Peter Richards
InvestorFounding General Partner at First Spark Ventures, Llc
Los Angeles, California, United States
About
Veteran technology investor with over 25 years of private and public market experience. He founded Dune Road Capital and co-founded Empire Capital, and holds an A.B. from Harvard University.
Experience
- Dune Road CapitalFounder & Managing Partnercurrent2016 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
- First Spark VenturesFounding Partnercurrent2021 — presentMenlo Park, California, United States
- ClusteraCo-Foundercurrent2025 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
- GridicsExecutive Chairmancurrent2017 — present
- Empire Capital Partners LPCo-Founder & General Partner1996 — 2015
Skills & more
Capital RaisingInstitutional InvestmentsHedge FundsCorporate DevelopmentStart-up Ventures
From Peter's professional profile.
Colleagues at First Spark Ventures, Llc
Aaron Sisto
Partner at First Spark Ventures, Llc
Danny Chen
General Partner at First Spark Ventures, Llc
Eric Schmidt
Founding Partner at Innovation Endeavors
Gal Treger
General Partner at First Spark Ventures, Llc
Haitao Zhu
Partner at First Spark Ventures, Llc
Jennifer Wu
Principal at First Spark Ventures, Llc
Manish Kothari
Founding Managing Partner at First Spark Ventures, Llc
Peter Olcott
Principal at First Spark Ventures, Llc
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Peter Richards?
- Veteran technology investor with over 25 years of private and public market experience. He founded Dune Road Capital and co-founded Empire Capital, and holds an A.B. from Harvard University.
- Where does Peter Richards work?
- Peter Richards is Founding General Partner at First Spark Ventures, Llc.
- Where did Peter Richards go to school?
- Peter Richards studied at Harvard University (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), American History (United States)).
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