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Richard Kandel

Investor

Partner at HOF Capital

New York, New York, United States

About

Partner at HOF Capital focused on growth-stage technology investing and the firm's crossover initiatives, helping portfolio companies transition to public markets. Previously led growth investments for family offices and institutions, and was a VP at HQ Capital, beginning his career at Thomas Weisel Partners.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Invests in

Enterprise Software

Experience

  1. HOF CapitalPartnercurrent2023 — present
  2. AnthropicInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  3. SpaceXInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  4. OpenAIInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  5. Invisible TechnologiesInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  6. CHAOS IndustriesInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  7. Commonwealth Fusion SystemsInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  8. CrusoeInvestorcurrent2024 — present
  9. DatabricksInvestorcurrent2024 — present
  10. xAIInvestorcurrent2024 — present
  11. Arctic WolfInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  12. SentinelOneInvestorcurrent2020 — present
  13. RubrikInvestorcurrent2019 — present
  14. AnaplanInvestorcurrent2018 — present
  15. CoupangInvestorcurrent2018 — present
  16. GrabInvestorcurrent2018 — present
  17. MongoDBInvestorcurrent2017 — present
  18. Acclaro CapitalPrincipal2018 — 2023
  19. HQ CapitalVice President2015 — 2018
  20. Thomas Weisel PartnersAssociate2010 — 2015

Skills & more

Private Equity20Venture Capital14Investment Banking10Due Diligence10Financial Modeling8IPO5Mergers & Acquisitions4

Languages Spanish

From Richard's professional profile.

Investments

Investor

AnaplanCoupangGrabKlarnaSentinelOne

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at HOF Capital

Alexandra Miele
Head of Platform at HOF Capital
Anne-Sophie Schmidt
Investor Relations at HOF Capital
Arooba Khalique
Executive Assistant at HOF Capital
Chris Chism
Chief Financial Officer at HOF Capital
Colin Fitzpatrick
Vice President at HOF Capital
Fady Yacoub
Partner at HOF Capital
Hansae Catlett
General Partner at The MBA Fund
Hisham Elhaddad
Managing Partner at HOF Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is Richard Kandel?
Partner at HOF Capital focused on growth-stage technology investing and the firm's crossover initiatives, helping portfolio companies transition to public markets. Previously led growth investments for family offices and institutions, and was a VP at HQ Capital, beginning his career at Thomas Weisel Partners.
Where does Richard Kandel work?
Richard Kandel is Partner at HOF Capital.
What does Richard Kandel invest in?
Richard Kandel invests in Enterprise Software.
What companies has Richard Kandel invested in?
Investments tracked here include Anaplan, Coupang, Grab, Klarna, SentinelOne.
Where did Richard Kandel go to school?
Richard Kandel studied at Indiana University - Kelley School of Business (Bachelor of Science in Business, Finance); The Park School of Baltimore.

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