# Richard Harroch

> Richard Harroch is a funding round investor at VantagePoint Capital Partners backing Publishing. See 9 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [VantagePoint Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vantagepoint-capital-partners)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 9
- Last investment: Jan 2016
- Lead investor: 56%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-d-harroch-15253a3

Richard Harroch is a funding round investor at VantagePoint Capital Partners in San Francisco focused on Publishing and Health Care. Richard joined VantagePoint in 2003 from Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, bringing with him an extensive body of transactional and business expertise.He is a successful entrepreneur, founder and Chairman of two companies: LawCommerce.com (sold to LexisNexis) and Allbusiness.com (sold to Dun and Bradstreet.) He is a noted author, havingwritten and edited a number of legal and best-selling business books on start-up companies, partnerships, and joint ventures. Richard has been involved in negotiating or structuring more than 100 Internet related partnerships, financings, distribution deals, web content and license agreements and e-commerce contracts. Richard has also been involved in more than 250 mergers and acquisitions, corporate financings and strategic alliances. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of California, Berkeley (BA) and the University of California, Los Angeles (JD), where he was Managing Editor of the Law Review.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Publishing | 2 | 22% |
| Health Care | 2 | 22% |
| Information Services | 2 | 22% |
| News | 1 | 11% |
| SaaS | 1 | 11% |

