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Jennifer Richard

Principal at Bonfire Ventures

Los Angeles, California

Overview 

Jennifer Richard is a Principal at Bonfire Ventures in Los Angeles, California, with a Master of Business Administration from UC Berkeley and a Bachelor's degree from Emory University. She is a Kauffman Fellow from Class 26 and has invested in companies like Rwazi and Brightflow AI, focusing on sectors such as Supply Chain Tech, Web3/Crypto, and Digital Health. Jennifer Richard's career highlights include her role as a Principal at Bonfire Ventures and her investments in Rwazi (Seed) and Brightflow AI (Series A), showcasing her expertise in venture capital and her commitment to supporting innovative startups in various sectors.

Work Experience 

  • Principal

    2020 - Current

    LA-based venture capital firm leading Seed rounds in B2B Software companies across the US.

Bonfire Ventures leads Seed rounds for talented founders building the next generation of software giants.

  • Board Observer

    2023

Reinventing loyalty in eCommerce

Raised $8,357,144.00 from Centre Street Partners, Pari Passu Venture Partners, SuperAngel.Fund, Alpaca VC and Vertical Venture Partners.

  • Board Director

    2022

Rwazi is an AI market intelligence platform for global brands to access zero-party consumer data from global markets.

Raised $8,002,381.00 from Jobtech Innovation Lab.

  • Board Observer

    2022

Prado is the e-commerce operating platform powering local food and beverage subscriptions

Raised $5,750,000.00 from Bonfire Ventures, Alumni Ventures, January Ventures, Slauson & Co., Supply Change Capital and Bridge Investments.

  • Class 26

    2021

Co-investment VC firm supporting the mission of the Kauffman Fellows

  • Board Director

    2021

Optimize Health is a provider of a digital healthcare platform that enables the deployment of Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) programs.

Raised $37,100,000.00 from 500 Global, Escalate Capital Partners, Daher Capital, Jumpstart Capital, Atento Capital, OpenView, Foundry Group, Bonfire Ventures, SOSV and Navigate Ventures, LLC.

  • Investor

    2021

Create social experiences in the metaverse for real-time connection & play.

Raised $5,000,000.00 from Seven Seven Six and Bonfire Ventures.

  • Board Observer

    2020

Brightflow AI is a financial intelligence platform that provides cash flow management, forecasting, and financing tools.

Raised $119,200,000.00 from i80 | Group.

  • Investor

    2021

Soona is a virtual content studio platform that helps brands to make professional-level photos and videos for e-commerce and marketing.

Raised $54,878,745.00 from Bain Capital Ventures, Springbank Collective, Union Square Ventures, Range Ventures, Matchstick Ventures, 2048 Ventures and Starting Line.

  • Principal

    2019 - 2020

    Led investments in Toucan, Zero Grocery, WeeCare, Malomo and soona

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