# Richard Kerby, Partner at Equal Ventures > Richard Kerby, Partner at Equal Ventures. 1 investment on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/richard-kerby (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) New York City, US · Partner # Richard Kerby Partner at [Equal Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/equal-ventures) Latest rounds - **Furnishare** Seed · $2M Feb 2018 Backs *Internet* Profile summary - **Rounds named:** 1 last Feb 2018 - **Filings:** 4 with regulators - **Podcasts:** 2 +4 mentions What this record rests on - ✓ **Named in rounds** 1 round name them - ✓ **On filings** 4 filings with a regulator - ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Equal Ventures - **Claimed** Not claimed yet Titles come from filings their firm signed. [Correct or remove](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=richard-kerby)[Is this you? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=richard-kerby) ## The firm [**Equal Ventures** VC firm · US **1** cheques in 12 months **1** all time **0** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/equal-ventures) ## Rounds they were named in - **Rounds:** 1 - **Led:** 0 - **Disclosed:** $2M - **Active:** 2018 2018 - [Furnishare](https://millionrounds.com/company/furnishare) *Seed* **$2M** *US* Feb 2018 Joined · +5 investors By stage - Seed **1** What they backed Internet **1** Alongside - (reportedly) Lerer Hippeau *1* - [Correlation *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/correlation-ventures) - [Firat Isbecer *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/firat-isbecer) - Max *1* - Nevzat Aydin *1* Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names. ## Companies they are listed as backing Portfolio - [Kaiyo](https://millionrounds.com/startup/kaiyo) ## Where they are named on record Filings - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Field Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/field-ventures-2)** Managing Member of the General Partner of the Issuer since 2025 - SEC Form D · Company raising **WeeCare, Inc.** Director since 2022 - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Equal Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/equal-ventures)** Managing Member of the General Partner on 4 filings · since 2022 - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Equal Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/equal-ventures)** Managing Member of the General Partner of the Issuer on 2 filings · since 2019 Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date. ## Also at Equal Ventures - [**Adam Chadroff** Principal *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/adam-chadroff) - [**Ali Afridi** Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/ali-afridi) - [**Chelsea Zhang** Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/chelsea-zhang) - [**Jon Healy** Principal *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/jon-healy) - [**Rick Zullo** Founder and Managing Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/rick-zullo) - [**Simran Suri** Principal *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/simran-suri) - [**Sophia Nguyen** Event Operations Lead *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/sophia-nguyen) ## Hear them before you pitch them - [VC10X](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/vc10x) · 19 Feb 2023 · 26 min VC10X - Making Concentrated Bets - Richard Kerby, General Partner, Equal Ventures With [Richard Kerby](https://millionrounds.com/person/richard-kerby) About this episode Richard Kerby is a General Partner at Equal Ventures, where they're investing in Retail, Care, Insurance, Supply Chain, Climate sectors at the seed stage. In this episode, we talk about: -How Equal Ventures got started? -How do they evaluate startups? -Investing in a concentrated set of… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 22 Apr 2020 · 49 min 218. Crisis Coverage w/ Richard Kerby - Tactical Advice for Raising VC Fund 1, Why Not to "Raise the Bar", and a Framework for Startups Adjusting to COVID-19 With [Richard Kerby](https://millionrounds.com/person/richard-kerby) Mentions [Venrock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/venrock) About this episode Richard Kerby of Equal Ventures joins Nick on a special Crisis Coverage installment to discuss the Tactical Advice for Raising VC Fund 1, Why Not to "Raise the Bar," and a Framework for Startups Adjusting to COVID-19. In this episode, we cover: Walk us through your background and path to Venrock… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page ### Mentioned in Episodes that name Richard Kerby in their description, which is not the same as being on them. - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 7 Jan 2021 · 10 min Investor Stories 174: Post Mortems (McIntyre, Levy Weiss, Kerby, Hsieh) Mentions [Gigi Levy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gigi-levy)[Kane Hsieh](https://millionrounds.com/person/kane-hsieh)[Richard Kerby](https://millionrounds.com/person/richard-kerby) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Stephen McIntyre Gigi Levy Weiss Richard Kerby Kane Hsieh Each investor discusses a portfolio company that did not survive and why it was that they failed. More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 15 Oct 2020 · 16 min Investor Stories 162: Lessons Learned (Kerby, Hester, Napier, Blank) Mentions [Steve Blank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/steve-blank)[Jaclyn Hester](https://millionrounds.com/person/jaclyn-hester)[Lanham Napier](https://millionrounds.com/person/lanham-napier)[Richard Kerby](https://millionrounds.com/person/richard-kerby) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Richard Kerby Jaclyn Hester Lanham Napier Steve Blank Each investor illustrates a critical lesson learned about startup investing and how it's changed their approach. More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 13 Aug 2020 · 10 min Investor Stories 153: Strange & Unusual (Solivan, Hsieh, Kerby, Currier) Mentions [James Currier](https://millionrounds.com/person/james-currier)[Kane Hsieh](https://millionrounds.com/person/kane-hsieh)[Leah Solivan](https://millionrounds.com/person/leah-solivan)[Richard Kerby](https://millionrounds.com/person/richard-kerby) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Leah Solivan Kane Hsieh Richard Kerby James Currier Each investor describes the most unusual situation or pitch that they've encountered as an investor. To listen more, please visit… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 20 Jun 2020 · 7 min Investor Stories 145: Why I Passed (Ingersoll, Ajao, Kerby, Horowitz) Mentions [Adeyemi Ajao](https://millionrounds.com/person/adeyemi-ajao)[David Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/person/david-horowitz)[Minnie Ingersoll](https://millionrounds.com/person/minnie-ingersoll)[Richard Kerby](https://millionrounds.com/person/richard-kerby) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Minnie Ingersoll Adeyemi Ajao Richard Kerby David Horowitz Each investor highlights a situation where they decided not to invest, why they passed, and how it played out. To listen more, please visit… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page Episodes of [the shows we follow](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts), matched by name. Not them? 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