18 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 4 | 44% |
| Series A | 3 | 33% |
| Series C | 1 | 11% |
| Series F | 1 | 11% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Talix | Talix provides risk adjustment, quality and oncology solutions to help providers, payers and life science organizations succeed in value-based healthcare. Our leading-edge SaaS applications leverage purpose built NLP, machine learning and advanced patient data analytics to transform complex data into actionable intelligence that drives improvedefficiency and accuracy—leading to better patient outcomes, more accurate reimbursements and reduced costs. | $14M |  | Jan 11, 2016 |  |
| ChaCha | ChaCha is the leading, free real-time answers service that has emerged as the #1 way for advertisers and marketers to reach and engage with the audience of their choice anytime, anywhere. Through its unique "ask-a-smart-friend" platform, has answered over two billion questions since launch from more than 32 million unique users permonth, and is ranked among comScore's top 100 websites.ChaCha delivers human-powered answers via SMS text (242-242), iPhone app, Android app, and voice (1-800-2-ChaCha). Working with major brands such as Paramount, NBC Universal Digital, AT&T, Palm, Johnson & Johnson, P&G, Coca-Cola, McDonald's, and presidential political campaigns, is one of the fastest growing mobile and online publishers according to Nielsen and Quantcast. ChaCha was co-founded by proven innovator and entrepreneur Scott Jones and is funded by VantagePoint Venture Partners, Rho Ventures, Bezos Expeditions; Morton Meyerson, former President and Vice Chairman of EDS as well as Chairman and CEO of Perot Systems; Rod Canion, founding CEO of Compaq Computer; the Simon family; and Jack Gill, Silicon Valley venture capitalist. | $14M |  | Jan 28, 2013 |  |
| Vook | Pronoun, previously known as Vook, is a new kind of publisher that’s using technology and data to empower authors to publish faster, market smarter, and keep creative and financial control of their work. | $5.3M | Series A | Jan 18, 2011 |  |
| ChaCha | ChaCha is the leading, free real-time answers service that has emerged as the #1 way for advertisers and marketers to reach and engage with the audience of their choice anytime, anywhere. Through its unique "ask-a-smart-friend" platform, has answered over two billion questions since launch from more than 32 million unique users permonth, and is ranked among comScore's top 100 websites.ChaCha delivers human-powered answers via SMS text (242-242), iPhone app, Android app, and voice (1-800-2-ChaCha). Working with major brands such as Paramount, NBC Universal Digital, AT&T, Palm, Johnson & Johnson, P&G, Coca-Cola, McDonald's, and presidential political campaigns, is one of the fastest growing mobile and online publishers according to Nielsen and Quantcast. ChaCha was co-founded by proven innovator and entrepreneur Scott Jones and is funded by VantagePoint Venture Partners, Rho Ventures, Bezos Expeditions; Morton Meyerson, former President and Vice Chairman of EDS as well as Chairman and CEO of Perot Systems; Rod Canion, founding CEO of Compaq Computer; the Simon family; and Jack Gill, Silicon Valley venture capitalist. | $20M | Series F | Oct 01, 2010 |  |
| Allvoices | Allvoices (www.allvoices.com) uses technology and a global community to collect, validate and distribute user-generated news from around the world. The site creates an almost instantaneous and fully-realized news package around as little information as a text message or tweet by pulling in and wrapping around related information from mainstreamnews and user generated content like blogs, videos, and pictures. Called the "Automated News Room," Allvoices presents a 360 view of news events from multiple perspectives. The same technology vets contributions for authenticity and credibility, giving Allvoices citizen journalism's first and only "Report Credibility Meter."In just over a year, Allvoices has attracted more than four million unique visitors a month and a world-wide community of contributors in excess of 200,000, making Allvoices the largest user-generated news site on the web.Using proprietary algorithms, Allvoices scours more than 3,500 mainstream feeds and online, real-time sources of news like Twitter to provide relevancy and context for user-submitted news reports. This provides a level of security and vets contributed stories for authenticity. Story rank on the home page is determined by the number and diversity of other sources citing the particular news event, and community activity on the report. The algorithm behind the Report Credibility meter is a proprietary, multi-faceted and adaptable approach to evaluating the trustworthiness of a report. At the core of the Allvoices' system are the everyday citizens and contributing-journalists that create news reports. The Report Credibility meter is an evaluation of the actual report content, as well as the reputation of the author of the report. As stories move through the different pages on Allvoices, the meter registers new levels of credibility for both the story content and contributor. The final determination of credibility is evaluated on a number of criteria, including:* How much does the community like or dislike content from the author?* How much does the community like or dislike the actual report?* How many other Allvoices contributors are reporting about the same thing?* How many other mainstream sources have supporting content about the report? As users interact more and more with the Allvoices platform, the system learns more about the user, which in turn allows Allvoices to more accurately determine the authenticity of their reports. However, contributors to the site don't have to be long-time users. A new user can also have high credibility for their contribution as a function of time. When a new user reports a story it enters the Allvoices system with low credibility. But, as the story moves through the site's three news cycles—"This Just In," "Breaking," and "Popular"—it gains credibility, and will appear as a top-ranked news item. In turn, the story credibility helps with the reputation of the new user.Either alone—just people or just the algorithm—would be insufficient as a way to vet stories, but Allvoices' man-machine collaboration complements the strengths of each. | $3.3M |  | Jan 26, 2010 |  |
