Richard Averitt

Co-Founder/CEO at Starchive

📍 United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 6 investments📅 14 years investing🗓 Last invested Mar 2025
VC🌍 United States
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Mar 2025
Once upon a long time ago - way before Summer Fridays and smart phones - life itself was a very, very dangerous sport. Well, the drinks that powered the past are back. Here to fuel a future with more fun and less sugar, its Yesterade to Slay Today.
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Jun 2021
Through light, Light Lace® delivers actionable insights on your athletic performance.
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May 2021
Were building a future where every journey is powered by the sun.
early stageAutomotive
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Mar 2021
Gumroad enables creatives to sell directly to their audience — so that they can make a living doing what they love.
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Jan 2020
At Mogul AI, our vision is to unlock the world’s greatest potential. Through our pioneering AI-driven technology solutions and inclusive community, we support talent and organizations to achieve their goals and cultivate meaningful success. An AI-first innovator in the $200 Billion Global Recruitment Market, our Mogul AI Candidate Sourcing and CRM software offers an unbiased and comprehensive solution for inclusive workplaces. This recruitment technology is one of the worlds leading resources for the Fortune 1000 and hyper-growth startups to recruit top talent. In 2023, Mogul AI was honored as a “Technology Pioneer” by the World Economic Forum, and currently serves on the AI Governance Alliance, helping to shape global regulation on AI alongside Heads of State and Global CEOs. Praised by Sheryl Sandberg as “the number one platform” and referred to as "the perfect business" by Melinda Gates, Mogul AI is backed by investors SoftBank, Hearst Corporation, the founders of Comcast, LinkedIn Learning, Match.com, and The Knot.com. Mogul AI has been named the World’s Largest Platform for Women and Diverse Professionals by Business Insider, Best Partner for Finding Top Talent by Inc. Magazine, and Top Partner for Marketing Your Company by Forbes; and is the subject of a case study called "Redefining Mogul" by Harvard Business School. With the revenue we earn, Mogul AI invests in and provides free resources for the economic advancement of individuals in need globally, through international partners such as the United Nations.
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Mar 2012
Crowdfunder is the equity crowdfunding leader for sourcing and funding high-growth ventures with a network of over 130,000 entrepreneurs and investors. Crowdfunder and its VC Index Fund provide the opportunity for direct online investment into single ventures, as well as diversification into a broad VC-led portfolio (Index Fund) of early-stage startups - backed by many of the world’s leading Venture Capital firms and private investors. Get free access to private early-stage VC-backed startups on Crowdfunder. - $160,000,000 investment commitments on the platform - 12,000 individual & institutional investors - 36,000 companies - Funded 60 deals at an average deal size of $1.8M
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2025
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Mar 2025
Once upon a long time ago - way before Summer Fridays and smart phones - life itself was a very, very dangerous sport. Well, the drinks that powered the past are back. Here to fuel a future with more fun and less sugar, its Yesterade to Slay Today.
2021
Investor
Jun 2021
Through light, Light Lace® delivers actionable insights on your athletic performance.
Investor
May 2021
Were building a future where every journey is powered by the sun.
early stageAutomotive
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Mar 2021
Gumroad enables creatives to sell directly to their audience — so that they can make a living doing what they love.
2020
Investor
Jan 2020
At Mogul AI, our vision is to unlock the world’s greatest potential. Through our pioneering AI-driven technology solutions and inclusive community, we support talent and organizations to achieve their goals and cultivate meaningful success. An AI-first innovator in the $200 Billion Global Recruitment Market, our Mogul AI Candidate Sourcing and CRM software offers an unbiased and comprehensive solution for inclusive workplaces. This recruitment technology is one of the worlds leading resources for the Fortune 1000 and hyper-growth startups to recruit top talent. In 2023, Mogul AI was honored as a “Technology Pioneer” by the World Economic Forum, and currently serves on the AI Governance Alliance, helping to shape global regulation on AI alongside Heads of State and Global CEOs. Praised by Sheryl Sandberg as “the number one platform” and referred to as "the perfect business" by Melinda Gates, Mogul AI is backed by investors SoftBank, Hearst Corporation, the founders of Comcast, LinkedIn Learning, Match.com, and The Knot.com. Mogul AI has been named the World’s Largest Platform for Women and Diverse Professionals by Business Insider, Best Partner for Finding Top Talent by Inc. Magazine, and Top Partner for Marketing Your Company by Forbes; and is the subject of a case study called "Redefining Mogul" by Harvard Business School. With the revenue we earn, Mogul AI invests in and provides free resources for the economic advancement of individuals in need globally, through international partners such as the United Nations.
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