Rick Desai is a managing partner and head of investments at Listen. He focuses on a concentrated investment model for consumer brands.
What Rick can write
Writes checks of$500K to $10M
Comes in atSeed, Series ACan lead the round
Ownership target10-12%At first check
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Listen writes $500K to $10M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.
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consumer brandsventure capital
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Who is Rick Desai?
Rick Desai is a managing partner and head of investments at Listen. He focuses on a concentrated investment model for consumer brands.
How much does Rick Desai invest?
Rick Desai invests through Listen, which writes checks of $500K to $10M at seed, series a.
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