# Rick Belluzzo

> Rick Belluzzo is a seed investor at Innogest Capital (San Francisco) backing iOS and Apps. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Innogest Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/innogest-sgr)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Oct 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-belluzzo-91b3a88

Rick Belluzzo is a seed investor at Innogest Capital in San Francisco focused on iOS and Apps. Rick Belluzzo has excelled at leading world class technology companies through all phases of growth and business transformation. Belluzzo’s 36-year technology career began at Hewlett Packard, which he joined in 1975 after earning a BS in Accounting and Finance from Golden Gate University. During his 23 years at HP Belluzzo held several keyleadership positions, including vice president of the Printer and PC business as well as executive vice president of the Computer Organization.While President and COO at Microsoft, Belluzzo was responsible for guiding the company's business strategy and directing business operations and development, and is credited as the force behind the growth of Microsoft's .NET, XBox, and MSN efforts. Most recently Rick served as chairman and CEO of Quantum Corporation, where he led the company through a transition from a storage device company to focus on corporate data management and protection.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| iOS | 1 | 50% |
| Apps | 1 | 50% |
| Mobile | 1 | 50% |
| Android | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Angel | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 1 | 50% |
| The Netherlands | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| AutoFill Technologies | AutoFill Technologies uses computer vision and AI to capture object data and detect damage to vehicles without the need for human interaction. Our patent-pending technology uses computer vision and AI to capture object data and detects damage to vehicles without the need for human interaction. We enable enterprises to minimize compliance risk,massively reduce labor costs and vastly enrich predictive vehicle inspection reporting. | $3M | Seed | Oct 29, 2021 |  |
| map2app, Inc. | Maptoapp is a browser-based platform designed to make creating mobile tourist guides quick and easy and to distribute them on multiple devices (ios android j2me).The idea is pretty simple. People can create points of interests through the platform, group them in categories and create professional tourist guides from them to be sold through thestores.They can also share their Points of Interest with other people thus building up collaborative tourist guides. | $35K | Angel | Mar 01, 2013 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Deeptech Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/deeptech-labs) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Innovation Industries](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/innovation-industries) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Innogest Capital

VC Fund · Milan, Italy

Innogest is a venture capital firm founded in 2006 with offices in Turin, Milan, Geneva and San Francisco. It manages investment funds for a total value of about €200 million and it invests in startups mainly in the healthcare and digital sectors mainly in early stage phase. Innogest partners with main local and international research centers andtechnology transfer offices. In the healthcare field, Innogest invests with a focus on medical devices, diagnostics and digital health and with particular attention to therapeutic areas such as cardiovascular, neurology, and oncology. In the digital field, Innogest invests with a focus on foodtech, fintech, fashion-tech and lifestyle verticals

5 contacts available at Innogest Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Rick Belluzzo | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rick-belluzzo |
| Claudio Giuliano | Founder & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/claudio-giuliano |
| Claudio Rumazza | Founder and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/claudio-rumazza |
| Elisa Torchia | Back Office Funds Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elisa-torchia |
| Giovanni Leo | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/giovanni-leo |

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## FAQ

### What does Rick Belluzzo invest in?

Rick Belluzzo invests primarily in iOS, Apps and Mobile startups, most often at Seed and Angel 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 Rick Belluzzo last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Rick Belluzzo closed in Oct 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?

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