The Riverside Company Invests in Apollo Interactive

Apollo Interactive Acquires Majority Stake in Blue Fire Leads

March 21, 2024

Marketing & Advertising

Apollo Interactive has made a majority, controlled investment in Blue Fire Leads to expand into the home services vertical; proceeds for the acquisition came from the Riverside Strategic Capital Fund and financial terms were not disclosed. Blue Fire Leads, founded in 2013, is a lead-generation marketing publisher serving home services contractors and has nearly 50 employees across the United States.

The Riverside Company Invests in CRIO, Inc.

May 21, 2024

Cloud & SaaS

The Riverside Company, via its Riverside Micro-Cap Fund, has made a growth investment in CRIO, Inc., a Boston-based provider of cloud-based eSource, CTMS and regulatory-compliance software for clinical trial sites, CROs and pharmaceutical/biotech sponsors. Riverside’s capital will support accelerated product development, broader product offerings and potential strategic acquisitions as CRIO scales.

The Riverside Company Invests in Buildout, Inc.

July 22, 2020

Cloud & SaaS

The Riverside Company has made a minority growth investment in Buildout, Inc., a Chicago-based provider of SaaS marketing and CRM software for commercial real estate brokerages. The funding will support Buildout’s organic growth, product development and potential add-on acquisitions; Susquehanna Growth Equity remains a minority owner and Saratoga Investment Corp. provided debt financing.

The Riverside Company Makes Non‑Control Investment in Affinitiv as Affinitiv Acquires Loop LLC (AutoLoop)

September 13, 2019

Software

The Riverside Company made a non-control growth investment in Affinitiv, Inc., a portfolio company of CIP Capital, in connection with Affinitiv's acquisition of Loop LLC (AutoLoop). The combined business will operate under the Affinitiv brand and be headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, offering an integrated, end-to-end data-driven marketing and service scheduling platform for automotive dealers.

The Riverside Company Invests in PeopleGrove

May 12, 2022

Education

The Riverside Company has made a growth investment in PeopleGrove, a San Francisco–based provider of career mentorship and alumni engagement software for higher education. The capital will support product development, accelerate growth, and enable PeopleGrove to pursue strategic acquisitions and broader market expansion.

The Riverside Company Invests in Virtual IT Group

June 21, 2024

IT Services

The Riverside Company has signed a definitive agreement to make an investment in Australian managed service provider Virtual IT Group (VITG). The growth capital will support VITG's platform expansion, organic growth and M&A activity while founder Christian Pacheco remains Managing Director and a significant shareholder.