Richard Francia
Angel investor in Cupertino
Cupertino, California
Richard Francia, Angel investor in Cupertino is an active investor based in Cupertino, California. This profile covers what Richard Francia backs, at which stage, and how founders can reach out in 2026.
Mr. Richard Francia is the Founder & serves as Chief Technology Officer at Petsked. Mr. Francia is an Angel Investor. Mr. Francia served as Chief Technology Officer at Apto ( Financial Software). He joined Apto following its acquisition of Vertical Finance, where he was co-founder and CTO. Richard has built and scaled technology teams and platforms for over 25 years across different industries. Richard has worked at various stages of companies, from startups to public companies, including Yahoo, AT&T Interactive/YP.com, and Earthlink. Richard's passion for technology to innovate and solve business problems has led him to co-found multiple startups with a proven track record of exits. In his spare time, you'll find him hacking away on his ever-evolving home automation project. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Computer Applications from De La Salle University, Degree in Computer Science from Stanford University and Degree in Finance and Marketing from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
- Investor type
- Angel
- Stages
- Early Stage Venture
- Invests in
- Marketing & AdTechFintechSaaS & EnterpriseE-commerce & D2C
- Location
- Cupertino, California
- Typical check
- $500K
- Past investments
- 1
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