# Jeff Richards

> Jeff Richards is a Managing Partner at Notable Capital (formerly GGV Capital), where he has been backing enterprise software, vertical SaaS, SMBTech, and fintech companies since 2008. Before venture, he lived both sides of the founder equation - building QuantumShift (a TPG-backed telecom startup that failed spectacularly) and R4 (a supply chain SaaS acquired by VeriSign). That dual experience of building and failing informs his unusually empathetic, operator-first approach to backing founders. His portfolio includes Coinbase, Handshake, Brightwheel, Homebase, BigCommerce, and Tile, with investments ranging from seed to Series B+.

- **Role:** Managing Partner at Notable Capital
- **Organizations:** Notable Capital, GGV Capital, AllRaise, Dartmouth Entrepreneur Network
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.A. in Government, Dartmouth College
- **Known for:** Named to the 2012 Venture Capital 100 by Always-On, Led investment in Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) IPO, Successfully exited R4 to VeriSign as a founder before entering venture

## Career timeline

- **Early 1990s** — Four-year varsity basketball letterman at Dartmouth College; earned B.A. in Government
- **Mid-1990s** — Joined PricewaterhouseCoopers, working in Asia and Latin America
- **Late 1990s** — Founded QuantumShift, a TPG-backed telecom software company that ultimately failed
- **~2000** — Founded R4, a supply chain SaaS company
- **~2002-2005** — R4 acquired by VeriSign (NASDAQ: VRSN)
- **~2005-2008** — Spent three years as an executive at VeriSign post-acquisition
- **2008** — Joined GGV Capital as Managing Partner in May 2008
- **2012** — Named to the 2012 Venture Capital 100 by Always-On
- **2012-2014** — Led investments in Buddy Media (sold to Salesforce), BlueKai (sold to Oracle), Appirio, Evolv, Citrus Lane
- **2019** — Co-founded AllRaise's Board Xcelerate program for board diversity
- **2023** — GGV Capital announces split of US and Asia operations due to geopolitical pressure
- **2024** — GGV Capital formally rebrands US operations as Notable Capital on March 31, 2024; Jeff Richards continues as Managing Partner

## Achievements

- Named to the 2012 Venture Capital 100 by Always-On
- Led investment in Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) IPO
- Successfully exited R4 to VeriSign as a founder before entering venture
- Co-founded AllRaise's Board Xcelerate program to drive board diversity in private tech
- Led or participated in 10+ successful acquisitions across portfolio companies
- Manages $4.2B AUM at Notable Capital across US, LatAm, Europe, and Israel
- Co-hosts 'Evolving for the Next Billion' podcast

## Latest updates

- **2024-03** — GGV Capital formally split into Notable Capital (US) and Granite Asia; Richards continues as Managing Partner of Notable Capital
- **2024-01** — Discussed IPO landscape heating up in 2024 on YouTube
- **2025-01** — Notable Capital active with 14 deals in 2025 including Wispr Flow, Fal, and Omnistruct

## Links

- Website: https://www.notablecap.com/team/jeff-richards
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffrichards
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/jrichlive

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Last updated: 2026-05-05