# Tyler Richards

> Tyler Richards is a seed investor at Startup Ignition Ventures backing Software. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug…

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Startup Ignition Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/startup-ignition-ventures)
- Location: Provo, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: May 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tylerjordanrichards
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/trich_
- Website: http://www.trich.me/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tylerjordanrichards

Tyler Richards is a seed investor at Startup Ignition Ventures in Provo focused on Software and Operating Systems. Originally from Seattle, Washington, Tyler moved to Provo, Utah to attend Brigham Young University where he majored in Business Management in the Marriott Business school. As an entrepreneur, Tyler naturally gravitated to the tech industry due to his love of software, development, and emerging technology. Tyler was recently named to the "ThePeak 100,” a list of the top entrepreneurs in Utah and surrounding areas. Tyler has created products and companies that improve their respective industries and he has brought that expertise to his last three ventures, all resulting in multi-million dollar acquisitions. His latest exit was DevMountain in 2016, an industry-leading code school nestled in the heart of the Intermountain West. Tyler has been an active angel investor for the last 7 years, investing in many names you would recognize along the Wasatch Front. This year Tyler has officially entered into Venture Capital acting as a GP in the pre-seed venture fund known as Startup Ignition Ventures.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Operating Systems | 1 | 100% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Luminous | Luminous is an operating system designed to elevate the ecommerce business from challenging growth to enduring success. | $2.1M | Seed | May 21, 2023 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Pelion Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pelion-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Serena Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/serena-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Startup Ignition Ventures

VC Fund · Provo, United States

Startup Ignition Ventures is a venture capital firm that provides pre-seed investment for validated business models. It seeks to invest in technology startups, specifically in Saas, B2B, internet, consumer products, mobile, software, gaming, augmented reality, and virtual reality sectors.

2 contacts available at Startup Ignition Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| John Richards | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-richards-3 |
| Tyler Richards | General Partner | — |

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## FAQ

### What does Tyler Richards invest in?

Tyler Richards invests primarily in Software, Operating Systems and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed 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.

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### When did Tyler Richards last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Tyler Richards closed in May 2023. 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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