Rich Brekka

As the Founder, President, and Managing Partner of Dolphin Equity Partners, Richard Brekka has been shaping start-up technology companies into industry leaders since 1998. Based in New York City, Dolphin Equity Partners is focused on service-based technology companies in fields such as communications, mobile-enabled technology, digital and social media, on-demand software, and cloud computing. As a testament to their successful business model, Richard Brekka and Dolphin Equity Partners have invested in a wide range of companies which were successfully exited, including Mobile Armor sold to Trend Micro, Vitalstream sold to InterNAP, MaxPreps sold to CBS, Enpocket sold to Nokia, and Gomez, Inc. sold to Compuware

Prior to founding Dolphin Equity Partners, Richard Brekka was actively involved in the financial industry for more than 15 years. After graduating from the University of Southern California with a degree in Business Administration, Mr. Brekka went on to attend the University of Chicago, where he earned his MBA. While attending this school, he worked as an Account Officer for the Swiss Bank Corporation.

After graduation, Richard Brekka joined JPMorgan Chase in the venture capital group, where he would remain for the next four years. In 1992, Mr. Brekka joined CIBC Wood Gundy Ventures as the Director and President before going on to found Dolphin Equity Partners.

Richard Brekka currently acts as a board member for a wide array of technology companies, including Touch Commerce. SixthSense Media, Silver Carrot, The Guild and Appia Communications.