Rho Ventures
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| Type | Private |
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| Industry | Private equity |
| Founded | 1981 |
| Founder(s) | Joshua Ruch, Robert Osterrieth |
| Headquarters | New York, New York, United States |
| Products | Venture capital |
| Total assets | $2+ billion |
| Employees | 20+ |
| Website | www.rho.com |
Rho Ventures is a venture capital firm that actively invests in technology, new media, cleantech and healthcare companies.
The firm, which is based in New York City, Palo Alto and Montreal, was founded in 1981. The firm has raised over $2 billion since inception across 6 funds. The firm is currently investing their sixth fund, Rho Ventures VI, a $510 million fund launched in 2008.[1]
Rho has invested in approximately 200 venture stage companies. Among Rho's portfolio companies are Bluefly,[2] Capstone Turbine, Celunol, Coulomb Technologies, Commerce One, Compaq, Enerkem,[3] Human Genome Sciences, Innova Dynamics,[4] IntraLinks, iVillage, JustFab,[5] MedImmune, ReachLocal, SolarBridge Technologies,[6] Tacoda, Tercica, Tripod, Vanda, Verenium, Vertrue, Vidyo, Waterfront Media and Yantra.
References
- ↑ Rho Ventures Overview
- ↑ Rho Ventures Commits $15 Million Growth Equity Investment to Bluefly. Business Wire, December 21, 2009
- ↑ Waste Management and Enerkem Announce Strategic Investment. PR Newswire, February 24, 2010
- ↑ Innova Dynamics Raises $5.5 Million Series A Financing Rho Ventures Leads Round, Innova Dynamics Appoints Chairman. CNBC, May 26, 2010
- ↑ crunchbase. "JustFab." Retrieved Mar 23, 2013.
- ↑ SolarBridge Technologies Secures $15 Million in Series B Funding. Business Wire, April 26, 2010
External links
- Rho Ventures (company website)
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