Michael J. Riccio

Founder at Falcon Partners LLC

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Michael J.
Riccio is the founder and the Managing Partner of Falcon Partners LLC, which was founded in 2002.
He was also the founder and held the title of Chief Operating Officer and Board Member at Go2Net, Inc. from 1998 to 2001.
In addition to his founding positions, Mr. Riccio has held various former jobs.
He served as the Chief Executive Officer and Board Member at Farecast, Inc. from 2003 to 2004.
He was also a Director at NextPlane, Inc., a Principal at Lycos, Inc., and an Executive Vice President at Avantax, Inc. Furthermore, he worked as Counsel at Berkshire Partners LLC, Corporate Attorney at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP and Hutchins Wheeler & Dittmar, and Counsel at Highland Capital Partners LLC.
Mr. Riccio's education history includes an undergraduate degree from Bucknell University in 1983 and a graduate degree from Albany Law School in 1986.

Michael J. Riccio active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Falcon Partners LLC Falcon Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Falcon Partners LLC (Falcon Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2002 by Michael J. Riccio. The firm is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.	Founder	31/01/2002

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Former positions of Michael J. Riccio

Companies	Position	End
Farecast, Inc. Farecast, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Farecast, Inc. operates an airfare prediction website. It provides information in the areas of flight and airfare, hotel and hotel rates as well as offers trip planning tools. It also provides airfare prediction services. The company was founded by Oren Etzioni and Hugh Crean in 2003 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA	Chief Executive Officer	31/05/2004
Go2Net, Inc. Go2Net, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Go2Net, Inc. offers a network of technology and community driven web sites in the fields of personal, finance, commerce and games. The company also develops web related software	Chief Operating Officer	31/12/2000
InfoSpace LLC InfoSpace LLC Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Part of System1, Inc., InfoSpace LLC is an American company engaged in online service business. The company is located in the US. InfoSpace was acquired by System1 LLC, a subsidiary of System1, Inc. from Avantax, Inc. on August 10, 2016 for $45 million.	Private Equity Investor	31/12/2000
Hutchins & Wheeler A PC Hutchins & Wheeler A PC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Hutchins & Wheeler A PC provides legal services. The private company is based in Boston, MA.	Private Equity Investor	31/12/1997
Summit Partners LP Summit Partners LP Investment ManagersFinance Summit Partners LP (Summit Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1984 by Gregory Avis, Roe Stamps and Stephen Woodsum. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.	Corporate Officer/Principal	-

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Albany Law School	Graduate Degree
Bucknell University	Undergraduate Degree

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Listed companies	1
AVANTAX, INC.	Technology Services

Private companies	12
Go2Net, Inc. Go2Net, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Go2Net, Inc. offers a network of technology and community driven web sites in the fields of personal, finance, commerce and games. The company also develops web related software	Technology Services
Falcon Partners LLC Falcon Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Falcon Partners LLC (Falcon Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2002 by Michael J. Riccio. The firm is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.	Finance
Hutchins Wheeler & Dittmar	Commercial Services
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP engages in the provision of legal services. It specializes in antitrust and competition, asset management, business reorganization and restructuring, communications and media, corporate and financial services, cybersecurity and privacy, energy, and executive compensation and employee benefits practice areas. The company was founded in 1888 and is headquartered in New York, NY.	Commercial Services
NextPlane, Inc. NextPlane, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services NextPlane, Inc. provides enterprise-class federation solutions for unified communication (UC) platforms. It offers NextPlane UC Federation Cloud, a hosted UC federation service that allows companies to establish internal or external federation in corporate and network boundaries. The firm also provides NextPlane Federation Server, a solution for enterprise level connectivity between disparate UC platforms enabling users from various organizations to collaborate. The company offers its solutions as a software-as-a-service solution; and as an on-premises federation server. NextPlane was founded by Farzin Shahidi and Sanjay Pujare in 2007 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.	Technology Services
Lycos, Inc. Lycos, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Lycos, Inc. provides search-based Internet properties and services. The firm operates through the following divisions: LYCOS Media, LYCOS Advertising, and LYCOS Life. Its products and services include tools for blogging, web publishing and hosting, online games, e-mail, and search. It operates a network of sites and services including Lycos.com, Tripod, Angelfire, HotBot, Gamesville, WhoWhere, and LYCOS Mail. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.	Technology Services
Berkshire Partners LLC Berkshire Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Berkshire Partners LLC (Berkshire Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of Berkshire Partners Holdings LLC founded in 1986 by Christopher Clifford, Carl Ferenbach, Russel L. Epker, Brad Bloom and Richard Lubin. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.	Finance
Highland Capital Partners LLC Highland Capital Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Highland Capital Partners LLC (Highland Capital Partners) is a venture capital firm is founded in 1987 by Paul A. Maeder and Bob F. Higgins. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, US.	Finance
Summit Partners LP Summit Partners LP Investment ManagersFinance Summit Partners LP (Summit Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1984 by Gregory Avis, Roe Stamps and Stephen Woodsum. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.	Finance
Farecast, Inc. Farecast, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Farecast, Inc. operates an airfare prediction website. It provides information in the areas of flight and airfare, hotel and hotel rates as well as offers trip planning tools. It also provides airfare prediction services. The company was founded by Oren Etzioni and Hugh Crean in 2003 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA	Technology Services
InfoSpace LLC InfoSpace LLC Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Part of System1, Inc., InfoSpace LLC is an American company engaged in online service business. The company is located in the US. InfoSpace was acquired by System1 LLC, a subsidiary of System1, Inc. from Avantax, Inc. on August 10, 2016 for $45 million.	Technology Services
Hutchins & Wheeler A PC Hutchins & Wheeler A PC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Hutchins & Wheeler A PC provides legal services. The private company is based in Boston, MA.	Commercial Services