# Rick Kimball

> Rick Kimball is a Founding General Partner at TCV (Technology Crossover Ventures), the growth-equity firm he co-founded with Jay Hoag in 1995. Over four decades as a technology investor, he backed category-defining companies including Netflix, GoDaddy, Spotify, and eHarmony. Before TCV, he spent more than a decade at Montgomery Securities as a Managing Director covering telecommunications and data communications. He has appeared multiple times on the Forbes Midas List as one of the top technology investors in the world, and currently serves on the UC San Francisco Board of Trustees and the Ohana Foundation board.

- **Role:** Founding General Partner at TCV
- **Organizations:** TCV (Technology Crossover Ventures), UC San Francisco Board of Trustees, Ohana Foundation, Dartmouth College Board of Trustees (2012-2020)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** High School, Phillips Academy (Andover), A.B. in History, cum laude, Dartmouth College, M.B.A. with Finance emphasis, University of Chicago Booth School of Business
- **Known for:** Co-founded TCV in 1995, which has raised over $17 billion in capital, Multiple appearances on Forbes Midas List as one of the top technology investors in the world, Backed Netflix in 1999, before streaming was the dominant entertainment model

## Career timeline

- **1974-1978** — Studied history at Dartmouth College, graduating cum laude; member of SigEp fraternity
- **1983** — Completed MBA with finance emphasis at University of Chicago
- **1983-1995** — Managing Director at Montgomery Securities, specializing in telecommunications and data communications as venture capitalist and senior equity research analyst; research earned top institutional rankings from Greenwich Associates
- **1993-1995** — Helped bring preeminent IPOs to market including StrataCom, Chipcom, and FORE Systems at Montgomery Securities
- **1995** — Co-founded Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV) with Jay Hoag
- **1999** — TCV led Series C investment in Netflix, backing the company before streaming redefined entertainment
- **2000s** — Backed GoDaddy and eHarmony, helping build dominant internet brands
- **2012-2020** — Served on Dartmouth College Board of Trustees; chaired Investment Committee; co-chaired $3.8 billion 'Call to Lead' capital campaign
- **2014** — Invested $41M in ExtraHop Networks (Series C); $100M in Actifio (Series E)
- **2016** — Led $60M Series E in Rent the Runway
- **2017** — Invested in AxiomSL
- **Pre-2018** — Backed Spotify ahead of its landmark 2018 direct listing on NYSE
- **2024** — Invested $15M Series A in Superplum; TCV raised new fund (latest funding round May 2024)
- **Present** — Serves on UC San Francisco Board of Trustees (chairs Audit, Compliance and Risk Management Committee); chairs Ohana Foundation Investment Committee

## Achievements

- Co-founded TCV in 1995, which has raised over $17 billion in capital
- Multiple appearances on Forbes Midas List as one of the top technology investors in the world
- Backed Netflix in 1999, before streaming was the dominant entertainment model
- Early investor in GoDaddy, Spotify, and eHarmony
- Helped bring StrataCom, Chipcom, and FORE Systems to IPO at Montgomery Securities
- Research earned top institutional rankings from Greenwich Associates and recognition as a 'Home Run Hitter' from Institutional Investor Magazine
- Co-chaired Dartmouth's $3.8 billion 'Call to Lead' capital campaign
- TCV's portfolio has produced numerous landmark IPOs across three decades of technology investing
- Graduated cum laude from Dartmouth College in History

## Latest updates

- **2024-05** — TCV's most recent funding round closed, continuing the firm's 30-year track record of growth equity investing
- **2024-05** — TCV invested $15M Series A in Superplum as part of Kimball's continued active investment activity

## Links

- Website: https://www.tcv.com/team/rick-kimball
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/rick-kimball-9a49629
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/tcvtech?lang=en
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/pages/Technology-Crossover-Ventures/125241954197765

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