Richard is a serial entrepreneur and investor in the Research Triangle Park area of North Carolina. He founded his first company in 1986 and has since co-founded, invested, advised and been on the board of over 25 public and private companies. Richard brings a wealth of startup experience from early stage idea and product formation through exit-by-
acquisition or IPO, including expertise in fund raising, corporate development, sales, marketing, operations, international sales strategies and strategic relationships leading to exit.