Whit Richardson
Director of Marketing at Espresso (Translucence Research Inc)
Portland, Maine, United States
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Director of Marketing at Espresso (Translucence Research Inc)
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Espresso (Translucence Research Inc)'s investors · 15
a16z cryptoMenlo Park · since 2024Alameda ResearchCentral and Western · $1.3M – $35M checksAndreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checksBlockchain CapitalSan Francisco · $25K – $200K checksCoinbase VenturesStamford · $100K – $10M checksElectric CapitalPalo Alto · $1M – $20M checksGemini Frontier FundGreylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $200M checksPaxosPolychain CapitalSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checksRobot VenturesBeaverton · $100K – $1M checksSequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checksSlow VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $1M checksTerraform LabsZero Knowledge Validator (ZKV)
Co-founders at Espresso (Translucence Research Inc)
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Ben FischChief Executive Officer
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Charles LuChief Operating Officer
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Benedikt BünzChief Scientist
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Jill GunterChief Strategy Officer
Experience
- Espresso SystemsDirector of Marketingcurrent2025 — present
- Espresso SystemsProduct Marketing Lead2024 — 2025
- Stand With CryptoMaine Chapter Presidentcurrent2025 — present
- Maine Startups InsiderFoundercurrent2015 — presentPortland, Maine Area
- Coinbase Developer PlatformContent Specialist2024
- DarkblockHead of Marketing2022 — 2023
- TechstarsMedia And Communications Manager2021 — 2022
- Brickyard CollectiveFounding Partner2020 — 2022Portland, Maine, United States
- 4FrontVP, Public and Investor Relations2019 — 2020
- 4FrontCommunications Director2016 — 2019Greater Boston Area
- Self-employedFreelance multimedia journalist2010 — 2016
- The Portland Press HeraldBusiness Reporter2014 — 2015Portland, Maine Area
- Bangor Daily NewsBusiness Editor2012 — 2014
- United PublicationsManaging Editor, Security Director News2011 — 2012
- MainebizProducer of Mainebiz Sunday2010 — 2011
- MainebizNew Media Editor2009
- MainebizWeb Editor2008 — 2009
- MainebizStaff Writer2005 — 2008
- SeafoodSource.comBlogger2009 — 2010
- International Center for JournalistsFellow2009
- Current PublishingStaff Reporter2005
Skills & more
News WritingResearch SkillsTechnical WritingBlockchainEthereumBlockchain ArchitectureProduct MarketingInvestor RelationsMedia RelationsMessagingBrand DevelopmentRelationship Development
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Whit Richardson?
- Director of Marketing at Espresso (Translucence Research Inc)
- Where does Whit Richardson work?
- Whit Richardson is Director of Marketing at Espresso (Translucence Research Inc).
- Where did Whit Richardson go to school?
- Whit Richardson studied at Connecticut College (Bachelor of Arts, Double Major: Anthropology & International Relations); University of California, Berkeley (Fellow at the Knight Digital Media Center); Salt Institute for Documentary Studies.
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Also attended University of California, Berkeley2,000
Steve WozniakCo-founder of AppleAravind SrinivasCo-founder & CEO of Perplexity AIAli GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of DatabricksAbraham BachrachCo-founder & CTO of SkydioTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystScott DavisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)
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Also attended Salt Institute for Documentary Studies2
Shared employers
Also worked at Coinbase Developer Platform5
Also worked at Techstars823
Brad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsRustyAdvisor at Clear VenturesHouman HaghighiPartner, Business & Corporate Development at Menlo VenturesIsabelle StyslingerSenior Associate, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionWesley BarrowPartner at Correlation VenturesJack Bixby LucasGeneral Partner at Lucas Venture Group
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