Richard Liu

Richard Liu is a Venture Partner at Foothill Ventures, an early-stage technology investment firm formerly known as Tsingyuan Ventures. In this role, he targets investments across the artificial intelligence, financial technology, and Web3 sectors, deploying capital from a fund with $62.7 million in assets under management. The firm typically writes checks ranging from $100,000 to $10 million, with a primary sweet spot of $1 million for founders developing deep technological advantages. Liu is associated with a portfolio that includes seed-stage investments such as a $6 million round for Bubble, a $5 million round for DeepScribe, and a $4 million round for Openprise. Additional notable firm investments feature a $5 million seed round for Koidra and a $3 million round for PlayFab. His current focus remains on identifying early-stage enterprise software and deep technology startups that possess distinct product advantages.