Growth Investor in
Consumer Tech
Partnering with entrepreneurs who build world-class digital products and services to improve everyday consumer life
About Medici Capital Partners
Medici Capital Partners is a direct secondary and growth firm investing in AI-proof consumer tech across technology, media, and digital consumer brands.
We invest in profitable B2C companies that have established product/market fit, have operating barriers to entry to AI disruption, and are scaling to the next level. We invest via primary growth/pre-IPO financings and secondary transactions providing liquidity to employees and shareholders.
We are long-time investors and operators at the intersection of the Silicon Valley and Hollywood. We leverage our global relationships and industry insights to support our portfolio companies in product strategy, business development, user acquisition, brand building, and international expansion.
We pronounce Medici "med-EE-chee". If you prefer the Italian pronounciation "MEH-duh-chee", that's fine by us too.
Medici Capital Partners is headquartered in the Silicon Valley and was founded in 2018.
Sector Focus
We invest solely in AI-proof consumer tech across the Internet, media/sports, and gaming sectors. We believe being B2C specialists makes us better investors and better thought partners to entrepreneurs who live and breathe consumer tech.
Consumer Internet
Marketplaces, ecommerce, experiential entertainment, live events, online travel, digital kids, DTC
Media and Sports
Wearables, consumer hardware, youth sports, influencers, collectibles, creator economy, digital IP, ticketing
Gaming
Prediction markets, user-generated content, gaming communities, user acquisition
Portfolio Companies
Women-focused influencer media across live events, magazines, and digital publishing
DTC lifestyle apparel brand creating the most comfortable socks in the history of feet
Personal finance content for consumers and SMBs (IPO, Nasdaq:NRDS)
Consumer ed-tech platform with AI-powered digital flashcards and study tools
Sports media/AI for data analytics and AR visualization (acquired by NYSE:GENI)
World's largest peer-to-peer car sharing marketplace
Ecommerce marketplace for Asian foods and products in North America
Team
Richard Yen is a long-time VC investor and operating executive specializing in the consumer tech space. Prior to launching Medici in 2018, Richard spent 10 years at Saban Capital Group, a multi-$B private equity firm investing on behalf of media billionaire Haim Saban. He served as Managing Director and established the firm's tech/Internet late-stage investment practice out of San Francisco. He advised portfolio companies including Univision and Saban Brands (acquired by Hasbro) on digital strategy and M&A. Previously, Richard was a Principal at Blueprint Ventures, an early-stage VC firm where he led the firm's Internet investing practice.
Richard brings extensive consumer tech experience as a startup operator. He began his career at D. E. Shaw & Co., a leading quantitative hedge fund. He held senior engineering and product roles as an early member of D. E. Shaw's Internet incubator in Boston and the Silicon Valley. He helped launch an award-winning consumer fintech startup that was acquired by Merrill Lynch.
Richard earned a BS in Electrical Engineering/Computer Science from UC Berkeley and an MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management, both with high honors. Richard is a Kauffman Fellow.