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Lisa Rich

Investor

Managing Partner at Hemisphere Ventures LLC

United States

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Lisa Rich is founder and Chief Operating Officer of Xplore, Inc., a satellite data company providing remote sensing products and services through a multi-sensor constellation. She is also founder and managing partner of Hemisphere Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on space and frontier technology companies with a portfolio exceeding 30 commercial space enterprises. Rich serves as a strategic advisor for Next Round Philanthropy and has appeared as a speaker on BBC, Bloomberg, CNBC, and other financial media outlets.

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Experience

  1. Xplore, IncFounder and Chief Operating Officercurrent2017 — present
  2. Space NorthwestLeadership Teamcurrent2024 — present
  3. Hemisphere Ventures LLCFounder and Managing Partnercurrent2014 — presentUnited States
  4. Foundation For The FutureBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentFalls Church, Virginia, United States
  5. NextRound Philanthropy - NRPStrategic Advisor2025
  6. Commercial Spaceflight FederationBoard of Patrons2019 — 2023
  7. BrainyMedia, Inc.Founder2009 — 2014United States

Education

  1. Kellogg Executive EducationCertification, Board Governance Program
  2. International Space UniversityExecutive Space Course2018
  3. Illinois Institute of TechnologyM.S., Marketing Communication1998 — 2001
  4. Loyola University ChicagoB.A., English1987 — 1991
  5. St. Ignatius College Prep1983 — 1987
  6. Ogden Elementary

Skills & more

InvestmentsAdvertising8Social Media Marketing8New Business Development4Entrepreneurship3Social Networking7Blogging6Marketing Strategy4Social Media4Entertainment4Publishing3Corporate Communications2
+12 moreMedia RelationsOnline MarketingPublic RelationsPress ReleasesSmall BusinessOnline AdvertisingEmail MarketingContent StrategyPublic SpeakingStrategyStrategic PlanningWriting

Languages French · Italian

From Lisa's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Kellogg Executive Education13

Gretchen McClainInvestor at EPIC VENTURESLaurie McGrawInvestor at HLM Investment PartnersMichael LauSVP, Group Head of Business Development and Chairman of Consensus at BullishDeborah BackusBoard Member at SCI VenturesPaul KrajewskiProduct Management / Research, MarTech SaaS at Founder Institute Australia & New ZealandPerry YeatmanChief Development Officer at Save the Children Global Ventures

+ 7 more

Also attended International Space University10

Lindsey YeePrincipal at Starbridge Venture Capital LlcTamryn BarkerSector Director, Mining & Nature at Founders FactoryPawel ChudzinskiPartner at Point NineTal ShaharVenture Partner at Deep InsightMarlene GrenonAdvisor at IA Seed VenturesRishi KhanProduct Lead at Futuresight

+ 4 more

Also attended Illinois Institute of Technology15

Joseph RuscioI build scalable, fault-tolerant, distributed systems.Victor Pascucci IIIManaging General Partner, Cofounder at Energy Capital VenturesLina NilssonInvestor at EPIC VENTURESMinni ShahiInvestor at Sand Hill AngelsBarnali BiswalExecutive Team at Hilbert GroupMarc SokolAdvisory Board Member at Florida Funders

+ 9 more

Also attended Loyola University Chicago17

Jennifer CarolanCo-founder at Reach CapitalSri PedduInvestor at Powerhouse VenturesLijuan WangSenior Accountant at Red Cell IncubationChloe BierutCommunity & Events Manager at Energize VenturesKyle WelbornCofounder & General Partner at Cultivation CapitalCarmela ThomsonChief Financial Officer at Runway Growth Capital

+ 11 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Xplore, Inc1

Dane McDonaldManaging Director at Batshit Crazy Ventures

Also worked at Commercial Spaceflight Federation4

Alexandra JohnsonHead of External Affairs at Industrious VenturesDylan TaylorSSV II Investment Committee at Seraphim SpaceJohn GedmarkAdvisor at Commonweal VenturesEsther DysonInvestor at Blue Tulip Ventures

Network1

David Blivin
MANAGING PARTNER at Cottonwood Technology Fund

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