Rob Trice
Education
George Mason University
M.A., International Transactions 1993-01-01 - 1994-01-01
University of Virginia
B.A., Foreign Affairs 1985-01-01 - 1989-01-01Work Experience
Better Food Ventures
Current
Better Food Ventures
The Mixing Bowl
Current
The Mixing Bowl
Corporate Innovators Huddle
Current
Corporate Innovators Huddle
Trice Ventures
Current
Trice Ventures
Swisscom
2012-07-01 - 2014-07-01
Swisscom
SK Telecom Ventures
2008-10-01 - 2012-06-01
SK Telecom Ventures
Nokia
2000-12-01 - 2008-09-01
Nokia
BlueRun Ventures
2005-01-01 - 2007-05-01
BlueRun Ventures
DIRECTV
1996-04-01 - 2000-12-01
DIRECTV
Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS)
1990-02-01 - 1996-03-01
Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS)
Skills
Summary
Rob is an established international venture capital investor. He is currently leveraging his background in telecom, mobile and internet investing to fund companies that apply IT to the food and agriculture sectors via Better Food Ventures, a seed stage investment entity established in 2013. From 2012-2014 he was a Venture Parter with Swisscom Ventures. From 2008-2012 he was founding Senior Managing Director of SK Telecom Ventures. From 2004-2008 he was co-founding Partner of Nokia Growth Partners, the global growth-stage VC arm of Nokia. From late 2000-2004, he worked at Nokia Venture Partners (now BlueRun Ventures). Prior to working in venture capital, he worked at DIRECTV in LA and Tokyo in operational and business planning roles. He also worked at a D.C.-based think tank, the Center for Strategic & International Studies. He holds a M.A. from George Mason University and a B.A. from the University of Virginia. Rob has also started organizations that link companies to venture innovation. In 2001 he co-founded the Service Provider Investment Forum (now part of the Telecom Council of Silicon Valley). In 2011 he started the Corporate Innovators Huddle and its Corporate Venture Forum. And in 2013 he started the Mixing Bowl to connect food, agriculture and IT innovators for thought and action leadership. Rob also enjoys engaged philanthropy and volunteering. Since 2008 Rob has been an active member of social impact giving organization Full Circle Fund, joining its board in 2012. He is also a member of Battery Powered and works with numerous non-profits. Rob splits his time between Menlo Park and Pescadero, CA, is a former rugby and ice hockey player, has his own line of popsicles (Tricicles) and has run a food truck (Off Stage Foods).
