Dick Kramlich

Co-Founder at New Enterprise Associates · Joined 1977

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Biography

Dick Kramlich co-founded New Enterprise Associates in 1977 with Chuck Newhall and Frank Bonsal, after beginning his venture career at Arthur Rock & Associates in 1969. NEA states that he served as managing partner for the firm's first seven funds and as a general partner through NEA 13, and that he led investments including Juniper Networks, Macromedia, Ascend Communications, Immunex, Xoom and Financial Engines, alongside early investments in Apple. He retired from NEA in 2012 and afterwards co-founded Green Bay Ventures and served as CEO of Kramlich Investment Group. He died on February 1, 2025 at the age of 89.

Education

Previous Experience

Notable Investments

Juniper NetworksMacromediaAscend CommunicationsImmunexFinancial EnginesApple AAPL3ComForce10 Networks

Career Timeline

1969
Began his venture capital career as a general partner at Arthur Rock & Associates in San Francisco.
1977
Co-founded New Enterprise Associates with Chuck Newhall and Frank Bonsal.
2005
Was elected to the board of directors of Silicon Valley Bancshares after two years on its advisory board.
2012
Retired from NEA, having served as managing partner for the firm's first seven funds and as a general partner through NEA 13.
2017
Co-founded Green Bay Ventures.
2025
Died on February 1 at the age of 89.

Sources & References

NEA - Remembering Dick Kramlich ↗Silicon Valley Bancshares Elects Richard Kramlich to its Board of Directors ↗NBC New York / CNBC - Silicon Valley venture capital pioneer Dick Kramlich, an early investor in Apple, dies at 89 ↗Computer History Museum - Dick Kramlich profile ↗Venture Capital Journal - NEA mourns loss of VC pioneer Kramlich ↗Wikipedia - C. Richard Kramlich ↗