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Rick Defieux

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Chair of SJF’s Investment Committee and co-founder, SJF Ventures

Also known as Richard Defieux

Firm
SJF Ventures
Title
Chair of SJF’s Investment Committee and co-founder
Role
Cofounder
Location
New York, NY
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Record updated 18 September 2026

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Rick Defieux, the Chair of SJF’s Investment Committee and co-founder of SJF, has been a venture capitalist for over 30 years. From 2009 to 2015, Rick was also an advisor to Battelle and Battelle company 360ip, where he managed the investment activities of two venture funds in Asia. Previously, Defieux was a General Partner of five US-based venture capital funds, including Edison I, II and III, where he devised and led the firm’s environmental and energy investing program and shared responsibility for communications investments.

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