Rizvi Traverse Management

Rizvi Traverse Management believes in a value-oriented, opportunistic investment strategy that combines capital with management expertise. Rizvi Traverse Management seeks to actively create value at its portfolio companies by providing capital, management resources, strategic direction and merger and acquisition advice.

John Giampetroni

Co-Founder and COO

4 past transactions

RealD

Acquisition in 2015
RealD is comprised of three divisions: Cinema, Professional (aka "Pro") and Consumer. RealD Cinema supplies equipment and technology for the projection of 3D movies. RealD Pro service researchers, scientists and developers in a great many industries, providing 3D technology to enable the simulations and inventions of cutting-edge products. RealD Consumer works with companies integrating 3D technology into appliances that will soon appear in the home, in the office and in public spaces.

Jawbone

Private Equity Round in 2014
Jawbone makes personal technology comfortable, usable, and beautiful. The flagship product, the award-winning Jawbone Bluetooth headset with NoiseAssassin™ technology set a new standard for mobile voice quality. Unmatched in the industry, Aliph’s NoiseAssassin technology was originally perfected with DARPA for battlefield applications. It eliminates background noise and provides unparalleled call clarity in all environments.

Flipboard

Series C in 2013
Flipboard is a developer of a mobile social magazine platform used to collect and share news articles from various news sources. It lets users aggregate web content based on personal interests and publish the content as a personalized social magazine that can be shared and followed through social media that enable users to catch up on the news, read stories from around the world and browse the articles, videos and photos friends are sharing.

Block

Series D in 2012
Block, Inc. (NYSE: SQ) (formerly Square, Inc.) is a technology company with a focus on financial services. Made up of Square, Cash App, TIDAL, and TBD, we build tools to help more people access the economy.
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