# Richard Hyatt

> Richard Hyatt is a seed investor in Toronto backing SaaS and Software. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Toronto, Canada
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Mar 2022
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/richardnhyatt
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/richard_hyatt

Richard Hyatt is a seed investor in Toronto focused on SaaS and Software. Richard Hyatt co-founded BlueCat Networks, Inc. in 2000 and has been its Chief Scientist since January 2014. Mr. Hyatt served as Chief Technology Officer and as Vice President of Engineering at BlueCat Networks, Inc and serves as its Director.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $358k–$4M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| Commercial | 1 | 33% |
| Recruiting | 1 | 33% |
| Warehousing | 1 | 33% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MinuteBox | MinuteBox helps law firms that store and maintain corporate record books (also called minute books) for their clients. | $4M | Seed | Mar 18, 2022 | https://www.minutebox.com/ |
| Ideal | Ideal is a talent intelligence system that enhances HR software to help teams make more accurate, efficient, and fair talent decisions. Leveraging proprietary artificial intelligence technology, Ideal analyzes data across the entire employee lifecycle. Ideal is able to accurately screen and match talent and automates administrative tasks—all whileproviding concrete, data-driven insights on diversity, equity, and inclusion. | $3M |  | Aug 29, 2017 | http://www.ideal.com |
| GoBolt | Bolt facilitates the pickup, storage, and return of customer belongings on schedule. Second Closet enables customers to schedule and book storage spaces and have their storage boxes, item pickup, and return transport as per their requirements.Second Closet's service is secure, convenient, and affordable. It is headquartered in Toronto,Ontario in Canada. | $358K | Seed | Jul 13, 2017 | https://gobolt.com/ |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Cowie Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cowie-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mars-investment-accelerator-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Richard Hyatt invest in?

Richard Hyatt invests primarily in SaaS, Software and Commercial startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Richard Hyatt's check size?

Richard Hyatt typically joins rounds of $358k–$4M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Richard Hyatt participates in.

### How do I contact Richard Hyatt?

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### When did Richard Hyatt last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Richard Hyatt closed in Mar 2022. Shizune tracks 3 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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