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Richard Price is the founder and CEO of Academia.edu, a platform where academics find and share research, with the stated aim of accelerating the world's research. Before starting the company, he completed a doctorate in philosophy at Oxford, where he was a Fellow of All Souls.
Founder at Academia
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Academia's investors · 8
Bling CapitalMiami Beach · $1M – $5M checksCoatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checksKhosla VenturesMenlo Park · $5K – $50M checks · since 2013SciFi VCSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checksSpark CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $25M checks · since 2013Teamworthy VenturesNew York · since 2013Tencent HoldingsShenzhen · $3.9M – $400M checks · since 2013True VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $3M checks · since 2013
Experience
- Academia.eduCEOcurrent2008 — present
- Oxford UniversityPrize Fellow of All Souls2004 — 2011
- PeopleRadar.comFounder2006 — 2007
- LiveOut.co.ukFounder2005 — 2007
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Fundraising16Entrepreneurship42Research40Start-ups54
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Richard Price?
- Richard Price is the founder and CEO of Academia.edu, a platform where academics find and share research, with the stated aim of accelerating the world's research. Before starting the company, he completed a doctorate in philosophy at Oxford, where he was a Fellow of All Souls.
- Where does Richard Price work?
- Richard Price is Founder of Academia.
- What companies did Richard Price found?
- Richard Price founded Academia.
- Where did Richard Price go to school?
- Richard Price studied at University of Oxford (Ph.D, Philosophy of perception); University of Oxford (B.Phil, Philosophy); University of Oxford (BA, Philosophy).
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