The Melt is a fast casual restaurant concept specializing in high-quality grilled cheese sandwiches and seasonally fresh soups. The company is innovating the fast casual dining experience by combining great food and technology and by serving its customers in a simple, fast and eco-friendly environment.
The Melt is headquartered in San Francisco, CA and operates restaurants and food buses in the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles. The company has significant nationwide growth plans.
Investment Overview
In March 2013, Riverwood completed an investment in the Melt, targeted at accelerating growth by funding expansion of new stores and increasing brand awareness.
iFLY is the world’s largest and most advanced manufacturer of vertical wind tunnels. Twenty-three iFLY tunnels currently operate in nine countries around the world, under the brand names iFLY, SkyVenture, Airkix and Freezone. iFLY’s unique designs, innovative technologies and well-known brands are patented and trademarked in over 138 countries.
Over the last decade, iFLY has flown over 5 million people. The company has built or is building tunnels in the US, Canada, UK, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine, Russia, Malaysia, United Arab Emirates, Singapore, Italy, France and Brazil. iFLY tunnels currently operate in some of the hottest deserts (four in UAE, one in Spain, one in Arizona), in the coldest regions (Moscow, New Hampshire & Montreal), and at some of the highest elevations (2300 meters above sea level in Malaysia) in the world.
Industrious is a premium national network of co-working spaces.
Investment Overview
In mid 2016, Riverwood led a $37 million round to fund network growth.