WestRiver Group (WRG) is a collaboration of leading investment firms that provides integrated capital solutions to the global innovation economy.
Seattle, WA
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@WestRiverVC CEO Erik Anderson talks with the team at @acertitude about what it takes to lead at the intersection of innovation, capital, and purpose.
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@WestRiverVC technology fund advisor Jon Roskill talks with WRG MD @abontrager about leadership, hyper-scaling, AI & his time as CEO of ERP provider @Acumatica where he grew the business from $10M in ARR to over $100M.
wrg.vc/blog/jon-roskill
@WestRiverVC Managing Director @abontrager discusses what 2025 could hold in store for investors and startup founders after the tough lessons of the past year.
My latest blog post where I talk about the lessons learned from 2024 and hypothesize on what we can expect from 2025 and what appears to be a much better environment for investors and startup founders alike. @WestRiverVC
wrg.vc/blog/ctrl-alt-delete
In Part 2 of his 3 Part Education Series, @WestRiverVC Senior Associate Sean Maier talks about the elements required to achieve true product market fit for your company. Great insights for any startup.
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@WestRiverVC Managing Director @abontrager shares his thinking as a former startup CEO on why we're seeing a return of the "grinder" CEO focused on business building and adding real value. As investors these are the kind of founders we love to back.
wrg.vc/blog/rip-to-the-faux-…
@WestRiverVC Managing Director @abontrager shares his thoughts about the promise of AI.
My latest blog post where I talk about the true promise of AI as an enabling technology, not the end product itself.
wrg.vc/blog/augmenting-human…
In partnership with @awscloud & @Adobe, @Tagboard's next-generation cloud-production suite will be on full display at the @nabtweets 2024 conference in Las Vegas next week. If you produce content, you need to come see it for yourself.
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@WestRiverVC Managing Director, @abontrager shares his thoughts about the fundraising renaissance in the Middle East and what Western investors need to know.
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Congrats to @WestRiverVC portfolio companies @MyViome, Lumen Bioscience, @QorusDocs, @PTOExchange and @Tagboard on their inclusion in this year's @GeekWire 200.
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@WestRiverVC VP @aaronvaccaro dives into our propriety Model Thinking framework which helps teams identify key variables that drive their business, deepen their understanding of each and evaluate their volatility. Thereby defining a value creation roadmap.
wrg.vc/blog/thriving-amidst-…
A big shout out to @WestRiverVC Founder and CEO Erik Anderson who spoke at the @LeadersBiz conference about how @TOCAfootball is working to make soccer more accessible to youth athletes.
In our latest CEO Spotlight, @tectoniclabs CEO Fuat Koro talks about his life at @Bose Corp and what inspired him to take the leadership role at a Seattle-based startup.
wrg.vc/blog/spotlight-fuat-k…
@WestRiverVC Managing Director @abontrager talks with Yanni Andreopoulos on the latest @sportsloftHQ podcast about WestRiver Group's focus & approach to investing, along with his experience over the past 25+ years as both an founder, operator & investor.
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@WestRiverVC is proud to announce that our Founder & CEO, Erik Anderson, has been named Chairman of @hyzonmotors, a provider of high-power hydrogen fuel cell technology & global supplier of zero-emission heavy-duty fuel cell electric vehicles. Congrats
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In our latest CEO Spotlight, hear from @QorusDocs co-founder and CEO @raymeiring about founding a company in Cape Town, S. Africa, why he moved to Seattle and what it's like working with @WestRiverVC.
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@WestRiverVC Managing Director @abontrager poses a salient question amidst all the hype around Generative AI. "Have we already reached an AI Singularity and would we even recognize it if we have?"
wrg.vc/blog/the-ai-singulari…
Today we recognize #Juneteenth, the annual commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States. We continue our commitment to work toward equality and celebrating the strength of diversity.
#Juneteenth2023
@WestRiverVC is proud to be an investor in @BlackSeedVC who are focused on backing seed stage black founders in the UK along with co-investors @MandGInsights, @atomico, @localglobevc, @MoltenVentures, Sam Branson, Dorothy Chou & Lord Mervyn Davies
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Congratulations to our portfolio company @Tagboard on their latest funding and new customer win with @espn.
sportsvideo.org/2023/06/13/t…
Backing companies at their most formative stages is where we like to live and our investment in @psl represents our commitment to the broader PNW startup ecosystem. Congrats to @WestRiverVC MD @abontrager for leading this investment.
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