Contributor
Rick Grinnell is Founder and Managing Partner of
Glasswing Ventures, focusing on investments in AI-enabled security and enterprise infrastructure. As an experienced venture capitalist and operator, Rick has invested in some of the most dynamic companies in security, storage, analytics and SaaS applications during his 24-year tenure. Rick also has deep operating experience, having held senior marketing and engineering roles at Adero (acquired by Inktomi), ClearOne Communications (acquired by Gentner Communications, later renamed ClearOne), and PictureTel (acquired by Polycom).
Rick is a member of the Educational Council at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), a Venture Capital Advisor at the Rock Center for Entrepreneurship at Harvard Business School (HBS), a Board Member of the MIT Sandbox, an MIT iHQ Mentor and a frequent judge at MassChallenge. His contributions to the broader community include being on the Board of the Advanced Cyber Security Center, New England’s public/private security collaboration, the Board of Advisors at the Museum of Science in Boston, and a former member of the Board of Directors at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Massachusetts, where he is still active.
ContributorRick Grinnell is Founder and Managing Partner of Glasswing Ventures, focusing on investments in AI-enabled security and enterprise infrastructure. As an experienced venture capitalist and operator, Rick has invested in some of the most dynamic companies in security, storage, analytics and SaaS applications during his 24-year tenure. Rick also has deep operating experience, having held senior marketing and engineering roles at Adero (acquired by Inktomi), ClearOne Communications (acquired by Gentner Communications, later renamed ClearOne), and PictureTel (acquired by Polycom). Rick is a member of the Educational Council at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), a Venture Capital Advisor at the Rock Center for Entrepreneurship at Harvard Business School (HBS), a Board Member of the MIT Sandbox, an MIT iHQ Mentor and a frequent judge at MassChallenge. His contributions to the broader community include being on the Board of the Advanced Cyber Security Center, New England’s public/private security collaboration, the Board of Advisors at the Museum of Science in Boston, and a former member of the Board of Directors at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Massachusetts, where he is still active.
