# Jeff Richards

> Jeff Richards is a Series B investor at GGV Capital (Menlo Park) backing Software and SaaS. See 108 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [GGV Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ggv-capital)
- Location: Menlo Park, United States
- Total investments: 108
- Last investment: Apr 2024
- Lead investor: 36%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffrichards
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/jrichlive
- Website: http://www.ggvc.com

Jeff Richards is a Series B investor at GGV Capital in Menlo Park focused on Software and SaaS. A Managing Partner at GGV Capital, Jeff joined the firm in 2008 after spending 13 years as an entrepreneur and operating executive in the US and Asia. Prior to joining GGV, Jeff founded two venture-backed companies, one a success and one a “huge failure” in his own words – “I learned a lot.” His background as an entrepreneur gives him a uniqueperspective on the challenges of starting and running a venture-backed company, and he works closely with the GGV Talent team on Founders + Leaders.Jeff focuses on the Software and Internet sectors, and currently sits on the boards of or is a board observer at BigCommerce, one of the top ecommerce software platforms, Boxed, a rising star in the ecommerce space, Brightwheel, the leading SaaS provider for the early education vertical, Gladly, a next generation SaaS platform for customer care, Percolate, a leading marketing SaaS platform for global brands,PlushCare, a mobile platform for consumer healthcare, Reebonz, Southeast Asia’s leader in luxury ecommerce, Slice, a market network for the pizza industry, and Tile, the platform for location. Jeff also led GGV’s investments in Appirio (acquired in 2016 by Wipro), BlueKai (acquired in 2014 by Oracle), Buddy Media (acquired in 2012 by Salesforce), Citrus Lane (acquired in 2014 by Care.com), Evolv (acquired in 2014 by Cornerstone OnDemand), Flipboard, HotelTonight, ShiftGig, Voicera and Zylo, and has been actively involved in GGV’s investments in Domo, OpenDoor, Square and Wish.Prior to joining GGV, Jeff founded two software companies: R4, a supply chain SaaS business acquired by VeriSign (NASDAQ: VRSN), and QuantumShift, a telecom software business backed by Texas Pacific Group (TPG). Earlier in his career, Jeff worked in Asia and Latin America with PriceWaterhouseCoopers. Jeff graduated from Dartmouth College, where he was a four-year letterman on the basketball team and is on the Advisory Board for the Dartmouth Entrepreneur Network (DEN).Jeff is a frequent guest on CNBC and often writes on topics like startup management and leadership, venture-backed IPOs and shifts in tech trends across the US and China.Follow Jeff on Twitter @jrichlive or check out his LinkedIn profile for more information.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 18 | 17% |
| SaaS | 11 | 10% |
| Enterprise Software | 11 | 10% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 9 | 8% |
| Apps | 6 | 6% |

98 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 20 | 19% |
| Series C | 20 | 19% |
| Series A | 13 | 12% |
| Series D | 13 | 12% |
| Seed | 5 | 5% |

