Investing Profile

Richard Tapalaga

Director at Qualcomm Ventures

qualcommventures.com/team/inv...San Diego, California

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Moving Capital Network

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Current Investing Position

Qualcomm Ventures

Investments On Record

Current Fund Size

$150M

Richard Tapalaga is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

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Richard Tapalaga's Investments On Record (9)

Company	StageDateRound Size	Total Raised
TRIPP	Series AJun 2022$11M	$26M
Co-investors: Malte Barth (BITKRAFT Ventures), Vijay Chattha (Xtripe Angels), Ted Moskovitz (DecentraNet), Tim Chang (Mayfield Fund), Ryan Zurrer (Vine Ventures (vine.vc)), Robert Goldberg (Crossroads Ventures), Matt Mullenweg (Audrey Capital), Sahin Boydas (Angel investor), Matias Serebrinsky (PsyMed Ventures), Paul Palmieri (Grit Capital Partners)
RealWear	Series CJun 2022$25M Series BJul 2019$55M	$80M
Co-investors: Brad Feld (Foundry Group)
Owlchemy Labs	Series AAug 2016$5M	$5M
Magic Leap	Series CFeb 2016$790M Series BOct 2014$540M	$1.3B
Co-investors: Marco Valta (Hotmail)
Earn.com	Series BMar 2015$120M	$120M
Co-investors: James D Robinson (RRE Ventures), Max Levchin (Scifi Vc), Peter Thiel (The Founders Fund), Mark Pincus, Karl Mehta, Drew Houston
thatgamecompany	Series BMay 2014$7M	$19M
Co-investors: Mitch Lasky (Benchmark Capital)
Heyzap	Series BDec 2012$4M	$7.7M
Co-investors: Albert Wenger (Union Square Ventures), Christina Brodbeck (Rivet Ventures), Naval Ravikant (Sm4rt Predictive Systems), Chris Dixon (Curated), Joshua Schachter
Livescribe	Series UnknownNov 2012$46M Series CSep 2010$45M	$91M
Co-investors: Rory O'Driscoll (Scale Venture Partners), Jay Eum (GFT Ventures), Michael Stark (Crosslink Capital)

Richard Tapalaga's Experience

Director Qualcomm Ventures2008 - Present

Investor Sotera Wireless, Inc.Present

Investor Livescribe Inc.Present

Investor and Board Member Brain CorpPresent

Investor Heyzap (Acquired by Fyber)Present

Investor HeyzapPresent

Investor Playdek Inc.Present

Investor thatgamecompanyPresent

Investor Magic Leap, Inc.Present

Investor 21, Inc.Present

Investor Moving CapitalPresent

Investor Owlchemy LabsPresent

Investor Owlchemy Labs, LLCPresent

Investor AirspacePresent

Investor Airspace TechnologiesPresent

Investor THE VOIDPresent

Investor and Advisor Kazuhm, Inc.Present

Investor and Advisor Kazuhm, Inc. Present

Investor RealWearPresent

Investor RealWear, Inc.Present

Investor TRIPP, Inc.Present

Investor and Board Member SurviosPresent

Investor NetradynePresent

Investor NothingPresent

Richard Tapalaga's Education

NYU Stern School of Business BS Finance & International Business

New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business BS Finance & International Business

Cornell University MBA

New York University BS

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