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Rob Trice

Investor

Partner at Better Food Ventures

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $50K – $5M checks · typically $500K

About

Rob Trice is a founding partner at Better Food Ventures, a seed-stage investment firm established in 2013 that focuses on companies applying information technology to food and agriculture. He brings experience from prior roles as a venture partner at Swisscom Ventures, founding senior managing director of SK Telecom Ventures, and co-founding partner of Nokia Growth Partners, along with earlier positions in telecom and mobile investing. Trice has also founded several industry-connecting organizations including the Mixing Bowl, which convenes food, agriculture, and technology innovators, and serves on the board of Full Circle Fund, a social impact giving organization.

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Experience

  1. Better Food VenturesFounding Partnercurrent2013 — present
  2. The Mixing BowlFoundercurrent2013 — presentMenlo Park, CA
  3. CORPORATE INNOVATORS HUDDLE INCCo-foundercurrent2011 — presentMenlo Park, CA
  4. Trice VenturesFounder & CEO Triciclescurrent2019 — presentPescadero, California, United States
  5. Swisscom VenturesVenture Partner2012 — 2014Palo Alto, CA
  6. SK Telecom VenturesSr. Managing Director2008 — 2012Palo Alto, CA
  7. Nokia Growth PartnersGeneral Partner2004 — 2008
  8. Nokia Growth PartnersPrincipal2000 — 2004
  9. BlueRun VenturesVice President2005 — 2007
  10. DIRECTV Hughes ElectronicsSenior Manager1996 — 2000
  11. Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS)Director1990 — 1996Washington D.C.

Education

  1. George Mason UniversityM.A., International Transactions1993 — 1994
  2. University of VirginiaB.A., Foreign Affairs1985 — 1989

Skills & more

Strategy99Management33Start-ups99Venture Capital99Corporate Development55Strategic Partnerships92Mobile Devices99Business Planning65Investments42Business Development18Digital Media10New Business Development10
+12 moreTelecommunicationsBusiness StrategyProduct MarketingExecutive ManagementMergers & AcquisitionsPrivate EquityManagement ConsultingEntrepreneurshipFinanceDue DiligenceProcess ImprovementSaaS

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Same school

Also attended George Mason University33

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Also attended University of Virginia402

Alexis OhanianFounder & General Partner of Seven Seven SixAndy FligelSenior Managing Director at Intel CapitalKandace ElamVice President of GTM Talent at Menlo VenturesTrevor KienzleInvestor at Correlation VenturesFrank RotmanCo-Founder and Partner Emeritus at QED InvestorsMegan LightcapPartner, Creator Fund at Slow Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at The Mixing Bowl1

Michael RosePartner at Better Food Ventures

Also worked at CORPORATE INNOVATORS HUDDLE INC2

Michael RosePartner at Better Food VenturesFaye SahaiManaging Partner at Telosity Ventures

Also worked at Swisscom Ventures7

Claude RitterInvestor at Cavalry VenturesLukas AndréGeneral Partner at RedstoneKrzysztof BialkowskiManaging Partner at TX VenturesElisa BoschiMember of the Board of Directors at capQon AGThomas KernInvestor at SICTICArijana WalcottManaging Partner at DART Labs

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Also worked at SK Telecom Ventures1

Min KimVenture Partner at Hack VC

Colleagues at Better Food Ventures

Michael Rose
Partner at Better Food Ventures
Sean Park
Advisor at Better Food Ventures