Where does James Richards work?

James Richards is Founder/CEO of Teleborder and Co-founder and Venture Partner at Garuda Ventures.

What companies did James Richards found?

James Richards founded Teleborder.

Where did James Richards go to school?

James Richards studied at Columbia Law School (J.D.); King's College London (LL.B., Law); Jakarta Intercultural School.

James Richards

InvestorFounder

Co-founder and Venture Partner at Garuda Ventures · Director at Kanin Energy · Founder/CEO at Teleborder

San Francisco, CA

FoundedTeleborder · YC

30 Under 30 2015 · Law & Policy

Find your path to James

245 people in our graph share verified history with James — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Sallie KimunlockedJames: together at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP (2010)

James: together at Trinet

James: together at Evergrow

James: together at Jakarta Intercultural School

About

Entrepreneur and startup advisor; co-founder and CEO of Evergrow, a carbon project finance company, and former founder/CEO of Teleborder (acquired by TriNet). Named to Forbes 30 under 30 in 2015 and began his career as a corporate lawyer at Davis Polk.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

j•••@garuda.vcreveal

Director at Kanin Energy

Intro paths

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In turn, James can intro founders to Kanin Energy's investors below.

Kanin Energy's investors · 6

Earthshot VenturesSydney · $100K – $5M checks ForesightVancouver Keiki CapitalAbilene · $100K – $250K checks PaceZero Capital PartnersToronto Skyview VenturesNashville Sun Road SyndicateSalt Lake City

Co-founders at Kanin Energy

Janice TranExecutive Officer, Director

Founder/CEO at Teleborder YC S13

Intro paths

James went through Y Combinator (Summer 2013) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, James can intro founders to Teleborder's investors below.

Teleborder's investors · 3

500 GlobalSan Francisco · $150K checks · since 2015 East VenturesSingapore · $560K – $38M checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2013

Co-founders at Teleborder

Michael SmithFounder

Experience

Sundry CapitalManaging Directorcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
GarudaVenture Partnercurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
EvergrowFounder & CEO2021 — 2025San Francisco, CA
Kanin EnergyBoard Member & Investor2021 — 2023
TriNetExecutive Director2016 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
Teleborder (acquired by TriNet)Co-founder & CEO2012 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLPAssociate2008 — 2010

Skills & more

Management2Private Equity15Corporate Finance13Start-ups28Corporate Law18IPO5Legal Research5Capital Markets3Finance9Legal Writing3Entrepreneurship7Mergers & Acquisitions6

+6 more

Due DiligenceEquitiesCorporate GovernanceJoint VenturesIntellectual PropertyVenture Capital

Languages English · Indonesian

Data Science — General Assembly

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Colleagues at Garuda Ventures

Arpan Punyani

Co-founder and General Partner at Garuda Ventures

Rishi Taparia

Co-founder and General Partner at Garuda Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is James Richards?: Entrepreneur and startup advisor; co-founder and CEO of Evergrow, a carbon project finance company, and former founder/CEO of Teleborder (acquired by TriNet). Named to Forbes 30 under 30 in 2015 and began his career as a corporate lawyer at Davis Polk.
Where does James Richards work?: James Richards is Founder/CEO of Teleborder and Co-founder and Venture Partner at Garuda Ventures.
What companies did James Richards found?: James Richards founded Teleborder.
Where did James Richards go to school?: James Richards studied at Columbia Law School (J.D.); King's College London (LL.B., Law); Jakarta Intercultural School.