Richard Entrup
About Richard Entrup
Richard Entrup is Managing Director and Head of Emerging Solutions in the Enterprise Innovation group at KPMG US. His focus there is emerging technology such as GenAI, AI avatars, quantum, spatial computing and blockchain. He previously held the title of Senior Advisor for Enterprise Innovation at KPMG.
Before KPMG he led technology, innovation and digital transformation programs at Verizon, Christie's, Disney/ABC, Time Warner, The Museum of Modern Art, Viacom and Tiffany & Company. At Verizon he was Managing Director, 5G and Edge Innovation. He has also served as CIO, CTO, CDO and CISO at several healthcare companies and an international law firm.
He received the HMG Strategy Global Leadership Institute Award in 2021 and 2024. He mentors in the Executive Masters in Technology Management programs at Columbia and Northeastern, and is a startup mentor at the leAD Sports Performance Accelerator at Lake Nona. He is also a VC CIO advisory member at Mayfield, Greylock and Lightspeed.
Crunchbase lists one investment and one portfolio company for Entrup, with no lead investments and no exits. His own bio describes him as a strategic advisor and "sometimes investor" to startups, so investing is secondary to his advisory and mentoring work. He has not published a list of angel deals, and no investment years are public.
No AI-specific investment by Entrup is documented in the sources reviewed. His stated startup interests include GenAI, AI-powered shoppable broadcasting and visual search. His day job covers GenAI and AI avatars for enterprise clients, so he can speak to how large companies evaluate and buy AI products.
Entrup lists these startup areas: GenAI, Web3/blockchain, digital art, visual search, AI-powered shoppable broadcasting and quantum resistance. He is based in New York. No preferred stage, check size or fund size is public, and none is stated here. In Mayfield's CXO of the Future podcast he gave advice for early-stage companies. His profile suggests the most useful thing he offers founders is an enterprise buyer's view, along with introductions through his advisory roles.
- ClubNFT: NFT portfolio tracking company. Alpha Growth lists Entrup as an investor in a $3,000,000 round, which is the total round and not his check. The investment year is not public.
- crunchbase.com/person/richard-entrup
- mayfield.com/richard-entrup-startup-advisor-investor-and-global-techno
- nacdonline.org/speaker-bios/richard-entrup
- worth.com/person/richard-entrup
- tmdl.center.northeastern.edu/product/richard-entrup-2
- alphagrowth.io/top-investors-backup
- linkedin.com/in/entrup
- x.com/entrup?lang=en
Investing activity
Richard Entrup has made 1 investment according to Crunchbase across 1 portfolio company.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Richard Entrup
Is Richard Entrup an angel investor?
Partly. Crunchbase shows one investment, and his bio calls him a strategic advisor and sometimes investor to startups. His main role is Managing Director at KPMG US.
What does Richard Entrup invest in?
His stated startup areas are GenAI, Web3/blockchain, digital art, visual search, AI-powered shoppable broadcasting and quantum resistance.
What is Richard Entrup's check size?
No check size is public. Founders should ask him directly.
What is Richard Entrup's background?
He leads emerging solutions in KPMG US's Enterprise Innovation group. Earlier he ran technology and digital programs at Verizon, Christie's, Disney/ABC, Time Warner, MoMA, Viacom and Tiffany & Company. He was also CIO, CTO, CDO or CISO at healthcare companies and a law firm.
Does Richard Entrup advise VCs as well as startups?
Yes. His Crunchbase bio lists him as a VC CIO advisory member at Mayfield, Greylock and Lightspeed. He is also a startup mentor at the leAD Sports Performance Accelerator.
Where can founders contact Richard Entrup?
His public profiles are on LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/entrup) and X (@entrup). He has no personal website that we could find.
Where is Richard Entrup based?
Richard Entrup is based in New York, New York, United States.
How can founders reach Richard Entrup?
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