Jeff Richards

Managing Partner at GGV Capital

Jeff Richards

Jeff Richards

Managing Partner at GGV Capital

Overview

Career Highlights

GGV Capital
R4 Global Solutions, Inc.
Quantum Shift

RelSci Relationships

3929

Number of Boards

29

Birthday

1972

Age

49

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Hong Wei Lee

Managing Partner at GGV Capital

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Glenn Solomon

Managing Partner, GGV Capital at BitSight Technologies, Inc.

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Hans Tung

Managing Partner at GGV Capital

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Jixun Foo

Managing Partner at GGV Capital

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Fumin Zhuo

Managing Partner at Granite Global Ventures III LLC

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Hany Nada

Co-Founder & Partner at ACME Capital

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Joel D. Kellman

Co-Founder at GGV Capital

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Thomas Ng

Founding Partner at GGV Capital

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Brent Bellm

President, Chief Executive Officer & Chairman of the Board at BigCommerce Holdings, Inc.

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Mitchell Harper

Founder at BigCommerce Pty Ltd.

Relationship likelihood: Strong

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In The News

Reuters UK

December 28, 2020

Analysis-New direct listings won't spell the death of IPOs

RelSci

December 11, 2020

Jeff Richards is now serving in a new board position at FairMarkIT, Inc.

Business Wire

December 10, 2020

Fairmarkit raises $30M Series B to Expand AI-Powered Procurement Platform for the Fortune 500 and Beyond; Investors include GGV Capital and Insight Partners

PR Newswire

October 26, 2020

83% Of Small Business Owners Report Optimism For 2021; New Sentiment Survey Shows Reboot is Underway; Majority Expect Improvements in Growth, Hiring and Technology

TechCrunch

October 20, 2020

Handshake raises $80M more to build a more diversity-focused LinkedIn for college students

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Jeff Richards

Managing Partner at GGV Capital

Education

BA Government

Class of 1994

Dartmouth College

Founded in 1769, Dartmouth is a member of the Ivy League and consistently ranks among the world's greatest academic institutions. Dartmouth has forged a singular identity for combining its deep commitment to outstanding undergraduate liberal arts and graduate education with distinguished research and scholarship in the Arts & Sciences and its three leading professional schools—the Geisel School of Medicine, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business.

Career History

Managing Director

2015 - Current

GGV Capital IV LLC

Managing Director

2013 - Current

GGV Management LLC

Managing Partner

2008 - Current

GGV Capital

GGV Capital seeks investment opportunities in companies located in the US, China and Southeast Asia. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of social/internet, enterprise tech and smart tech. The firm provides financing from seed to growth stage capital requirements.

Boards & Committees

Director

Current

The First Tee of the Tri-Valley

Board Member

Current

Pacific Partners

Pacific Partners makes equity investments in growing companies that offer software and technology services solutions including: application software companies, technology-based service businesses, technologies that support software and service businesses (including infrastructure services and infrastructure software providers) and companies applying technology to provide a differentiated product or service. The firm invests companies at any stage of their lifecycle in a variety of transaction structures, but investments often start early in a company's lifecycle. Investments typically range from $2 million to $4 million, but the firm may accommodate investments up to $10 million

Member, Advisory Board

Current

Pleasanton Arts Foundation

Member, Advisory Board

Current

Junior Achievement USA

Junior Achievement is the world's largest organization dedicated to educating students about workforce readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy through experiential, hands-on programs.

Member, Board of Directors

Current

Peninsula Bridge Program

Peninsula Bridge transforms the lives of highly motivated, low-income students by preparing and supporting them for success in college preparatory high school programs and four-year colleges.

Political Donations

$500

2010

Josh Becker

Lexisnexis Head of Legal Analytics & Chairman at Lex Machina, Inc.

Transactions

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Seismic Software, Inc. purchases Percolate Industries, Inc. from Sequoia Capital, Lightspeed Management Co. LLC, Unilever Ventures Ltd., GGV Capital, First Round Capital, Transmedia Capital LLC, Advancit Capital LLC, Slow Ventures LLC

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Hainan Traffic Administration Holding Co., Ltd., HNA Ecological Science & Technology Group Co., Ltd. purchase Pactera Technology International Ltd. from Blackstone Corporate Private Equity, GGV Capital

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Wipro Ltd. purchases Appirio, Inc. from General Atlantic LLC, Sequoia Capital, GGV Capital, Lead Edge Capital Management LLC, Salesforce Ventures LLC, Quadrille Capital SAS

Investments

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Rachio, Inc.

Rachio, Inc. provides water sprinkler controller technology solutions. Its mobile application enables homeowners to activate and deactivate water sprinklers even when they are not at home. The company was founded by Franz Garsombke and Chris Klein and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

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Buddy Media LLC

Buddy Media LLC develops applications for social media sites. The company was founded by Michael Lazerow, Jeff Ragovin and Kass Savarese Lazerow in 2007 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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Namely, Inc.

Namely, Inc. owns and operates an online human resource software platform for small- and mid-sized organizations. It offers a full suite of HR tools including a modern HRIS, payroll, benefits, cascading goals, and performance management. The firm offers a cloud-based package of human resource applications. The company was founded by Matthew Straznitskas in January 2012 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Events

Speaker

Moscone Cente-San Francisco, CA

2013 Global Mobile Internet Conference Silicon Valley

Speaker

Aspen, CO, United States

2013 Fortune Brainstorm TECH

Fortune Brainstorm TECH is a marketplace of ideas that assembles the smartest people we know — the world’s top technology and media thinkers, operators, entrepreneurs, innovators, and influencers. These leaders inspire a conversation that informs Fortune’s editorial coverage throughout the year.

Speaker

Aspen Meadows Resort-Aspen, CO

2013 Fortune Brainstorm TECH

Fortune Brainstorm TECH is a marketplace of ideas that assembles the smartest people we know — the world’s top technology and media thinkers, operators, entrepreneurs, innovators, and influencers. These leaders inspire a conversation that informs Fortune’s editorial coverage throughout the year.

Other Affiliations

Jeff Richards is affiliated with GGV Capital IV LLC, GGV Management LLC, GGV Capital, Hotel Tonight, Inc., Zylo, Inc., Namely, Inc., Buddy Media LLC, VeriSign, Inc., R4 Global Solutions, Inc., Quantum Corp., PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Quantum Shift, The First Tee of the Tri-Valley, Pacific Partners, Pleasanton Arts Foundation, Citrus Lane, Inc., Junior Achievement USA, Peninsula Bridge Program

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