Rick Desai - Partner @ Listen - Crunchbase Person Profile

Overview

Number of Founded Organizations

CB Rank (Investor)

Number of Partner Investments

Announced Date	Organization Name	Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Sigo Seguros	Listen	Yes	Seed Round - Sigo Seguros	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Sigo Seguros	Listen	Yes	Seed Round - Sigo Seguros	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Own Up	Listen	—	Series B - Own Up	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Catch Co.	Listen	Yes	Series A - Catch Co.	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Public Goods	Listen	No	Convertible Note - Public Goods	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Public Goods	Listen	Yes	Convertible Note - Public Goods	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Public Goods	Listen	—	Seed Round - Public Goods	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Catch Co.	Listen	Yes	Series A - Catch Co.	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Catch Co.	Listen	Yes	Series A - Catch Co.	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Own Up	Listen	No	Seed Round - Own Up	obfuscated obfuscation

Number of Current Jobs

Number of Past Jobs

has

current jobs including

Adjunct Professor

Partner

, and

Managing Partner & Co-Founder

. Additionally,

has had

past jobs including

Team Member

Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management Adjunct ProfessorJan 2017
Listen PartnerJan 2016
Dashfire I Managing Partner & Co-FounderJul 2009

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Madison Dearborn Partners	Team Member	—	—
Dashfire I	Co-Founder	—	—
FarShore	Head of Corporate Strategy	May 1, 2010	—

Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Public Goods	Board of Directors	—	—
Pixtant	Advisor	—	—
CommuteStream	Advisor	—	—
Interior Define	Board observer	—	—
Furnishly	Advisor	—	—
EverTrue	Investor	—	—
Venturing Hoyas	Co-founder	Mar 2012	—
Mor.sl	Advisor	—	—
DigitalGroundUp	Board of Directors	—	—

Hub Name	CB Rank (Hub)
Venture Stage Investors with Investments in Midwestern US	10,467
United States Convertible Note Investors	26,129
Chicago Venture Capital Investors	61,897
Great Lakes Seed Stage Investors	25,131
Convertible Note Investors with Investments in Great Lakes	28,151
Midwestern US Investors with Funds Raised in 2022	57,799
Investors Active in Greater Chicago Area	5,430
Venture Capital Investors with Investments in Greater Chicago Area	9,586
Chicago Seed Stage Investors	87,174
Midwestern US Investors	4,000