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Jeff Richards

Board Member, Venture Investor at Electric

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Overview

Jeff Richards is a venture investor and board member focused on working with CEOs and entrepreneurs to help build companies[2]. Richards founded two venture-backed startups: R4, which was acquired by VeriSign in 2005, and QuantumShift, which failed[2]. As an entrepreneur and CEO, Richards raised six rounds of financing across two companies and worked with venture capitalists[2]. Richards holds a BA in Government from Dartmouth College[11]. Richards serves as Managing Partner at Notable Capital since May 2008[3] and holds board member and venture investor positions at multiple companies including Arteria AI[4], Pinwheel[6], Realm[9], and Homebase[10], along with venture investor roles at Heard[5], ServiceTitan[7], and Addi[8].

Profile introduction
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My focus is on working with CEOs and entrepreneurs to help build great companies. Having founded two venture-backed startups myself – one a success (R4, acquired by VeriSign in 2005) and one a failure (QuantumShift) – I have deep personal experience with the challenges entrepreneurs and CEOs face. As an entrepreneur and CEO, I raised six rounds of financing across two companies and had the opportunity to work with some of the world’s best venture capitalists. I also worked with a few who weren’t as helpful, and experienced firsthand the adage that “not all money is equal.” I try to bring the…

Career history

  1. Managing PartnerMay 2008 to presentNotable Capital
  2. Board Member, Venture InvestorOct 2023 to presentArteria AI
  3. Venture InvestorMay 2023 to presentHeard
  4. Board Member, Venture InvestorDec 2021 to presentPinwheel
  5. Venture Investor (acquired Convex)Oct 2021 to presentServiceTitan
  6. Venture InvestorSep 2021 to presentAddi
  7. Board Member, Venture InvestorJul 2021 to presentRealm
  8. Board Member, Venture InvestorJul 2021 to presentHomebase
  9. Board Member, Venture InvestorElectric

Education

  1. BA, Government1990 - 1994Dartmouth College

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