Investment Focus
I back consumer-focused entrepreneurs that seek to change millions of lives. I love products that solve seemingly intractable, complex problems with a dead simple user experience.
Rishi is a longtime executive and entrepreneur at some of the world’s most innovative companies.
As VP of Corporate Development and Strategy at Twitter, Rishi executed its most active M&A program, including the acquisitions of Periscope, TellApart, Niche, Zipdial, and others.
As an early executive at Square, Rishi was the first Head of Corporate Development and earlier, served as Head of Strategic Partnerships, working across the company on a wide range of M&A and business development projects during the company’s hypergrowth phase.
Earlier, Rishi co-founded FanSnap, a leading venture-backed live event ticket search company acquired by Nextag, Inc. He also served as a Business Development leader on the PrintAds team at Google, and was Director of Strategy and Business Development at MTV Networks.
Rishi is an Angel investor and advisor to several companies including Opendoor, Nyansa, Common Networks, Upsight, and many others. He also serves on the board of Rent-A-Center, Inc. (NASDAQ: RCII).
A huge fan of the improvisational arts, Rishi serves on the board of SF Jazz, and his passions include improv theater, independent film, Stanford sports, and economic policy.
Rishi received his MS in Industrial Engineering and a BA in Economics from Stanford University, and his MBA from the Harvard Business School.
Investment Focus
I back consumer-focused entrepreneurs that seek to change millions of lives. I love products that solve seemingly intractable, complex problems with a dead simple user experience.
Investments
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Growing up in Ron Paul’s district in Texas.How my passion for improv and jazz have impacted my approach to building transformative companies in a rapidly changing environment.
What I’ve learned about building transformative consumer products from my experiences at Twitter, Square, MTV, and Google.
My views on building a consumer franchise.
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