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Richard Burton

Retired

San Francisco, California

Overview 

Richard Burton is a retired professional based in San Francisco, California, with a diverse background in software development, entrepreneurship, and investments. Highlights of his career include founding and leading his own design company, as well as co-founding Sourcing.io, while also investing in companies like Ramp and RealSelf at various stages of their growth.

Work Experience 

  • Retired

    2024 - Current

  • Software Artist

    2023 - 2024

    Balance is being restored ⚖️

  • Community Encouragement Organiser

    2021 - 2023

Balance.io makes web and mobile apps to help people interact with the open-source financial system.

  • San Francisco Board Member

    2020 - 2021

Back on My Feet

  • Design

    2021 - 2021

    Helping the Fei team launch the protocol

Fei Labs contributes to open source decentralized applications.

Raised $19,000,000.00 from Coinbase Ventures, Framework Ventures, Variant, Andreessen Horowitz, ParaFi Capital and Naval Ravikant.

  • Designer

    2019 - 2020

  • CEO

    2015 - 2020

    We are building interfaces for the open source financial system.

Balance.io makes web and mobile apps to help people interact with the open-source financial system.

  • Freelance iOS & Android App Designer

    2014 - 2015

    I had a fascinating insight into what happens when the Gillian Tans, the CEO of Booking.com, wants to murder your company.

  • Designer

    2014 - 2014

    I designed some of the early concepts for a blockchain browser and dapp store.

  • Freelance iOS Designer

    2014 - 2014

    Worked on Blurtit's iPhone app.

  • Cofounder

    2013 - 2014

    Working with customers to help them source talented software engineers.

  • Freelance Ruby Developer

    2013 - 2013

    I worked on a soon-to-be-released iPhone app for one of Sidebench's clients.

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