Rich Boyle

Rich Boyle is a General Partner at Canaan, where he has directed West Coast investments since 2016. Before transitioning to venture capital, he served as President, Chairman, and CEO of LoopNet, leading the commercial real estate platform through its 2006 initial public offering and a subsequent $900 million acquisition by CoStar Group. His earlier operational experience includes working as Senior Vice President of Products and Technology at Risk Management Solutions, where he managed large-scale technical operations. Boyle later entered the investment sector as an Operating Partner at Khosla Ventures, building on a technical foundation established by his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University. Today, he leverages his extensive executive background to focus on funding early-stage technology startups operating across the real estate tech, artificial intelligence, robotics, and digital marketplace sectors.