

So you’re funded, now what?
Based in Silicon Valley, Richard co-founded Pond in 1997 and brings 30 years’ experience in venture capital, business management, marketing and engineering in technology companies including AT&T Bell Labs, AMD, and Brooktree.
Starting as a Member of Technical Staff at Bell Labs, and strategic marketing manager at AMD, Richard later managed multiple business units at Brooktree with full P&L responsibility both prior to and following the company’s initial public offering. Richard has been involved in over $1B of IPOs, acquisitions, and private financings. Richard’s expertise includes water, energy efficiency, wireless, systems, hardware, software, semiconductors, and materials.