus Pharma](https://millionrounds.com/company/corus-pharma)** Series C · US **$60M** With 16 others
- **2003** 1 round
- **Sept** **[Tachyon Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/tachyon-networks)** Series B · US **$6.0M** With 2 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 registration **1 named**

EJ **Erik J Anderson** Managing Member and Chief Compliance Officer i Form ADV

We also hold **13** 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

**$444M** assets it manages Oct 2026

**Registered** investment adviser full reporting to the SEC

- **Legal name:** Westriver Management, LLC
- **SEC number:** CRD 161921

Funds on its Form ADV

**41** private funds, **$996M** in gross assets · filed Mar 2024

Venture **21** Private equity **13** Mezzanine loan fund **7**

- WestRiver Equity Partners, LLC - Series A *Venture* 9 investors $183M
- WestRiver Equity Partners, LLC - Series C *Venture* 3 investors $147M
- WestRiver Equity Fund I, L.P. *Private equity* 11 investors $104M
- WestRiver Mezzanine Loans - LOAN POOL V, LLC *Mezzanine loan fund* 31 investors $68M
- WRG (TSV3), LLC *Private equity* 7 investors $66M
- WRG Energy Innovation, LLC *Venture* 22 investors $51M
- WRG Energy Innovation II, LLC *Venture* 10 investors $44M
- WRG (FCC), LLC *Venture* 14 investors $35M
- WRG Entertainment Fund II, LLC *Venture* 26 investors $32M
- WRG SU, LLC *Venture* 8 investors $26M

And 31 more on the filing.

## What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

**13** of 26 we have independently watched raise

[Docusign](https://millionrounds.com/company/docusign)[Ellevest](https://millionrounds.com/company/ellevest)[Ginger](https://millionrounds.com/company/ginger)[Igneousl](https://millionrounds.com/company/rubrik)[Onehope](https://millionrounds.com/company/onehope)[PSL Web](https://millionrounds.com/company/pioneer-square-labs)[Riviter](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-riveter)[Tagboard](https://millionrounds.com/company/tagboard)[Toca](https://millionrounds.com/company/toca-football)[Untitled design](https://millionrounds.com/company/singularity-university)[Usermind](https://millionrounds.com/company/usermind)[Viome](https://millionrounds.com/company/viome)[talespin](https://millionrounds.com/company/talespin) Cleantech Curai Enovation Groopit Web Icon2 Lumen Madrona PLAY PTO PlayMagnus Pro Tectonic Topgolf Wicket-labs

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 listed **2 in all**

**[Symform](https://millionrounds.com/company/symform)** Bought by [Quantum](https://millionrounds.com/fund/quantum) **Undisclosed** Jul 2014

**[Corus Pharma](https://millionrounds.com/company/corus-pharma)** Bought by [Gilead Sciences](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gilead-sciences) **Undisclosed** Oct 2006

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

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$25M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$2.3M**

Led 2 of 15 rounds **13%**

- **Said size:** $100K – $5.0M
- **Sole investor:** 2 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2019
- **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series B said *6*
- Series D *3*
- Series C *2*
- Seed said *1*
- Venture *1*
- Pre-seed said *-*
- Series A said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2003 2019

Often in the room with

- [BV Cornerstone Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bv-cornerstone-ventures) 2
- [Frazier Technology Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/frazier-technology-ventures) 2
- [Ignition Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ignition-partners) 2
- [Madrona Venture Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/madrona) 2
- [Redpoint](https://millionrounds.com/fund/redpoint) 2
- [Second Century Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/second-century-ventures) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**BV Cornerstone Ventures** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bv-cornerstone-ventures)[**Frazier Technology Ventures** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/frazier-technology-ventures)[**Ignition Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ignition-partners)[**Madrona Venture Group** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/madrona)[**Redpoint** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/redpoint)[**Second Century Ventures** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/second-century-ventures)[**Sigma Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sigma-partners)

## Recently backed

The latest companies WestRiver Group put money into.

[**Toca Football** $25M · Oct 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/toca-football)[**Viewpath** $2.3M · May 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/viewpath)[**Singularity University** $32M · Feb 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/singularity-university)

## Quick answers about WestRiver Group

### What does WestRiver Group invest in?

WestRiver Group invests most often at Series B and Series D (69% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Gas, Renewable and Battery.

### How active is WestRiver Group?

15 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 2. The most recent was in Oct 2019.

### What has WestRiver Group invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Toca Football (Series D, Oct 2019), Igneous (Series C, Mar 2019) and Pro.com (Series B, Jan 2019).

### How big are WestRiver Group's cheques?

The median round it joins is $25M. It says it writes cheques of $100K to $5.0M.

### Does WestRiver Group lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 2 of its 15 investments on record (13%).

### Where does WestRiver Group invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

### Is WestRiver Group investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2019.

### Who does WestRiver Group invest alongside?

Most often BV Cornerstone Ventures (2 rounds together), Frazier Technology Ventures (2 rounds together) and Ignition Partners (2 rounds together).

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