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Richard Jun

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Chief Strategy Adviser, LBA Sunstone

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LBA Sunstone
Title
Chief Strategy Adviser
Role
Advisor
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Richard Jun was the co-founder and managing partner of BAM Ventures, a top performing consumer focused early-stage venture fund based in Los Angeles. Among the firm’s biggest L.A. success stories to date are Honey Science Corp., which sold to PayPal Holdings Inc. for $4 billion, gaming company Scopely which sold for $5 billion to Savy Games and pet company PrettyLitter Inc., which sold to Mars Inc in a high 9 figure transaction. Rich is a former corporate attorney, and prior to establishing BAM Ventures, served as general counsel for fashion subscription service ShoeDazzle. He has led investment in more than 120 companies and has been a co-lead judge for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award in multiple years. For the past 4 years, he has been listed on The Los Angeles Business Journal’s LA500 which celebrates the 500 most influential leaders and impactful executives in Los Angeles. Rich graduated from Harvard and received his law degree from Columbia University.

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