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Richard Lui

Partner at Next47

San Francisco Bay Area

Overview 

Richard Lui is a Partner at Next47, with a background in tech investment, financial analysis, and business development. He has invested in various startups and has a strong focus on sectors like manufacturing, cybersecurity, and AI, contributing to the growth of emerging companies in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Work Experience 

  • Partner

    2022 - Current

    $2B VC fund investing in B2B software, AI-enabled / vertical applications, deep tech. Hyper focused on revenue acceleration for founders we partner with.

  • Investor

    2019 - 2022

Next47 invests in groundbreaking enterprise entrepreneurs and accelerates revenue growth by opening doors to customers around the world.

  • Investor

    2023

Vitally is a customer success platform (CSP) designed for maximizing productivity, visibility and collaboration, plus eliminate churn.

Raised $39,320,000.00 from NewView Capital, HubSpot Ventures, Next47 and Andreessen Horowitz.

  • Investor

    2022

  • Investor

    2021

Metadata eliminates manual and repetitive work for b2b marketers so they can focus on strategy and creativity.

Raised $56,871,134.00 from Resolute Ventures, LAUNCH, SAV (Scale Asia Ventures), Erik Matlick, Mana Ventures, Jason Calacanis, Brian Cooper, Gaingels, Mark Organ and Next47.

  • Investor

    2021

Apollo helps engineering teams build unified graphs to accelerate application development and deliver better, more cohesive experiences.

Raised $152,000,000.00 from Bossa Invest.

  • Investor

    2021

Industry leading all-in-one software solution for subcontractors driving profitability through best-in-class technology

Raised $98,800,000.00 from 01 Advisors, MetaProp and Fika Ventures.

  • Investor

    2020

Observe.AI is a conversational intelligence platform for contact centers.

Raised $214,020,000.00 from Next47, Emergent Ventures, SoftBank Vision Fund, Scale Venture Partners, Steadview Capital, Nexus Venture Partners, Menlo Ventures, Zoom, NGP Capital and Carya Venture Partners.

  • Investor

    2019

  • Investor

    2019

15Five is the strategic performance management platform that drives action and impact, helping businesses and their people thrive.

Raised $94,100,000.00 from ServiceNow.

  • Tech IB

    2016 - 2019

    Salesforce's acquisition of MuleSoft Fastly + Avalara IPOs

The Rand Group is a San Francisco-based wealth management team led by Managing Director Daniella Rand.

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