Rick Lewis
InvestorGeneral Partner at US Venture Partners · Board director at Darwinium · Board director at Happy Returns · Board director at Hotel Tonight
Menlo Park, California
Writes $2M – $10M checks · typically $6M
About
Rick Lewis is a General Partner at USVP focused on enterprise SaaS, cybersecurity, e-commerce, and media. A two-time software startup co-founder with a computer science background, he previously held engineering leadership roles at Autodesk and positions at Sun Microsystems, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and McKinsey. He led USVP investments including Happy Returns, HotelTonight, Pluto TV, ThreatMetrix, and Trunk Club.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
CybersecurityE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
Board director at Darwinium
Intro paths
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Darwinium's investors · 4
Co-founders at Darwinium
AF
Alisdair FaulknerCo-founder, CEO
AG
Ananth GundabattulaCo-founder, Head of Data / Architecture
BD
Ben DaveyCo-founder, VP Products
CM
Caleb MooreCo-founder, CTO
CG
Colin GoldieCo-founder, VP Engineering
Board director at Happy Returns
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Happy Returns's investors · 6
Co-founders at Happy Returns
DS
David SobieExecutive Officer, Director
MG
Mark GellerExecutive Officer, Director
Board director at Hotel Tonight
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Hotel Tonight's investors · 13
AccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checks · since 2017Acrew CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $15M checks · since 2017Aspect VenturesPalo Alto · since 2017Battery VenturesBoston · $500K – $100M checks · since 2017Coatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checksFounder CollectiveCambridge · since 2017Founders Circle CapitalSan Francisco · since 2017Lobby CapitalPalo Alto · since 2017Manhattan Venture PartnersNew York · since 2017Notable CapitalSilicon Valley · $5M – $50M checks · since 2017Owl Capitalsince 2017Top Corner CapitalBurlingame · since 2017US Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $500K – $10M checks · since 2017
Co-founders at Hotel Tonight
JS
Jared SimonDirector
SS
Sam ShankExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
Experience
- U.S. Venture PartnersGeneral Partnercurrent2012 — present
- Tiny FishBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
- DarwiniumBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
- stensulBoard Membercurrent2019 — present
- Primary.comBoard Membercurrent2016 — presentNew York, NY
- MealogicBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
- Act-On Software, Inc.Board Membercurrent2011 — present
- Edison SoftwareBoard Member2011 — 2021
- Happy ReturnsBoard Member2017 — 2021Greater Los Angeles Area
- RimetoBoard Member2019 — 2020
- WayinBoard Member2011 — 2019
- HotelTonightBoard Member2012 — 2019
- Pluto TVBoard Member2014 — 2019Greater Los Angeles Area
- ThreatMetrixBoard Member2009 — 2018
- Trunk ClubBoard Member2011 — 2014
- VictrioBoard Member2010 — 2013
- Yammer, Inc.Board Member2011 — 2012
- MeetMeBoard Member2006 — 2012
- IntermolecularBoard Observer2005 — 2011
- U.S. Venture PartnersPrincipal2007 — 2011
- U.S. Venture PartnersAssociate2004 — 2007
- McKinsey and CompanyAssociate2003
- Walt Disney ImagineeringConsultant2000 — 2002
- Design Variations, Inc.Co-founder, Director of Product Development1997 — 2001
- Autodesk, Inc.Software Engineer1996 — 1997
- Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryComputer Programmer1992 — 1994
Skills & more
Start-upsVenture CapitalStrategic PartnershipsProduct DevelopmentEntrepreneurshipProduct ManagementCorporate DevelopmentProduct MarketingMobile DevicesMobile ApplicationsBusiness StrategyE-commerce
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Information SecurityOnline TravelSocial NetworkingSocial Media MarketingInformation TechnologyBig Data AnalyticsStrategySaaSEnterprise SoftwareLanguages English
From Rick's professional profile.
Deals · 5
Happy ReturnsLed round
via US Venture Partners · filed Dec 2017
MeetmeLed round
ThreatMetrixLed round
Pluto TvLed round
RimetoLed round
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Led
Edison SoftwareHotelTonightInstantisIntermolecularTrunk ClubVictrio
Board seats
DarwiniumMealogic (fka Territory Foods)Primary Kids clothing essentialsSlang AIStensulTiny FishYammer
Investor
Trusteer
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at US Venture Partners
Casey Tansey
General Partner at US Venture Partners
Dafina Toncheva
General Partner at US Venture Partners
Dale Holladay
CFO at US Venture Partners
Irwin Federman
Senior Advisor at US Venture Partners
Jacques Benkoski
General Partner at US Venture Partners
Jonathan Root
General Partner at US Venture Partners
Matt Garratt
General Partner at US Venture Partners
Mike Maher
Senior Advisor at US Venture Partners
Network3
Alex Gurevich
Managing Director at Javelin Venture Partners
Casey Tansey
General Partner at US Venture Partners
Dafina Toncheva
General Partner at US Venture Partners
Investors connected to Rick in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Rick Lewis?
- Rick Lewis is a General Partner at USVP focused on enterprise SaaS, cybersecurity, e-commerce, and media. A two-time software startup co-founder with a computer science background, he previously held engineering leadership roles at Autodesk and positions at Sun Microsystems, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and McKinsey. He led USVP investments including Happy Returns, HotelTonight, Pluto TV, ThreatMetrix, and Trunk Club.
- Where does Rick Lewis work?
- Rick Lewis is General Partner at US Venture Partners and Board director at Darwinium and Board director at Happy Returns and Board director at Hotel Tonight.
- What does Rick Lewis invest in?
- Rick Lewis invests in Cybersecurity, E-commerce, Enterprise Software, Media & Entertainment, SaaS.
- What check size does Rick Lewis write?
- Rick Lewis typically writes checks of $2M – $10M.
- What boards does Rick Lewis sit on?
- Rick Lewis holds tracked board seats at Darwinium, Mealogic (fka Territory Foods), Primary Kids clothing essentials, Slang AI, Stensul, Tiny Fish, Yammer.
- What companies has Rick Lewis invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Edison Software, Happy Returns, HotelTonight, Instantis, Intermolecular, Meetme, Pluto Tv, Rimeto, ThreatMetrix, Trunk Club, Victrio, Trusteer.
- Where did Rick Lewis go to school?
- Rick Lewis studied at Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration (with Distinction)); University of California, Berkeley (MS, Computer Science); University of California, Davis (BS, Computer Science and Engineering (with Highest Honors)).
- Does Rick Lewis lead rounds?
- Yes — Rick Lewis has led 11 tracked investments.
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Shared employers
Also worked at HotelTonight14
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Also worked at MeetMe3
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