Rich Kotite

Overview

Rich Kotite is a Partner at Radical Ventures [1][2]. Kotite previously served as Vice President at Accel from 2022 to 2026 [7], and held board observer positions at PhaseV, Polar, Synthflow AI, and Filigran between 2025 and 2026 [3][4][5][6]. Earlier in their career, Kotie worked in Partnerships and Business Development at Plaid from 2019 to 2022 [8], and in Business Operations and Strategy at Google from 2015 to 2018 [9]. Kotite holds a BA in Operations Research and Management Science with a focus on Economics from the University of California, Berkeley [10], and an MBA from INSEAD [11].

Career history

1. Partner2026 to presentRadical Ventures
2. PBoard Observer2025 to 2026PhaseV
3. PBoard Observer2025 to 2026Polar
4. SABoard Observer2025 to 2026Synthflow AI
5. FBoard Observer2024 to 2026Filigran
6. Vice President2022 to 2026Accel
7. Partnerships & Business Development2019 to 2022Plaid
8. Business Operations and Strategy2015 to 2018Google

Education

1. BA, Operations Research and Management Science, EconomicsUniversity of California, Berkeley
2. Master of Business Administration - MBAINSEAD