Cliffwater is a private equity firm and venture debt provider. Based in Marina del Rey, California, United States. Among the 2 companies in the known portfolio are Smartsheet and Quorum Software.
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Investment focus
- Stage
- Late-Stage
- Sector
- FinTech
Contacts
Who to pitch at Cliffwater
Cliffwater portfolio companies (2)
- Smartsheet
- Quorum Software
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About Cliffwater
The firm's listing covers sector FinTech; known deals cluster at Late-Stage.
The team counts 6 people in our database. Chris Cochrane (Managing Director) and William Leung (Vice President) are shown as the contacts to pitch.
Across the known portfolio, 14 co-investors appear alongside Cliffwater, including AllianceBernstein, Benefit Street Partners and Canal Road Group.
Frequently asked questions
What is Cliffwater?
Cliffwater is a private equity firm and venture debt provider based in Marina del Rey, California, United States, with a known portfolio of 2 companies. The portfolio comes from public investment records rather than from the firm, so deals that never surfaced publicly are not in it.
What does Cliffwater invest in?
Listed sectors include FinTech. Those tags come from the portfolio attached to the firm, so they describe what has been backed rather than a stated mandate for what comes next.
What stage does Cliffwater invest at?
The known deals of Cliffwater include Late-Stage rounds. Check that against your own round before reaching out: stage mismatch is the most common reason a well matched sector still goes nowhere.
Who should I pitch at Cliffwater?
2 of the 6 people on file at Cliffwater are listed as contacts for the firm. All 6 have their own profile page.
How do I contact Cliffwater?
Any email address on file for the firm is masked on this page and readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The 6 people attached to the firm have their own pages, each showing whether an address is on file for them.
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