# Rick Desai

> Rick Desai is a seed investor at Listen (Chicago) backing E-Commerce and Financial Services. See 13 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Listen](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/listen-llc)
- Location: Chicago, United States
- Total investments: 13
- Last investment: Jul 2023
- Lead investor: 54%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickpdesai
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/rickdesai
- Website: http://www.rickdesai.com/
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/mr.rick.d

Rick Desai is a seed investor at Listen in Chicago focused on E-Commerce and Financial Services. Rick Desai - Partner @ Listen

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 15% |
| Financial Services | 2 | 15% |
| Mobile | 1 | 8% |
| Retail | 1 | 8% |
| FinTech | 1 | 8% |

16 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 23% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 15% |
| Series A | 1 | 8% |
| Series B | 1 | 8% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 8% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sigo Seguros | Sigo uses data and automation to provide lower-cost policies for the Latino market. | $5.1M | Seed | Jul 11, 2023 |  |
| Sigo Seguros | Sigo uses data and automation to provide lower-cost policies for the Latino market. | $5.4M | Seed | Apr 07, 2022 |  |
| Own Up | Own Up provides a software solution that enables residential lending from various lenders. The company allows consumers to finance their homes by eliminating the salesperson and providing a solution to compare, choose, and close with lenders. It supports primary residences, second homes, and investment properties, including single-family andmulti-family homes, condos, and townhomes. Own Up was founded by Mike Tassone, and Patrick Boyaggi in 2015 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | $12M | Series B | Jan 14, 2021 |  |
| Own Up | Own Up provides a software solution that enables residential lending from various lenders. The company allows consumers to finance their homes by eliminating the salesperson and providing a solution to compare, choose, and close with lenders. It supports primary residences, second homes, and investment properties, including single-family andmulti-family homes, condos, and townhomes. Own Up was founded by Mike Tassone, and Patrick Boyaggi in 2015 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | $12M | Series B | Jan 14, 2021 |  |
| Catch Co. | Catch Co. creates amazing products, content, and shopping experiences for the modern angler. | $6M | Series A | Dec 13, 2020 |  |
| Catch Co. | Catch Co. creates amazing products, content, and shopping experiences for the modern angler. | $6M |  | Dec 02, 2020 |  |
| Public Goods | Public Goods is a membership-driven direct-to-consumer brand that sells environmentally friendly essentials in grocery, household, and personal care categories. Members can gain access to a line of researched, high-quality essential products that are well-designed, eco-friendly, and at competitive price points. Public Goods operates on lowerproduct margins than traditional brands and retailers. | $3M | Seed | Sep 18, 2018 |  |
| Catch Co. | Catch Co. creates amazing products, content, and shopping experiences for the modern angler. | $3.5M | Series A | Oct 10, 2017 |  |
| Own Up | Own Up provides a software solution that enables residential lending from various lenders. The company allows consumers to finance their homes by eliminating the salesperson and providing a solution to compare, choose, and close with lenders. It supports primary residences, second homes, and investment properties, including single-family andmulti-family homes, condos, and townhomes. Own Up was founded by Mike Tassone, and Patrick Boyaggi in 2015 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | $2M |  | May 02, 2017 |  |
| Own Up | Own Up provides a software solution that enables residential lending from various lenders. The company allows consumers to finance their homes by eliminating the salesperson and providing a solution to compare, choose, and close with lenders. It supports primary residences, second homes, and investment properties, including single-family andmulti-family homes, condos, and townhomes. Own Up was founded by Mike Tassone, and Patrick Boyaggi in 2015 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | $2M | Seed | May 02, 2017 |  |

10 of 13 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Brand Foundry Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brand-foundry-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Chingona Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chingona-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Fiat Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fiat-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Link Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/link-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Remarkable Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/remarkable-ventures-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rise-of-the-rest) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Listen

VC Fund · Chicago, United States

Listen is a consumer-only venture capital firm focused on backing and building the brands of tomorrow.

5 contacts available at Listen.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jeff Cantalupo | Founder, Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeff-cantalupo |
| Rick Desai | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rick-desai |
| Andrew Kallick | Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-kallick |
| Brent Fernandez | Partner, Head of Creative | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brent-fernandez |
| Shawn Dennis | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shawn-dennis |

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## FAQ

### What does Rick Desai invest in?

Rick Desai invests primarily in E-Commerce, Financial Services and Mobile startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 13 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 Desai last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Rick Desai closed in Jul 2023. Shizune tracks 13 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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