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Rick Thompson
InvestorPartner at Signia Venture Partners
California
Writes $250K – $2.5M checks · typically $800K
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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.
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Invests in
AdTechGaming
Deals · 1
Super Evil MegaCorpBoard seat
via Signia Venture Partners · filed Aug 2017 · $31.4M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Board seats
Inertia SystemsManscapedNativoSKALE
Sources: the firm's website · SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.
Colleagues at Signia Venture Partners
Network2
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Rick Thompson?
- 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.
- Where does Rick Thompson work?
- Rick Thompson is Partner at Signia Venture Partners.
- What does Rick Thompson invest in?
- Rick Thompson invests in AdTech, Gaming.
- What check size does Rick Thompson write?
- Rick Thompson typically writes checks of $250K – $2.5M.
- What boards does Rick Thompson sit on?
- Rick Thompson holds tracked board seats at Inertia Systems, Manscaped, Nativo, SKALE, Super Evil MegaCorp.
- What companies has Rick Thompson invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Artillery, Cie Games, Cloud9, Iddiction, Kihon, Kush Marketplace, Nativo, Playdom, Rumble, Slice Technologies, SocialShield, Stringr, and 3 more.
Founder mafias
The Wharton School mafia827
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Super Evil MegaCorp mafia7
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Signia Venture Partners mafia4
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Manscaped mafia3
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
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