Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 3
CB Rank (Investor) 137,767
  • Primary Job Title Board of Director
  • Primary Organization 
    GAIN Credit
  • Investor Type  Investment Partner
  • Investor Stage  Seed

Focus: Peter joined Crosslink in 2006 to focus on Digital Media & Internet Services and Software & Business Services.

Experience: Peter brings over 25 years of experience as a successful entrepreneur, venture investor, and institutional investor. He has focused exclusively on early stage technology companies.

Before becoming a venture

investor, Peter co-founded Silicon Compiler Systems, a major IC design automation software company acquired by Mentor Graphics in 1991. He began venture investing in 1992. He has specialized in investing in early stage companies, several of which have been acquired by AOL, CA, HP, Microsoft and others. Prior to joining Crosslink, Peter was a Managing Director at Leapfrog Ventures and the Managing Director of Knight Ridder Ventures.

Education: BA, Brandeis University Ph.D. (Marketing) Stanford Graduate School of Business

Peter’s blog can be accessed at EarlyStageVC.typepad.com

Number of Partner Investments 3
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Investor Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Aug 1, 2008
iCurrent
Crosslink Capital
Series A - iCurrent
$3M
Aug 1, 2008
Like.com
Crosslink Capital
Series C - Like.com
$32M
Apr 1, 2006
Radar Networks
Crosslink Capital
Series A - Radar Networks
$5M
Number of Past Jobs 1
Peter Rip has had 1 past job as the General Partner at Crosslink Capital.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Crosslink Capital
General Partner2006
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 3
Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles 1
Peter Rip holds 3 board and advisor roles including Board Member at iCurrent, Board of Director at GAIN Credit, and Board of Directors at LucidEra.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Like.com
Board of Directors
Number of News Articles 28
NewsJan 13, 2010
Thinking About Thinking | Some thoughts on VC, some on tech, and some on other stuff. — Global Venture Capital (VC) Blog Directory – Ranked By Monthly Uniques
NewsJan 13, 2010
Thinking About Thinking | Some thoughts on VC, some on tech, and some on other stuff. — Global Venture Capital (VC) Blog Directory – Ranked By Monthly Uniques
NewsSep 29, 2009
Thinking About Thinking | Some thoughts on VC, some on tech, and some on other stuff. — 1+1 = ?
NewsSep 29, 2009
Thinking About Thinking | Some thoughts on VC, some on tech, and some on other stuff. — 1+1 = ?
NewsSep 27, 2009
Thinking About Thinking | Some thoughts on VC, some on tech, and some on other stuff. — Who Is The Venture Capitalist’s Customer?
NewsSep 24, 2009
Thinking About Thinking | Some thoughts on VC, some on tech, and some on other stuff. — “The Dullest Company At DEMO”
NewsSep 9, 2009
Thinking About Thinking | Some thoughts on VC, some on tech, and some on other stuff. — Fred Wilson Is Doing Something Right
NewsSep 8, 2009
Thinking About Thinking | Some thoughts on VC, some on tech, and some on other stuff. — Global VC Blog Directory – Ranked By # of Google Reader Subscribers (Sept 2009)