Richard Boyle Overview

  • Primary Position
  • General Partner...

  • Primary Industry
  • Information Technology

  • Active Board Seats
  • 9

  • Med. Deal Size

  • Med. Valuation

Richard Boyle General Information

Biography

Mr. Richard Boyle serves as General Partner - West Coast at Canaan Partners. Mr. Boyle is an Angel Investor. He serves as Board Member at Bellhop, Dusty Robotics, Join (cloud connectivity and analytics), Beam Solutions and Archipelago (Business/Productivity Software), Analytics Holdings, and Blue River Technology. He served as Board Member & Advisor at Bidgely. He served as an Executive at Requantive. He serves as a Board Member at Diligent Robotics and Hermeus. He served as Board Member at Beam Solutions. Also, he served as a Board member at Azibo. He is an Advisor and Board Member of Berkshire Grey. He served as a Board Member at Kyron and Varentec. He was the Chairman and served as Chief Executive Officer at LoopNet. Prior to joining LoopNet, he was Senior Vice President of Products and Technology at Risk Management Solutions, the market leader in catastrophic risk management for insurers and other financial institutions. His experience also includes various positions in other software and information services businesses, including both engineering and management roles. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University.

Contact Information

Primary Position
General Partner - West Coast, Canaan Partners
Education
Stanford University, BS (Bachelor of Science)
Gender
Male
Total Investments
Exits
Email
rb
Phone
+1 (415)
Address
  • 27 South Park
  • Suite 201
  • San Francisco, CA 94107
  • United States
+1 (415)

Richard Boyle Positions (1)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
Canaan Partners Investor General Partner - West Coast San Francisco, CA Venture Capital

Richard Boyle Board Seats (9)

Company Industry Ownership Status Financing Status Location Since
Apartment List Real Estate Services (B2C) Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed San Francisco, CA
Archipelago (Business/Productivity Software) Business/Productivity Software Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed San Francisco, CA
Bellhop Logistics Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Chattanooga, TN
Berkshire Grey Other Hardware Acquired/Merged (Operating Subsidiary) Formerly VC-backed Bedford, MA
Diligent Robotics Other Healthcare Technology Systems Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Austin, TX

Richard Boyle Lead Partner on Deals (28)

Richard Boyle has been the lead partner on 28 deals. Their latest deal was with Diligent Robotics, a other healthcare technology systems company. The deal was made for on 27-Feb-2025.

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
Diligent Robotics 27-Feb-2025 Later Stage VC (Series B) Completed Other Healthcare Technology Systems Austin, TX
Hermeus 26-Aug-2024 Completed Aerospace and Defense Atlanta, GA
Azibo 16-Jul-2024 Completed Financial Software Reno, NV
Tomorrow.io 06-Sep-2023 Completed Business/Productivity Software Boston, MA
Azibo 01-Nov-2022 Completed Financial Software Reno, NV
Dusty Robotics 10-May-2022 Completed Other Hardware Mountain View, CA
Hermeus 04-Mar-2022 Completed Aerospace and Defense Atlanta, GA
Withco 02-Aug-2021 Completed Consulting Services (B2B) New York, NY
Dusty Robotics 11-Jun-2021 Early Stage VC (Series A1) Completed Other Hardware Mountain View, CA
Archipelago (Business/Productivity Software) 20-Apr-2021 Early Stage VC (Series B) Completed Business/Productivity Software San Francisco, CA

Richard Boyle Network (293)

Board Members (115)

Name Company Representing Location From
Deepak Jagannathan Diligent Robotics DNX Ventures Austin, TX
Vijit Sabnis Ph.D Bidgely Khosla Ventures Los Altos, CA
Bidgely Khosla Ventures Los Altos, CA
Hermeus Self Atlanta, GA
Beam Solutions Self San Francisco, CA

Portfolio Executives (147)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
Ryan Magnes Diligent Robotics Chief Revenue Officer 27-Feb-2025 Austin, TX
Christopher Humphreys Diligent Robotics Chief Information and Security Officer & Advisor 27-Feb-2025 Austin, TX
Diligent Robotics Controller 27-Feb-2025 Austin, TX
Diligent Robotics Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Board Member 27-Feb-2025 Austin, TX
Diligent Robotics Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer & Board Member 27-Feb-2025 Austin, TX

Fund Team Members (31)

Name Investor Fund Fund Location
Colleen Cuffaro Ph.D Canaan Partners Canaan XI San Francisco, CA
Colleen Cuffaro Ph.D Canaan Partners Canaan Partners Israel San Francisco, CA
Canaan Partners San Francisco, CA
Canaan Partners San Francisco, CA
Canaan Partners San Francisco, CA

Richard Boyle Affiliated Funds (4)

Fund Investor Fund Type Status Vintage Size Dry Powder IRR IRR Quartile
Canaan X Canaan Partners Venture Capital - Early Stage Closed 2015
Canaan XI Canaan Partners Venture Capital - Early Stage Closed 2017
Canaan Partners Israel Canaan Partners Venture Capital - Early Stage Closed 2016
Canaan XII Canaan Partners Venture Capital - Early Stage Closed 2020

Richard Boyle FAQs

  • Who is Richard Boyle?

    Mr. Richard Boyle serves as General Partner - West Coast at Canaan Partners.

  • How much does Richard Boyle typically invest?

    Richard Boyle's median deal size is .

  • What is Richard Boyle’s main position?

    Richard Boyle’s primary position is General Partner - West Coast.

  • What are the contact details for Richard Boyle?

    Richard Boyle’s email address is rb and his phone number is +1 (415) .

  • How many active board seats does Richard Boyle hold?

    Richard Boyle holds 9 board seats including Apartment List, Archipelago (Business/Productivity Software), Bellhop, Berkshire Grey, and Diligent Robotics.

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