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Social Media 2.0: Rehumanizing Communication
Talks about Social Media, Startups and Content
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Rishi Garg
Partner / Venture Partner at Mayfield Fund
San Francisco, California
Overview
Rishi Garg is a highly accomplished technology executive, investor, and entrepreneur currently serving as an Investor at The Mayfield Fund, with previous leadership roles at Twitter and Square. Noteworthy highlights include leading corporate development and business development at prominent companies like Twitter and Square, as well as making successful investments in companies such as PortalOne and Grove Collaborative.
Work Experience
Partner / Venture Partner
2016 - Current
Led consumer apps practice at the Mayfield Fund. My mission is to support entrepreneurs who are dedicated to building products and companies that can improve millions of lives.
Mayfield is an early-stage VC firm investing in enterprise, deeptech, and human and planetary health companies.
VP Corporate Development and Strategy
2014 - 2015
Led global M&A strategy and deal execution, as well as Twitter's first corporate strategy team and first acquisition integration team, during most active M&A period in Twitter's history, deploying nearly $1Bn in capital and generating several $Bns downstream. Built huge product areas on the B2B side across ads, creators, deep learning services, and trust and safety. Cross-supported BD and Product teams.
X is a social networking platform that allows its users to send and read microblogs.
Raised $12,869,191,511.00 from Greenlight Capital, Binance, Litani Ventures, Qatar Investment Authority, Qatar Holding, The Lawrence J. Ellison Revocable Trust, Fidelity, Alwaleed Bin Talal, Sequoia Capital and Vy Capital.
Head of Strategic Partnerships / Head of Corporate Development
2012 - 2014
Head of Strategic Partnerships, generating and executing B2B payments partnerships (Visa, MC, Amex, Chase), B2B distribution and retail partnerships (AT&T, T-Mobile, Angie's List, Obama for America) and consumer app partnerships. Founded Corp Dev at Square, leading 10 deals leading to $Bns in downstream revenue, during Square's hyper-growth phase from $1Bn - $30Bn+ in GPV. Inventor on one patent.
Square is a software company that designs and develops omnichannel solutions.
Co-founder and VP of Business Development
2007 - 2011
Founded company out of EIR role at General Catalyst. Led BD for the leading Ticket Search Engine, acquired by Nextag, Inc. in December 2011 and later acquired by Seatgeek. We had a kick ass team and did ridiculous B2B BD deals including landmark ones with Bing and Live Nation, and redefined the user experience in the category (2 patents). Built (via B2B partnerships with over 300 ticket providers) the largest ticket inventory platform in the industry in less than 2 years.
Entrepreneur In Residence
2007 - 2007
Developed several projects and evaluated a variety of potential investments. Built initial business plan and launched FanSnap while a full-time HBS student.
General Catalyst partners with ambitious founders to drive resilience and applied AI from seed to growth.
Business Development and Strategic Planning
2006 - 2006
Built the operating plan and business model for Google PrintAds, and helped kick off BD with the print industry. Offered a full-time position in lieu of deferring business school.
Google is a multinational corporation that specializes in Internet-related services and organizes the world’s information.
Raised $26,100,000.00 from Angel Investors LP, Kleiner Perkins, Signatures Capital, Sequoia Capital, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Shaquille O'Neal, Henry Kissinger, Google and Tiger Woods.
Director, Business Development, Corporate Development, and Strategy
2004 - 2006
Drove partnerships and strategic acquisitions in the very early days of the social media, online music, and online video spaces.
Venture Capital Associate, Software and Digital Media
2002 - 2004
Software and digital media investor for early stage venture firm with over $3Bn under management.
Highland Capital Partners is a venture capital firm that offers seed, early and growth-stage funding solutions.
Investment Banking Analyst, Technology Group
2000 - 2002
Executed M&A and corporate financings in the semiconductor, enterprise software, diversified tech industrials, and Internet categories.
Morgan Stanley Venture Partners is a private equity firm that invests in high-growth companies in the technology and healthcare industries.