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Jen Richard

Investor

Investor at Bonfire Ventures · Board director at Rwazi

United States

Kauffman Fellow · Class 26

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About

Jen Richard is a Kauffman Fellow, a member of Class 26 of the two-year venture capital leadership program run by Kauffman Fellows. The program's member directory lists them at Bonfire Ventures in United States.

Board director at Rwazi

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In turn, Jen can intro founders to Rwazi's investors below.

Rwazi's investors · 5

Alumni VenturesManchester · $100K – $10M checks · since 2023Bonfire VenturesLos Angeles · $2M – $4M checks · since 2023Newfund CapitalParis · $250K – $2M checks · since 2023Plug and Play VenturesSunnyvale · $50K – $12M checksTechstarsBoulder · $220K checks

Co-founders at Rwazi

JRJoseph Rutakangwa
Joseph RutakangwaExecutive Officer, Director
ES
Eric SewankamboExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. Bonfire VenturesPrincipalcurrent2020 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
  2. ReactivBoard Directorcurrent2024 — present
  3. Inveterate, IncBoard Observercurrent2023 — present
  4. RwaziBoard Directorcurrent2022 — present
  5. PradoBoard Directorcurrent2022 — present
  6. Kauffman FellowsClass 26current2021 — present
  7. TopiaInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  8. soonaInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  9. Vitalize Venture Group (VitalizeVC + IrishAngels)Principal2019 — 2020
  10. Cross Culture VenturesSenior Associate2018 — 2019Los Angeles, CA
  11. Cross Culture VenturesSummer Associate2018Los Angeles, California
  12. Pop & SukiDirector, E-Commerce2016 — 2018Los Angeles, California
  13. Represent.comDirector, Customer Experience2014 — 2016Greater Los Angeles Area
  14. PrizeoManager, User Experience2014Los Angeles, CA
  15. Creative Artists AgencyAgent Trainee2013 — 2014
  16. Creative Artists AgencyCoordinator2011 — 2013Greater Los Angeles Area
  17. Republique FrancaiseForeign Language Assistant2010 — 2011Strasbourg Area, France
  18. Emory UniversityResearch Assistant, Center for Ethics2010Greater Atlanta Area
  19. NordstromSeasonal Sales Associate2007 — 2010Greater Los Angeles Area
  20. Emory UniversityCareer Center Ambassador2008 — 2009Greater Atlanta Area

Skills & more

Social Media20Event Planning14Social Networking9Microsoft Office12Facebook8Social Media Marketing8PowerPoint4Entertainment4Research3Microsoft Excel3Retail2Business Development2
+8 morePublic RelationsMicrosoft WordAccount ManagementProject ManagementLogisticsMarketingSalesforce.comWordPress

Languages English · French

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Colleagues at Bonfire Ventures

Brett Queener
Managing Director at Bonfire Ventures
Brian MacInnes
CFO at Bonfire Ventures
Danika Robinson Lyon Koenig
Scout at Bonfire Ventures
Deb Goldstein
Head of Marketing & Platform at Bonfire Ventures
Dominique Yadegar
Vice President at Bonfire Ventures
Jason Tahir
Associate at Struck Capital
Jason Tahir
Vice President at Bonfire Ventures
Jennifer Richard
Principal at Bonfire Ventures

Network1

Elliott RobinsonMentor
Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Jen Richard?
Jen Richard is a Kauffman Fellow, a member of Class 26 of the two-year venture capital leadership program run by Kauffman Fellows. The program's member directory lists them at Bonfire Ventures in United States.
Where does Jen Richard work?
Jen Richard is at Bonfire Ventures and Board director at Rwazi.
Where did Jen Richard go to school?
Jen Richard studied at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Emory University (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English Literature).

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Shared employers

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Also worked at soona4

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Also worked at Cross Culture Ventures3

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