# Richard Jahnke

> Richard Jahnke is a convertible note investor at NIO backing Big Data and Knowledge Management. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [NIO](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nextev)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jun 2017
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-jahnke-554a7a3/

Richard Jahnke is a convertible note investor at NIO in San Francisco focused on Big Data and Knowledge Management. Richard Jahnke is the Director, Corporate Development & Strategy at NIO.He attended University of Michigan.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Big Data | 1 | 100% |
| Knowledge Management | 1 | 100% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Omnity | Omnity is a venture-backed, San Francisco-based company focused on highly efficient knowledge discovery. |  | Convertible Note | Jun 29, 2017 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## About NIO

VC Fund · Shanghai, China

NIO Inc. is a pioneer in China’s premium smart electric vehicle market. NIO’s mission is to shape a joyful lifestyle by offering premium smart electric vehicles and being the best user enterprise. NIO designs, jointly manufactures, and sells smart and connected premium electric vehicles, driving innovations in next generation technologies inconnectivity, autonomous driving and artificial intelligence. Redefining the user experience, NIO provides users with comprehensive, convenient and innovative charging solutions and other user-centric services. NIO began deliveries of the ES8, a 7-seater high-performance premium electric SUV in China in June 2018, and its variant, the six-seater ES8, in March 2019. NIO officially launched the ES6, a 5-seater high-performance premium electric SUV, in December 2018 and began deliveries in June 2019. NIO officially launched the EC6, a 5-seater smart premium electric Coupe SUV, in December 2019 and plans to commence deliveries in 2020.

5 contacts available at NIO.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jack Cheng | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jack-cheng-be02 |
| William Li | Chief Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/william-bin-li |
| Anthony Nguyen | Lead Product Design | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anthony-nguyen-3 |
| Lihong Qin | Co-Founder & Director and President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lihong-qin |
| Richard Jahnke | Director, Corporate Development & Strategy | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/richard-jahnke-1f0b |

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## FAQ

### What does Richard Jahnke invest in?

Richard Jahnke invests primarily in Big Data, Knowledge Management and Information Technology startups, most often at Convertible Note stage. Most of the 1 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 Jahnke last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Richard Jahnke closed in Jun 2017. Shizune tracks 1 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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