James Richards – Startup Investor Profile

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Garuda Ventures, led by James Richards, Rishi Taparia, and Arpan Punyani, is a B2B-focused, pre-seed, and seed fund that invests in ambitious founders in areas such as Apps + APIs, Fintech + Commerce, Security + Infrastructure, and Climate. Their previous investments include companies like Canva, Airbase, Noyo, AllStripes, and Leap. James Richards is a Co-Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer at Evergrow, as well as a Venture Partner at Garuda Ventures. The investment check size and partnership styles are not specified on their public profiles.
Location: San Francisco,California
Country: United States of America
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Investment Stages: pre-seed, seed

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Status: active

AI Reasoning: Visible Connect shows Evergrow with date Oct 23, 2024 (last known investment). From Oct 23, 2024 to Nov 1, 2025 is 12 months and 9 days, which is just over 12 months, so falls into not-active.

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