Number of Portfolio Companies 17
Number of Exits 
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  • Investor Type  Investment Partner, Individual/Angel
  • Investor Stage  Seed
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Richard Wolpert Founder and Executive Chairman at HelloTech, a pioneer in the fields of technology, consumer digital media and entertainment for more than 25 years, Richard Wolpert has extensive experience as an executive, entrepreneur and as an investor. He is also a Venture Partner at Acrew Capital and an Executive Chairman of Scener.

Throughout

his career he has been responsible for many “firsts” including: Conceiving of and teaching CS 193C, the first Macintosh programming class at Stanford University; overseeing and managing the process for the creation of TouchBase, the first multi-user address book for the Macintosh; initiating Disney’s Daily Blast, the first kids Internet subscription service; developing and publishing BitBopTuner, the first Tivo-like product for Internet Radio; helping the launch of MusicNet, the first legitimate music subscription service for the Internet; and debuting Starz! On Demand, the first legitimate online movie subscription service. Wolpert successfully negotiated groundbreaking deals with several major media companies whose content became the basis for many of these products.

As an investor, Wolpert is the co-founder and managing director of Amplify.LA; manages personal investment fund Chance Technologies; functions as an advisor to Accel Partners; served as a partner at the Yucaipa Companies; and worked as the managing director of the Mail Room Fund. He has invested in more than 30 companies, a large percentage of which have had successful exits or continue on as successful companies, including: AdECN, AMG, AndroMedia, AudioMill, Data Sage, GameFly, GameSpy, Kongregate, Mob.ly, Scour.net, People Support, Smilebox, Sometrics, Three Rings, Scopely, Playdek and Universal.

Wolpert graduated from UCLA in 1985 with a bachelor of science degree in math and computer science. He is a founding board member of the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America’s summer camps for children and sits on the Cedars Sinai Hospital board of governors.

Number of Investments 18
Richard Wolpert has made 18 investments. Their latest investment was Pre Seed Round - Telgorithm on May 18, 2021, when Telgorithm raised
$790K
.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
May 18, 2021
Telgorithm
Pre Seed Round - Telgorithm
$790K
Mar 2, 2021
Looped
Seed Round - Looped
$7.7M
Jun 25, 2020
Duffl
Seed Round - Duffl
$1.1M
Oct 10, 2017
Vyng
No
Seed Round - Vyng
$3M
May 23, 2017
Embrace
Seed Round - Embrace
$4.5M
May 15, 2017
Social Native
No
Seed Round - Social Native
$8M
May 19, 2015
Mobcrush
Seed Round - Mobcrush
$4.9M
Jan 1, 2015
Naritiv
No
Seed Round - Naritiv
$1.2M
Jul 21, 2014
Dealflicks
No
Seed Round - Dealflicks
$1.7M
Feb 26, 2013
Tuition.io
Seed Round - Tuition.io
$1M
Number of Partner Investments 8
Number of Exits 
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Richard Wolpert has exits. Their most notable exits are VyngMob.ly, and Mobcrush.
  • Vyng Vyng has built a next-generation phone call platform to start better conversations with friends and better interactions with businesses
  • Mob.ly Mob.ly is a mobile and online recommendations service providing actionable suggestions from friends and trusted sources.
  • Mobcrush Mobcrush is a live streaming app and community for mobile gamers.
  • Kongregate Kongregate is a mobile game publisher and web gaming portal.
Number of Current Jobs 5
Number of Past Jobs 4
Richard Wolpert has 5 current jobs including Venture Partner at Acrew Capital, Executive Chairman at HelloTech, and Venture Partner at Amplify.LA. Additionally, Richard Wolpert has had 4 past jobs including President at The Walt Disney Company.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
The Walt Disney Company
President
The Mail Room Fund
Managing Partner
Venrock
Venture Partner
Real Networks
CSO
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 5
Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles 1
Richard Wolpert holds 5 board and advisor roles including Venture Advisor at Zuma Ventures, Advisors at Battlefy, and Advisory Board Member at Oigetit Fake News Filter - we fact-check the news!.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Smilebox
Board Member
Number of News Articles 66
Funding RoundMay 18, 2021
Telgorithm raised $790,000 / Pre Seed from Amplify.LA and 5 other investors
Funding RoundMar 2, 2021
Looped raised $7,700,000 / Seed from Ahmir Khalib Thompson and 28 other investors
Funding RoundJun 25, 2020
Duffl raised $1,142,000 / Seed from 1984 Ventures and 7 other investors
NewsSep 5, 2019
Funding RoundOct 10, 2017
Vyng raised $3,000,000 / Seed from BAM Ventures and 8 other investors
Funding RoundMay 23, 2017
Embrace raised $4,500,000 / Seed from Baroda Ventures and 29 other investors
Funding RoundMay 15, 2017
Social Native raised $8,000,000 / Seed from Act One Ventures and 20 other investors
NewsOct 17, 2016