Rick Thompson
InvestorPartner at Signia Venture Partners
California
Writes $250K – $2.5M checks · typically $800K
FoundedSuper Evil MegaCorp
About
Rick is a serial entrepreneur and technology investor who co-founded Flycast (IPO 1999), Adify (acquired by Cox in 2008), Playdom (acquired by Disney in 2010), and Funzio (acquired by GREE in 2012), and was the first engineer at Octel Communications. He currently sits on the boards of Inertia Systems, Manscaped, Nativo, and SKALE, and holds a BS from UC Santa Cruz and an MBA from Wharton.
Invests in
AdTechGaming
Experience
- SKALE LabsBoard Membercurrent2018 — present
- MANSCAPEDBoard Membercurrent2018 — present
- Signia Venture PartnersPartnercurrent2012 — presentMenlo Park, CA
- Super Evil MegacorpBoard Membercurrent2013 — presentSan Mateo
- Idle GamesChairman & co-founder2009 — 2016
- Iddiction Inc.Board Member2011 — 2015
- Cie GamesBoard member2010 — 2014Long Beach, CA
- Dogtime MediaChairman & co-founder2006 — 2013
- FunzioChairman & co-founder2010 — 2012
- Wild Needle, Inc.Chairman & co-founder2010 — 2012
- PlaydomChairman & co-founder2008 — 2010
- AdifyFounding Chairman2005 — 2007
- FlycastFounding CEO and Chairman1996 — 2000
- Hummer Winblad Venture PartnersAssociate1995
- OctelProgram Manager1982 — 1994
Education
- The Wharton SchoolMBA, Finance1994 — 1996
Skills & more
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Business StrategyE-commerceMergersMobile ApplicationsSocial GamesStrategic PartnershipsVenture CapitalMergers & AcquisitionsStrategyManagementEnterprise SoftwareFrom Rick's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended The Wharton School1,366
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Shared employers
Also worked at SKALE Labs1
Also worked at MANSCAPED4
Also worked at Idle Games2
Also worked at Iddiction Inc.1
Deals · 1
Super Evil MegaCorpBoard seat
via Signia Venture Partners · filed Aug 2017 · $31.4M raise
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Colleagues at Signia Venture Partners
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