| Allvoices | Allvoices (www.allvoices.com) uses technology and a global community to collect, validate and distribute user-generated news from around the world. The site creates an almost instantaneous and fully-realized news package around as little information as a text message or tweet by pulling in and wrapping around related information from mainstreamnews and user generated content like blogs, videos, and pictures. Called the "Automated News Room," Allvoices presents a 360 view of news events from multiple perspectives. The same technology vets contributions for authenticity and credibility, giving Allvoices citizen journalism's first and only "Report Credibility Meter."In just over a year, Allvoices has attracted more than four million unique visitors a month and a world-wide community of contributors in excess of 200,000, making Allvoices the largest user-generated news site on the web.Using proprietary algorithms, Allvoices scours more than 3,500 mainstream feeds and online, real-time sources of news like Twitter to provide relevancy and context for user-submitted news reports. This provides a level of security and vets contributed stories for authenticity. Story rank on the home page is determined by the number and diversity of other sources citing the particular news event, and community activity on the report. The algorithm behind the Report Credibility meter is a proprietary, multi-faceted and adaptable approach to evaluating the trustworthiness of a report. At the core of the Allvoices' system are the everyday citizens and contributing-journalists that create news reports. The Report Credibility meter is an evaluation of the actual report content, as well as the reputation of the author of the report. As stories move through the different pages on Allvoices, the meter registers new levels of credibility for both the story content and contributor. The final determination of credibility is evaluated on a number of criteria, including:* How much does the community like or dislike content from the author?* How much does the community like or dislike the actual report?* How many other Allvoices contributors are reporting about the same thing?* How many other mainstream sources have supporting content about the report? As users interact more and more with the Allvoices platform, the system learns more about the user, which in turn allows Allvoices to more accurately determine the authenticity of their reports. However, contributors to the site don't have to be long-time users. A new user can also have high credibility for their contribution as a function of time. When a new user reports a story it enters the Allvoices system with low credibility. But, as the story moves through the site's three news cycles—"This Just In," "Breaking," and "Popular"—it gains credibility, and will appear as a top-ranked news item. In turn, the story credibility helps with the reputation of the new user.Either alone—just people or just the algorithm—would be insufficient as a way to vet stories, but Allvoices' man-machine collaboration complements the strengths of each. | $44K | Series A | Jul 31, 2006 |  |
| All Business | All Business is a leading online resource for businesses. The Company operates one of the Web's premier business sites, providing practical information and services for business professionals and growing businesses. The site includes how-to articles and videos, business forms, contracts and agreements, expert advice, blogs, business news,directory listings, business guides and more. In addition to its flagship Web site, the Company's content can be accessed by its content syndication program, RSS feeds and e-mail newsletters. The company was acquired by Dun & Bradstreet in December 2007. | $12.4M | Series C | Feb 01, 2006 |  |
| Healthline Media | Healthline Networks is a provider of health information and technology solutions for publishers, advertisers, employers, healthcare providers, and health plans. Originally founded as YourDoctor.com in 1999, the company relaunched in 2005 as Healthline Networks and is organized into two business units: Healthline Media and Healthline HIT Solutions.Healthline Media, together with its flagship Healthline.com and YourDoctor.com, is one of the top ten health information destination properties according comScore. Healthline Media also manages HealthWEB—a network of health publishers that include Yahoo! Health, Drugs.com, and many others.Healthline Media is the 2nd largest and fastest growing consumer health publisher in the world, reaching 85 million people a month. You can depend on us to provide expert content along with genuine caring. We will support, guide, and inspire you toward the best possible health outcomes for you and your family. Our solid profitability and rapid growth enables us to invest in expanding our reach and offering to have even more impact on many millions more users. We have offices in San Francisco, New York City, UK, Iceland and Taiwan - and are looking for people who share our vision of a stronger, healthier world! If you're interested in careers with us, please feel free to email us at: collaborate@healthline.com | $14M | Series A | Jan 01, 2006 |  |
| Healthline Media | Healthline Networks is a provider of health information and technology solutions for publishers, advertisers, employers, healthcare providers, and health plans. Originally founded as YourDoctor.com in 1999, the company relaunched in 2005 as Healthline Networks and is organized into two business units: Healthline Media and Healthline HIT Solutions.Healthline Media, together with its flagship Healthline.com and YourDoctor.com, is one of the top ten health information destination properties according comScore. Healthline Media also manages HealthWEB—a network of health publishers that include Yahoo! Health, Drugs.com, and many others.Healthline Media is the 2nd largest and fastest growing consumer health publisher in the world, reaching 85 million people a month. You can depend on us to provide expert content along with genuine caring. We will support, guide, and inspire you toward the best possible health outcomes for you and your family. Our solid profitability and rapid growth enables us to invest in expanding our reach and offering to have even more impact on many millions more users. We have offices in San Francisco, New York City, UK, Iceland and Taiwan - and are looking for people who share our vision of a stronger, healthier world! If you're interested in careers with us, please feel free to email us at: collaborate@healthline.com | $10M |  | Apr 11, 2000 |  |

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## Co-investors
- [REV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/reed-elsevier) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Rho Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rho-capital-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Qualcomm Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/qualcomm-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Sutter Hill Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sutter-hill-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About VantagePoint Capital Partners

VC Fund · San Bruno, United States

VantagePoint Capital Partners (formerly VantagePoint Venture Partners, until 2011) has more than $4.5 billion in capital under management and invests in the cleantech, healthcare, and IT sectors.

5 contacts available at VantagePoint Capital Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alan Salzman | Co-Founder and Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alan-salzman |
| Bill Harding | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bill-harding |
| Richard Harroch | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/richard-harroch |
| Bill Green | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bill-green-4c4e |
| David Vieau | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-vieau |

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## FAQ

### What does Richard Harroch invest in?

Richard Harroch invests primarily in Publishing, Health Care and Information Services startups, most often at Funding Round and Series A stage. Most of the 9 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 Richard Harroch last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Richard Harroch closed in Jan 2016. Shizune tracks 9 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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