# Rich Ford

> Rich Ford is a Series A investor at Roofstock (Belvedere Tiburon) backing Pet and Energy. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Roofstock](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/roofstock)
- Location: Belvedere Tiburon, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jun 2021
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rich-ford-751504ba/

Rich Ford is a Series A investor at Roofstock in Belvedere Tiburon focused on Pet and Energy. Rich Ford is the CDO and co-founder of Roofstock & Vesta Ventures & he attended The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pet | 1 | 50% |
| Energy | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Renewable Energy | 1 | 50% |
| Energy Efficiency | 1 | 50% |

6 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Elevation | Elevation is a fully integrated residential energy solutions provider serving residents, enterprise clients, and electric utilities in multiple states. | $3.4M | Series A | Jun 21, 2021 |  |
| PetScreening | PetScreening is a platform designed for property owners and housing providers to effectively manage pet policies and streamline the processes related to assistance animals. PetScreening offers a secure, simple location for residents to store and share important information about their pets, enhancing the diligence required by landlords.PetScreening enables tenants to create detailed profiles for their pets, including vaccination records, behavioral history, and photos. This centralized information aids property managers in making informed decisions regarding pet policies. | $3M | Series A | Jun 10, 2021 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Camber Creek](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/camber-creek) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Grotech Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/grotech-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Relevance Ventures (formerly Relevance Capital)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/relevance-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Roofstock

VC Fund · Oakland, United States

Roofstock is an online marketplace for investing in leased single-family rental homes in a transparent and low-friction way. The company provides its clients with research, analytics, and insights to evaluate and purchase independently certified properties at set prices. It enables its investors to treat their real estate investments more likestock portfolios, focusing on asset allocation, rather than researching, and buying vacant homes that need to be repaired and leased.Founded in 2015, Roofstock gets its funding from Bain Capital, Ron Conway, Khosla Ventures, Marc Benioff, and other investment companies. It is headquartered in Oakland, California.

5 contacts available at Roofstock.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gary Beasley | CEO and Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gary-beasley |
| Gregor Watson | Co-Founder & Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gregor-watson |
| Jake Seid | Advisor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jake-seid |
| Amit Akhouri | VP, Engineering | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amit-akhouri |
| Emil Shour | Growth Marketing | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/emil-shour |

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## FAQ

### What does Rich Ford invest in?

Rich Ford invests primarily in Pet, Energy and Software startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 2 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 Rich Ford last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Rich Ford closed in Jun 2021. Shizune tracks 2 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?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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