Investing Profile

Rick Desai(662)

VC
listen.coChicago, Illinois
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Georgetown University Network
130 CONNECTIONS
Lehman Brothers Network
81 CONNECTIONS
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Listen Partner
$250K - $2.0M
$1M
10
CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Sigo Seguros
SeedJul 2023$5M
SeedApr 2022$5M
$10M
Co-investors: Joe Kirgues (gener8tor), Aly Madhavji (Blockchain Founders Fund), Samara Hernandez (Chingona Ventures), Andy Will (Willpower Venture Capital)
Own Up
Series BJan 2021$12M
SeedMay 2017$2M
$14M
Co-investors: Anton Simunovic (Alumni Ventures ), Michael Madden (Alumni Ventures ), Rex Burgdorfer (NextGen Venture Partners), Brian Spaly (Brand Foundry Ventures), David Chang, Diane Hessan
Catch Co.
Series ADec 2020$6M
Series AOct 2017$4M
Series AOct 2017$4M
$52M
Co-investors: Jon Callaghan (True Ventures), Sandy Cass (Red Swan Ventures)
Public Goods
Convertible NoteJan 2020$1M
Convertible NoteMar 2019$2M
SeedSep 2018$3M
$6M
Co-investors: Brandon Berger (Beckett Layne Ventures), Caterina Fake (Yes VC), Daniel Scrivner (Ligature), Bryan Rosenblatt (Craft Ventures)
All things consumer. Products, services, marketplaces, platforms.
Any business where a company does not have a direct relationship with the ultimate end user.
Adjunct Professor Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management2017 - Present
Partner Listen Ventures2016 - Present
Managing Partner, Co-Founder Dashfire2009 - Present
William J. Clinton Fellow SAATH2008 - 2009
Private Equity Associate Madison Dearborn Partners2006 - 2008
Investment Banking / Leveraged Finance Analyst Lehman Brothers2004 - 2006
Georgetown University BSBA Finance, International Business, Psychology
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