Farouk Ladha

Farouk Ladha

Founder and Managing Partner atFour Rivers GroupSan Francisco

Farouk Ladha founded Four Rivers Group in 2007 and serves as Managing Partner. He previously held roles at SVB Capital, Broadview, and PwC, and began his career in sales at a startup.

What Farouk can write

Writes checks of$1M to $30M
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Best routeA warm introAsk a founder in their portfolio.

Four Rivers Group writes $1M to $30M checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Four Rivers Group.

Career

  1. PwC · turnaround group consulting
  2. Broadview · technology M&A group
  3. SVB Capital · Managing Director
  4. Four Rivers Group · Managing Partner
    Now
  5. an inventory management startup
  6. PwC
  7. Broadview
  8. Four Rivers Group · Founder and Managing Partner
    Now

Companies founded

Four Rivers Group

Investments named in public bios

BillionToOneStatsigRocksetAssurex HealthNew RelicFireEyeAerohiveCorrigoCheckCarboniteSabrixTintriSatmetrixTalariReturn PathPower Reviews

Focus

technology m&aventure capitaldirect equityturnaround consulting

Education

Dartmouth CollegeHarvard Business School, MBA

Also at Four Rivers Group

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Questions

Who is Farouk Ladha?

Farouk Ladha founded Four Rivers Group in 2007 and serves as Managing Partner. He previously held roles at SVB Capital, Broadview, and PwC, and began his career in sales at a startup.

How much does Farouk Ladha invest?

Farouk Ladha invests through Four Rivers Group, which writes checks of $1M to $30M at pre-seed, seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Farouk Ladha?

A warm intro from a founder Four Rivers Group backed works best.

What did Farouk Ladha do before Four Rivers Group?

turnaround group consulting at PwC; technology M&A group at Broadview; Managing Director at SVB Capital; an inventory management startup; PwC; Broadview.

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