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Riverside Acceleration Capital

United Stateswww.riverside.ac

This firm invests across various stages and sectors. Explore their investment portfolio and track their recent activity.

120
Investments Tracked

About Riverside Acceleration Capital

Riverside Acceleration Capital is a venture capital firm headquartered in the United States. We have recorded 120 investments for Riverside Acceleration Capital to date.

Sector activity concentrates in Software & Developer Tools; Consumer, Lifestyle & Services; Finance & Blockchain and Automation. Coverage extends to 8 sectors in total. Participation spans Seed, Series A and Series B rounds.

Focuses on investing in rapidly growing B2B software companies. Targets companies with established product-market fit and recurring revenue models.

Investment Focus

Stage Focus
seedseries-aseries-b
Sectors
Software & Developer ToolsConsumer, Lifestyle & ServicesFinance & BlockchainAutomationCustomer Experience ManagementCybersecurityEducation TechnologyCollaboration

Investment Thesis

Focuses on investing in rapidly growing B2B software companies. Targets companies with established product-market fit and recurring revenue models.

Riverside Acceleration Capital Portfolio Companies

24 of 60 tracked holdings.

Portfolio outcomes
92 active5 acquired1 defunct4.7% exit rate

Team

Jim TothManaging Partner

Jim has been investing in growth-stage enterprise software businesses for more than 10 years. Prior to joining Riverside in 2015, he founded a fund called Cirrus Ventures that invested in B2B software companies, under a similar philosophy t…

Jonathan DrillingsSenior Partner

Jonathan has been working in, and around, enterprise software start-ups his entire career. Prior to joining Riverside in 2016, Jonathan was a Principal with Comcast Ventures, the venture-capital affiliate of Comcast NBCUniversal.

Aakash PatelPartner

Aakash has a wide range of experience across start-ups, technology, and academics. Prior to joining Riverside in 2016, he worked as a summer analyst at the private equity firm Littlejohn & Co. where he helped build out a performing credit g…

Zak RayPartner

Zak joined the RAC team as a Partner in 2022. He spent 8 years at Spring Lake Equity Partners investing in growth stage B2B software companies. Prior to that, he spent 4 years at Tudor Growth Equity (the private equity arm of Tudor Investme…

Sarah SpencerChief Operating Officer

Sarah joined the RAC team in 2020, although she has been has been a Riversider for more than 15 years. Her other responsibilities have included serving on Riverside’s strategy team responsible for supporting new product launches (in fact, S…

Christian SteinSenior Partner

Christian has been investing in software and technology companies since 2007 when he joined a venture capital fund to work his way up and become partner. In 2015, he started and then built a €275 million software and technology investment f…

Jonathan TempleOperating Partner

Jonathan leads the operating team at Riverside Acceleration Capital having previously been with the Riverside Micro-Cap fund as an Operating Partner for over 3 years. Jonathan has been in enterprise software for more than 30 years as a thre…

Kathryn AmatoVice President

Kathryn brings broad experience in Investment Banking and Capital Markets to Riverside Acceleration Capital. Prior to joining RAC in 2025, she spent nearly a decade at J.P. Morgan’s Investment Bank, where she helped build the firm’s Venture…

Kyle DunnOperations Manager

Kyle brings a diversified set of operati

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