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Rich Wong joined Accel as a partner in 2006. Rich led Accel's investments and currently serves on the Boards of Atlassian (TEAM), Checkr, Instabug, Pyn, Qwilt, ServiceChannel, Tune, and UiPath. Rich also serves on the National Venture Capital Association Board of Directors.
Rich previously led Accel's investments in AirWatch (acquired by VMware), Angry Birds/Rovio (ROVIO.HE), MoPub (acquired by Twitter), AdMob (acquired by Google), Dealer.com (acquired by Cox), Osmo (acquired by BYJUs), Parature (acquired by Microsoft), Sunrun (RUN), SwiftKey (acquired by Microsoft), and 3LM (acquired by Motorola).
In non-profit and volunteer roles, Rich serves on The MIT Corporation Development Committee, the Corporation Visiting Committee for MIT's Political Science Department, and the Advisory Board for the MIT Trust Center for Entrepreneurship.
Rich previously worked as an operator as EVP/GM of Products for mobile pioneer, Openwave Systems and CMO of Covad Communications. Rich started his career as a brand manager at Procter & Gamble and at McKinsey.
Rich grew up in Santa Rosa, California, and has a Materials Science & Engineering degree and Masters in Management from MIT.
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San Francisco, California, United States, North America
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2018
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Financial Services, Venture Capital, Finance
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2
Pyn
Board Member
2019 - Current
Process Street
Board Member
2020 - Current
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Richard Wong is the Partner at Accel, based in United States, North America. With a background in Financial Services, Richard Wong has a rich history of leadership and innovation. Richard Wong studied BS Materials Science @ Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Explore their detailed professional journey, key connections, and contributions to the industry on our platform.
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Annouced Date | Organization Name | Funding Round | Money Raised |
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Feb 27, 2020 | Process Street | Series A - Process Street | 12.2M |
Partner investment
22
Annouced Date | Organization Name | Funding Round | Investor Name | Money Raised |
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Jan 20, 2022 | Dovetail | Series A - Dovetail | Accel | 63.0M |
Apr 04, 2022 | Truora | Series A - Truora | Accel | 15.0M |
May 17, 2022 | Instabug | Series B - Instabug | Accel | 46.0M |
Aug 07, 2024 | Napkin AI | Seed Round - Napkin AI | Accel | 10.0M |
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