Venture Capitalist, Technology Executive
San Francisco Bay Area
- Current
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- Partner at Granite Global Ventures
- Past
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- Vice President, Digital Content Services at VeriSign
- Founder and CEO at R4 Global Solutions, Inc.
- Founder / Executive at QuantumShift
- Management Consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Education
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- Dartmouth College
- Connections
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- Industry
- Information Technology and Services
- Websites
Jeff Richards’s Summary
Currently a Partner at GGV Capital (www.ggvc.com), a $1B expansion-stage venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, CA.
From 2005 to 2008, Jeff was Vice President, Digital Content Services at VeriSign. VeriSign DCS delivered broadband and mobile content services to hundreds of millions of global consumers.
From 2003 to 2005, Jeff was CEO of R4 Global Solutions (www.R4GS.com), a technology services provider in the RFID space, acquired by VeriSign in May 2005.
From 1997 to 2002, Jeff was a Co-Founder and an executive at QuantumShift, a technology and services business in the telecommunications space. During his tenure at QuantumShift, the company grew to over $25MM in annual sales and attracted venture financing from the Mayfield Fund, Texas Pacific Group, Thomas Weisel Partners, and others.
From 1995 to 1997, Jeff was a management consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers. Jeff led strategy and corporate restructuring engagements in the U.S. and Asia for clients such as Bank of America, Intel and Callaway Golf.
Jeff graduated from Dartmouth College and lives in Pleasanton, CA with his family where he also sits on the Board of The First Tee of the Tri-Valley.
Jeff Richards’s Specialties:
Venture capital financing, technology industry executive management, entrepreneurship, nonprofit board of directors
Jeff Richards’s Experience
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Partner
Granite Global Ventures
(Partnership; 11-50 employees; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)
May 2008 — Present (1 month)
Expansion-stage venture capital firm with $1B under management. Focused on investments in the US and China.
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Vice President, Digital Content Services
VeriSign
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; VRSN; Information Technology and Services industry)
May 2005 — May 2008 (3 years 1 month)
Vice President focusd on broadband and mobile content delivery on a global basis.
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Founder and CEO
R4 Global Solutions, Inc.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
May 2003 — May 2005 (2 years 1 month)
Privately held leader in passive RFID space; acquired by VeriSign in May 2005 for $15 million. Investors (John Stanton and Cregg Baumbaugh of Voicestream/TMobile, now Trilogy Partners) achieved 220% IRR.
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Founder / Executive
QuantumShift
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
October 1997 — August 2002 (4 years 11 months)
Co-founder and executive at QuantumShift, a venture-backed (Mayfield, TPG, Thomas Weisel Partners) hosted software company in the telecommunications space. Grew from startup to >$25M in revenue. Ran Operations, Sales, Marketing and BD.
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Management Consultant
PricewaterhouseCoopers
(Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
April 1995 — October 1997 (2 years 7 months)
Management Consultant in the Strategy and Organizational Change practice at PWC (now part of IBM). Led engagements throughout the US and Asia (primarily Hong Kong). Clients included Intel, Bank of America, Callaway Golf and others. Ran MBA recruiting program.
Jeff Richards’s Education
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Dartmouth College
BA, Government, 1990 — 1994
- Activities and Societies:
- Studied International Government and Business at University of Oxford, Oxford, England (Spring 1993)
4 year letterman, Dartmouth Varsity Basketball
