RiverVest Venture Partners® is a venture capital firm focused on identifying and shaping early-stage life science companies to create significant shareholder value. Because of its extensive operating expertise, RiverVest is able to help entrepreneurs achieve near-term objectives that position their companies for exit.

Established in 2000, RiverVest has funded 34 innovative life science companies and has assets under management of $290 million.

Venture Capital

RiverVest

Co-Founders & Managing Directors

Thomas C. Melzer

Jay W. Schmelter

Karen Spilizewski

Pascal Krotee

Isaac Zike

Corrin Short

Andrew Kleiboeker

Jeff Seitz

Kelly Cathey

Michael Berman

Sivan Weitzman

John McKearn

Niall O’Donnell

Derek K. Rapp

Leadership Team

Teams at RiverVest

Leadership Team