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Jeff Richards (GGV Capital)
A Managing Partner at GGV Capital, Jeff joined the firm in 2008 after spending 13 years as an entrepreneur & operating executive in the US & Asia. Jeff focuses on the Internet, Software & Mobile sectors, & currently sits on the boards of BIG COMMERCE, Boxed, Percolate, Reebonz & Tile. Jeff led GGVs investments in Appirio (acquired in 2016 by WiPro), BlueKai (acquired in 2014 by Oracle), Buddy Media (acquired in 2012 by Salesforce.com), Citrus Lane (acquired in 2014 by Care.com), Evolv (acquired in 2014 by Cornerstone OnDemand), Flipboard, HOTELTONIGHT, Quixey, SHIFTGIG, Spreecast, & Zylo, & is actively involved in GGVs investments in Domo, Grab, Opendoor, Slack, Square & Wish.
Prior to joining GGV, Jeff founded two software companies (R4, acquired by VeriSign, & QuantumShift) & spent three years as an executive at VeriSign. Jeff graduated from Dartmouth College, where he was a four year letterman on the varsity basketball team.
Jeff has been recognized as a member of the 2012 Venture Capital 100 by Always-On. Follow Jeff on Twitter at @jrichlive, or check out his LinkedIn profile for more.
Agenda
6:00 pm Networking, Food + Drinks
7:00 pm Fireside Chat
8:00 pm Networking
Speaker
Jeff Richards - GGV Capital
Hosted By
Karlie Krieger, San Francisco Director
Karlie is the Director of Global Events + Partnerships at Startup Grind. She focuses on the planning & production of Startup Grind's Global Conference, bringing thousands of entrepreneurs to the Silicon Valley every February (more at startupgrind.com/conference). In addition to the event, she also runs strategic partnerships & sponsorships for the company as a whole. Previously, she ran all major conferences at Magazine while living in New York City. She now lives in San Francisco.
Twitter: @KarlieKrieger Lindsay Markel, San Francisco Co-Director
As part of the Startup Grind team, Lindsay coordinates the San Francisco & Silicon Valley Chapters, & helps plan & produce 3 major conferences in London, Los Angeles, & Silicon Valley reaching over 8,000 entrepreneurs. Before joining one of the world's largest startup communities, Lindsay helped clients of Variety & Moxie Communications achieve their marketing goals. She learned the ins of the event production industry over 3 years creating non-profit galas & fundraisers with 5B Events. Lindsay holds of B.A. in Communication Studies from UCLA. She now lives in San Francisco.
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