Adam Messinger
InvestorPartner at Four Rivers Group
San Francisco, California
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
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739 people in our graph share verified history with Adam — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
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Adam: together at BEA
Likely email· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published
- a•••@fourriversgroup.comreveal70% confident
Experience
- RemitlyBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
- ImpactAssetsBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- WhatnotTechnical Advisor2024 — 2026
- HalterTechnical Advisor2025 — 2026
- The College Preparatory SchoolBoard Member2020 — 2026Oakland, CA
- ChimeTechnical Advisor2021 — 2023
- Ambassador LabsTechnical Advisor2020 — 2022
- New Relic, Inc.Board Member2013 — 2022
- ZuoraTechnical Advisor2018 — 2021
- AirtableTechnical Advisor2019 — 2020
- Lambda SchoolInterim CTO/Technical Advisor2019San Francisco, California
- TwitterCTO2013 — 2016
- TwitterVP Application Development2012 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
- TwitterVP Platform Development2011 — 2012
- OracleVice President Development2008 — 2011
- SmartForest VenturesVenture Partner2007 — 2008
- SplunkAdvisory Board2005 — 2007
- O'Reilly AlphaTech VenturesVenture Consultant2006
- BorlandPrincipal Engineer2006
- Gauntlet Systems CorporationFounder2005 — 2006
- BEAStaff Engineer1998 — 2005
- WebLogic IncStaff Engineer1998
Skills & more
Start-ups44Software Development79Distributed Systems53Venture Capital8Cloud Computing32Product StrategyProduct Development4Scalability15Big Data6Product Management12Business Development10CICS2
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ArchitectureEntrepreneurshipAgile MethodologiesArchitecturesMiddlewareSoftware EngineeringSystem ArchitectureTransaction ProcessingJavaEnterprise SoftwareSaaSWeblogicFrom Adam's professional profile.
Deals · 1
New RelicBoard seat
via Four Rivers Group · filed Nov 2015 · $8.2M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Four Rivers Group
Network9
Eoghan McCabeScout
Co-founder & CEO of Fin (formerly Intercom)
Charley MaScout
Managing Partner at Pathlight Ventures
Jeff SeibertScout
Executive Assistant at McKesson Ventures
Kevin WeilScout
Operator in Residence at Scribble Ventures
Mark Peter DavisScout
Managing Partner at Interplay Ventures Early Stage Management Llc
David Petersen
Angel investor
Joey Levy
Investor at 305 Ventures
Lew Cirne
Partner at Four Rivers Group
Rebecca Lynn
Managing Director at Canvas Ventures
Investors connected to Adam in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Adam Messinger?
- Partner at Four Rivers Group
- Where does Adam Messinger work?
- Adam Messinger is Partner at Four Rivers Group.
- What check size does Adam Messinger write?
- Adam Messinger typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What boards does Adam Messinger sit on?
- Adam Messinger holds tracked board seats at New Relic.
- Where did Adam Messinger go to school?
- Adam Messinger studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MS, Management); Willamette University (BS, Physics and Computer Science).
Same school
Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business2,000
Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew
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Also attended Willamette University7
Oksana TiedtHead of Funds and Co-Investments / Head of Fund Investments at Lennertz & Co. HellasMara Hansen StaplesSalient Advisory at i3 — Investing in Innovation AfricaReed FrankelAdvisor at Resilient VenturesNoah HortonInvestor at Kepler OperatorNeil BergquistFounder at CoinmeTravis StilesCEO & Co-founder at Novoron
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Shared employers
Also worked at Remitly19
Steve SchlenkerInvestor at DN CapitalMatt KrnaVenture Advisor at Alpha PartnersRon ShahPartner at StripesMelissa FrakmanCEO & Founding Partner at Emphasis VenturesChristopher O'DoreSenior Associate at Advance Venture PartnersJeff RinehartPartner at City Light
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Also worked at ImpactAssets7
Dan SkaffCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Radicle ImpactDan SkafCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Radicle ImpactLiesel Pritzker SimmonsCo-Founder & Principal at Blue Haven InitiativeAmrita SankarSustainability and Impact Director at Bain Capital VentureKevin Iraheta SousaSenior Portfolio Associate at Autodesk FoundationTim FreundlichCo-founder at Impactassets
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Also worked at Halter14
Spencer PunterPartner and COO at DCVC (Data Collective)Christina FaPrincipal at NewView CapitalSunil NagarajFounder and Managing Partner at Ubiquity VenturesTess HatchManaging Director at Stifel Venture BankingConnor WiltshireData Analyst at Blackbird FoundrySamantha WongPartner at Blackbird Foundry
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