Ramesh Venugopal

Partner

📍 Houston, Texas, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 3 investments📅 15 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2017
VC🌍 United States
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Investor and Operator
2017
Riverwood Capital invests in high-growth companies in the technology and technology-enabled industries. Riverwood offers a unique combination of operational, strategic, technology, and financial insight to portfolio companies that typically need growth capital and expertise to scale on a global basis. The firm seeks to invest in established businesses with a proven technology and business model, and the proper fit in terms of culture and values, in both minority and control situations. Riverwood has offices in Menlo Park, CA; New York, NY; Miami, FL; and São Paulo, Brazil. For more information visit riverwoodcapital.com
Investor & Observer
Oct 2012
Pica8 is a provider of SDN software solutions. Pica8’s AmpCon™ Network Controller for centralized management and automation and PicOS® Software Switches for networking and security have successfully replaced Cisco DNA Center and Catalyst Switches and competing Juniper and Arista solutions for campus, data center and distributed site networks within Fortune 500 enterprises. Pica8 software is deployed at over 1,000 customers in over 40 countries.
Investor
Mar 2011
Trilliant® empowers the energy industry with our innovative, device-independent communications platform that enables utilities and cities to securely and reliably deploy any application on one powerful network. Our purpose-built portfolio offers customers the freedom to choose without the risk of being locked into a single technology provider. With this Power of Choice, we are proud to offer essential solutions that support advanced AMI, Data & Analytics, Smart Grids and Smart Cities. Globally, customers benefit from Trilliant’s unique blend of flexibility, reliability, and sustainability, enhancing utilities and the communities they serve daily. Were dedicated to helping you achieve your goals in the Energy Transition journey and implement your IIoT strategies.
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2021
Investor & Director
Jan 2021
HG Insights, the provider of data-driven insights to 75% of tech companies in the Fortune 100, is your go-to-market Technology Intelligence partner.  We use advanced insights into Technology Intelligence — on IT spend, technographics, cloud usage, intent signals, Functional Area Intelligence, and contract details — to provide global B2B companies with a better way to analyze markets and target prospects. Our customers achieve unprecedented results in their marketing and sales programs thanks to the indexing of billions of unstructured documents each day with insights into product adoption, usage, spend data, and more to build high-resolution maps of activity across an organization’s entire digital infrastructure to power business decisions with precision and confidence.
2017
Investor and Operator
2017
Riverwood Capital invests in high-growth companies in the technology and technology-enabled industries. Riverwood offers a unique combination of operational, strategic, technology, and financial insight to portfolio companies that typically need growth capital and expertise to scale on a global basis. The firm seeks to invest in established businesses with a proven technology and business model, and the proper fit in terms of culture and values, in both minority and control situations. Riverwood has offices in Menlo Park, CA; New York, NY; Miami, FL; and São Paulo, Brazil. For more information visit riverwoodcapital.com
2015
Flagship Funds (Operating Executive, Enterprise Software)
Dec 2015
Vista Equity Partners (Vista) is a leading global technology investor specializing in software. Through its private market strategies — private equity and private credit — and tailored private wealth solutions, Vista seeks to deliver differentiated returns using a proprietary, disciplined approach. Over 25 years, the firm has built a diversified portfolio of mission-critical software companies serving millions worldwide. Vista’s private equity strategy actively partners with its portfolio to harness transformative technologies like generative AI, driving innovation and operational excellence at scale. Further information is available at vistaequitypartners.com. The information included on this page is for informational purposes only. Nothing herein constitutes an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any security or product of Vista or any Vista-managed fund. Additional disclosures can be found here: https://www.vistaequitypartners.com/disclosures/.
2012
Investor & Observer
Oct 2012
Pica8 is a provider of SDN software solutions. Pica8’s AmpCon™ Network Controller for centralized management and automation and PicOS® Software Switches for networking and security have successfully replaced Cisco DNA Center and Catalyst Switches and competing Juniper and Arista solutions for campus, data center and distributed site networks within Fortune 500 enterprises. Pica8 software is deployed at over 1,000 customers in over 40 countries.
2011
Investor
Mar 2011
Trilliant® empowers the energy industry with our innovative, device-independent communications platform that enables utilities and cities to securely and reliably deploy any application on one powerful network. Our purpose-built portfolio offers customers the freedom to choose without the risk of being locked into a single technology provider. With this Power of Choice, we are proud to offer essential solutions that support advanced AMI, Data & Analytics, Smart Grids and Smart Cities. Globally, customers benefit from Trilliant’s unique blend of flexibility, reliability, and sustainability, enhancing utilities and the communities they serve daily. Were dedicated to helping you achieve your goals in the Energy Transition journey and implement your IIoT strategies.
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