Where does Richard Muirhead work?

Richard Muirhead is Co-founding Chairman at Firestartr.

What check size does Richard Muirhead write?

Richard Muirhead typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.

What boards does Richard Muirhead sit on?

Richard Muirhead holds tracked board seats at Cronofy, Moralis.

What companies has Richard Muirhead invested in?

Investments tracked here include Addressable, Bitrise, Layer, Orchid Labs, Outlyer, Pusher, Railsr.

Where did Richard Muirhead go to school?

Richard Muirhead studied at University of Cambridge (MA, Engineering); Westminster School, London (Maths, Further Maths, Physics, Russian).

Richard Muirhead

Investor

Co-founding Chairman at Firestartr · Managing Partner at Fabric Ventures

United Kingdom

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

Find your path to Richard

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

Simon LeveneunlockedRichard: together at University of Cambridge (1991–1992)

×4Richard: together at University of Cambridge

×2Richard: together at UCL

Richard: together at Automic Software, now acquired by CA Technologies

About

Richard Muirhead is co-founder, Chairman, and Managing Partner at Fabric Ventures, an investment firm he co-founded in 2012, and is co-founder and board member of SVRN, the NASDAQ-listed commercialisation arm of the NEAR ecosystem. He served as a council member of the Near Foundation from 2019 to 2025 and has built and exited three enterprise software companies, including one that reached unicorn status through an IPO and two that were acquired. His investments span more than 150 projects, including Coinbase, Kraken, Near, Circle, Sorare, and Wise, and he studied engineering at Cambridge.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

r•••@fabric.vcreveal

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Developer ToolsFintechGaming

Experience

Fabric VenturesCo-founder, Chairman & Managing Partnercurrent2012 — presentDecentralised
SVRNMember Board of Directorscurrent2025 — present
NEAR FoundationBacker, Co-founding Member of Council, Chair Compensation Committee2019 — 2025Zug, Switzerland
EQT PartnersSenior Industrial Advisor2012 — 2023Greater Munich Metropolitan Area
UCLIndustrial Professor2021 — 2022London Area, United Kingdom
Automic Software, now acquired by CA TechnologiesInvestor > Board > Chief Executive Officer2012 — 2016London, UK; Bellevue, WA; Paris, France and Vienna, Austria.
Tideway Systems now Acquired by BMC SoftwareFounder, Chairman & CEO2002 — 2009
Accel PartnersEntrepreneur-In-Residence2001 — 2002London Area, United Kingdom
Orchestream Holdings plc now acquired by OracleCo-Founder, President & SVP1995 — 2001London, United Kingdom
Monitor Group now Acquired by DeloitteStrategy Consultant1994 — 1997Moscow, Moscow City, Russia
Future Pipe IndustriesTrainee, Gulf Eternit, Dubai, UAE1993
McLaren Group Ltd.Composites Production Engineer1992
Scotch College AdelaideRowing Instructor1990 — 1991Greater Adelaide Area
Lotus EngineeringMechanical Engineer1990

Skills & more

Fundraising12Product Management76Product Development17Start-upsBusiness Strategy56Enterprise SoftwareMobile2Business Development89EntrepreneurshipVenture Capital41Cloud Computing33Go-to-market Strategy70

+8 more

StrategyMobile ApplicationsE-commerceAngel InvestingBusiness ModelingProduct MarketingBig DataPrivate Equity

Languages English · French

From Richard's professional profile.

Investments

Board seats

CronofyMoralis

Investor

Addressable BitriseLayerOrchid Labs OutlyerPusherRailsr

Sources: the firm's website · curated public sources.

Colleagues at Firestartr

Alain Falys

General Partner at Firestartr

Axel Wehr

General Partner at Firestartr

Frequently asked questions

Who is Richard Muirhead?: Richard Muirhead is co-founder, Chairman, and Managing Partner at Fabric Ventures, an investment firm he co-founded in 2012, and is co-founder and board member of SVRN, the NASDAQ-listed commercialisation arm of the NEAR ecosystem. He served as a council member of the Near Foundation from 2019 to 2025 and has built and exited three enterprise software companies, including one that reached unicorn status through an IPO and two that were acquired. His investments span more than 150 projects, including Coinbase, Kraken, Near, Circle, Sorare, and Wise, and he studied engineering at Cambridge.
Where does Richard Muirhead work?: Richard Muirhead is Co-founding Chairman at Firestartr.
What does Richard Muirhead invest in?: Richard Muirhead invests in AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3, Developer Tools, Fintech, Gaming.
What check size does Richard Muirhead write?: Richard Muirhead typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
What boards does Richard Muirhead sit on?: Richard Muirhead holds tracked board seats at Cronofy, Moralis.
What companies has Richard Muirhead invested in?: Investments tracked here include Addressable, Bitrise, Layer, Orchid Labs, Outlyer, Pusher, Railsr.
Where did Richard Muirhead go to school?: Richard Muirhead studied at University of Cambridge (MA, Engineering); Westminster School, London (Maths, Further Maths, Physics, Russian).