Richard Freudenstein

Active Investor

Non Executive Director at Cochlear

Australia

Richard Freudenstein, Non Executive Director at Cochlear is an active investor based in Australia. This profile covers what Richard Freudenstein backs, at which stage, and how founders can reach out in 2026.

Mr. Richard Freudenstein is an Angel Investor. Mr. Freudenstein served as Independent Non-Executive Director at Astro Malaysia Holdings. He is an Angel Investor. He served as a Chief Executive Officer at Foxtel. He is a media executive with extensive experience in the Australian and international markets. He was the Chief Executive Officer of Foxtel and prior to that, he was the Chief Executive Officer of News Digital Media (the digital division of News Limited) and The Australian newspaper. He returned to Australia in August 2006 after seven years at British Sky Broadcasting Limited, the last six as Chief Operating Officer. He is a Non-Executive Director of REA Group Ltd (listed on the Australian Securities Exchange Ltd) and formerly a Director of Ten Network Holdings Ltd, one of the Australia's leading television companies, amongst others.

Investor type: Angel
Stages: Early Stage Venture
Invests in: Healthcare & BiotechDigital Health & HealthTechBiotech & PharmaMedTech & Medical DevicesSaaS & EnterpriseConsumer & RetailE-commerce & D2CIoT & Connected Devices
Location: Australia
Typical check: $500K
Past investments: 5

Notable investments

AfinitiMixed Martial Arts GroupCricket AustraliaColes Group LtdREA Group

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