10 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 38 | 35% |
| Canada | 1 | 1% |
| The Netherlands | 1 | 1% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Homebase | Homebase is a software application that provides tools for employee scheduling, time tracking, communication, and task management. The app facilitates communication between managers and employees through messaging features, allowing for easy coordination and updates regarding shifts, tasks, and announcements. Employees can clock in and out usingthe app, allowing managers to track hours worked and monitor labor costs in real-time accurately. | $60M | Series D | Apr 03, 2024 |  |
| Arteria AI | Arteria AI is a financial services-focused AI company that develops a contract lifecycle management platform for end-to-end digital contracting. Its contract lifecycle management platform helps users generate, negotiate, and turn the executed contracts into data to help clients diagnose problems, identify opportunities, and drive value for theorganization. The company's AI platform forms the documentation layer for banking processes and enables the real-time flow of data and analytics. By connecting documentation processes to the automation lifecycle, the company enables true straight-through processing in core business activities across the enterprise. | $30M | Series B | Oct 26, 2023 |  |
| Arteria AI | Arteria AI is a financial services-focused AI company that develops a contract lifecycle management platform for end-to-end digital contracting. Its contract lifecycle management platform helps users generate, negotiate, and turn the executed contracts into data to help clients diagnose problems, identify opportunities, and drive value for theorganization. The company's AI platform forms the documentation layer for banking processes and enables the real-time flow of data and analytics. By connecting documentation processes to the automation lifecycle, the company enables true straight-through processing in core business activities across the enterprise. | $30M | Series B | Oct 26, 2023 |  |
| Gladly | For business leaders who want to get AI right, Gladly is the only customer experience AI that delivers the cost savings you need AND the customer devotion that drives lasting business value. Trusted by the world's most customer-centric brands—including Crate & Barrel, Breeze Airways, and Ulta Beauty—Gladly is purpose-built to engagecustomers, not deflect them. Learn more at gladly.ai | $55M | Venture - Series Unknown | Dec 14, 2022 |  |
| Gladly | For business leaders who want to get AI right, Gladly is the only customer experience AI that delivers the cost savings you need AND the customer devotion that drives lasting business value. Trusted by the world's most customer-centric brands—including Crate & Barrel, Breeze Airways, and Ulta Beauty—Gladly is purpose-built to engagecustomers, not deflect them. Learn more at gladly.ai | $55M | Venture - Series Unknown | Dec 14, 2022 |  |
| Vic.ai | Vic.ai is pioneering the use of autonomy and intelligence to digitally transform accounting and finance processes to improve productivity, decision-making and ROI. The company's global customers include accounting firms, enterprise, and mid-market finance teams seeking to embrace automation and AI to improve financial performance. Vic.ai isaddressing the most manual and inefficient task in accounting – invoice processing – to improve its speed and scalability, and ultimately enable customers to reinvent their accounts payable operations. | $52M | Series C | Dec 13, 2022 |  |
| Vic.ai | Vic.ai is pioneering the use of autonomy and intelligence to digitally transform accounting and finance processes to improve productivity, decision-making and ROI. The company's global customers include accounting firms, enterprise, and mid-market finance teams seeking to embrace automation and AI to improve financial performance. Vic.ai isaddressing the most manual and inefficient task in accounting – invoice processing – to improve its speed and scalability, and ultimately enable customers to reinvent their accounts payable operations. | $52M | Series C | Dec 13, 2022 |  |
| Fairmarkit | Fairmarkit is the only tail spend management solution that automates the sourcing process to help procurement teams be more efficient and save money. By equipping procurement and supply-chain teams with automation and data, Fairmarkit promotes competitive bidding while reducing manual work within existing processes. Leveraged across a number ofindustries by innovative procurement departments, such as Snowflake, BT, Cabot Corporation, and Refinitiv, Fairmarkit aims to revolutionize the way organizations make purchases. | $35.6M | Series C | Sep 01, 2022 |  |
| Fairmarkit | Fairmarkit is the only tail spend management solution that automates the sourcing process to help procurement teams be more efficient and save money. By equipping procurement and supply-chain teams with automation and data, Fairmarkit promotes competitive bidding while reducing manual work within existing processes. Leveraged across a number ofindustries by innovative procurement departments, such as Snowflake, BT, Cabot Corporation, and Refinitiv, Fairmarkit aims to revolutionize the way organizations make purchases. | $35.6M | Series C | Sep 01, 2022 |  |
| Yoodli | Yoodli is an AI-enabled platform that provides feedback on its user's communication skills. It helps users practice and improve their communication skills without the pressure of an audience. | $6M | Seed | Aug 08, 2022 |  |

10 of 108 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Notable Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/notable-capital-e2dd) — VC Fund, 29 deals together
- [GGV Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ggv-capital) — VC Fund, 26 deals together
- [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bessemer-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 13 deals together
- [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lightspeed-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 13 deals together
- [Eniac Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eniac-ventures) — VC Fund, 10 deals together
- [Primary Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/primary-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 10 deals together

## About GGV Capital

VC Fund · Menlo Park, United States

GGV Capital is a global venture capital firm that separated into two distinct firms and separate brands as of March 29, 2024. The Asia partnership, Granite Asia, is headquartered in Singapore and invests in the APAC region, including Southeast Asia, Japan, China, India, and Australia. The U.S. partnership, Notable Capital, is based in SiliconValley with offices in San Francisco and New York, and invests in the U.S., Israel, Europe, and Latin America.

5 contacts available at GGV Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Denise Peng | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/denise-peng |
| Dimitra Taslim | Vice President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dimitra-taslim |
| Eric Xu | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eric-xu-2 |
| Glenn Solomon | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/glenn-solomon |
| Hans Tung | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hans-tung |

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## FAQ

### What does Jeff Richards invest in?

Jeff Richards invests primarily in Software, SaaS and Enterprise Software startups, most often at Series B and Series C stage. Most of the 108 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Jeff Richards last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jeff Richards closed in Apr 2024. Shizune tracks 108 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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