Jeff Richards is a former repeat software founder who built and exited R4, a supply chain SaaS company acquired by VeriSign, and founded QuantumShift, a telecom software business backed by TPG, giving him unusually deep founder and operator experience for a venture capitalist. He co-hosts "Evolving for the Next Billion," a podcast where he interviews entrepreneurs and executives, and is a frequent public market commentator on CNBC's TechCheck, making him one of the more visible market strategist voices among VCs. Jeff Richards is a former repeat software founder who built and exited R4, a supply chain SaaS company acquired by VeriSign, and founded QuantumShift, a telecom software business backed by TPG, giving him unusually deep founder and operator experience for a venture capitalist. He co-hosts "Evolving for the Next Billion," a podcast where he interviews entrepreneurs and executives, and is a frequent public market commentator on CNBC's TechCheck, making him one of the more visible market strategist voices among VCs.