Richard Segal

Managing Partner

2024 - Current

We are investors, connectors and mentors seeking to partner with mission-driven founders at early stages to co-create exceptional companies.

Chairman

2023

Beginning is Now is a growing, global community of women over 40 finding strength, wisdom, optimism, humor, and so much more in each other. We’re learning to live our fullest lives—on our own terms. Founded in 2021 by Brooke Shields, it's a brand 57 years in the making.

Chairman and Co-Founder

2020

Chairman and Founder

2018

The need for qualified healthcare workers has never been greater. Our challenge is to prepare them for the real-life situations they will face as they interact with patients and families members. Unlike other providers, we seek to help prospective employees acquire the skills needed to be successful in their jobs and gain understanding of the emotional and social aspects involved in their careers through our unique cinematic storytelling methodology. As a result, our clients gain well- prepared and skilled employees- important criteria for decreasing turnover and increasing satisfaction levels for residents, family, and employees.

Board Member

2018

The Noodle Companies is a studio working to better connect learners, educators and providers of educational resources at all levels, from preschool to grad school. Each of its four operating companies is focused on using technology to improve educational outcomes.

Board Observer

2016

Providing incarcerated learners with the digital tools they need to succeed.

Board Observer

2013

Voxy is the only language-learning program that is based 100% on a student’s real-life daily activities. By using mobile technology and gaming mechanics, Voxy turns the media that you consume, the conversations that you have and the activities in which you engage into highly effective, contextual language lessons that are available anytime, anywhere. Voxy is currently focused on teaching English to native Spanish and Portuguese speakers but is rapidly expanding into new markets and new languages to reach the billions of language learners across the globe. Voxy launched in public beta at TechCrunch Disrupt in September 2010 as one of the most disruptive technology startups of the year and has been recognized for its innovative approach by The New York Times, CNN, Venturebeat and others

Advisor

2020

Executive Director

1982 - 2024

Rethink Capital Partners (RCP) is an investment platform for impact, rethinking the role private capital plays in helping address systemic inequality and injustice while seeking to deliver competitive returns. The firm includes the following five in-house strategies: - Rethink Education - Rethink Impact - Rethink Food - Rethink Healthcare Real Estate - Rethink Impact

Chairman and CEO, Founder

1982 - 2022

Board Member

2014 - 2023

Begin is the company behind the #1 Learn to Read Program, Homer. At Begin, we believe that children who explore their interests and passions through reading will become strong, motivated, confident readers ready to take on the world. We build scalable solutions to the literacy crisis by developing content that motivates children ages 2-8 to learn to read, teaches them the skills they need to become strong readers, and offers them literacy experiences tailored to subjects that excite them.