Richard Padula
Founder at Avocation Investments LLC
Profile
Richard Padula is the founder of Deep Dish Technology LLC (2015), Syclo LLC (1995), Avocation Investments LLC (2014), and Mirata Software LLC (2019).
He held the title of President & Chief Executive Officer at Syclo LLC from 1995 to 2012.
He is currently a Director at Vodori, Inc., Xwing, Inc., and Gencorp Insurance Group LLC.
He is also a General Partner at R7 Partners Management, LLC (2018 - present) and a Director & Strategic Advisor at Intelligent Flying Machines, Inc. (2017 - present).
Mr. Padula was formerly the Chief Strategic Officer-Mobile at SAP America, Inc. from 2013 to 2014.
He received his undergraduate degree from Northwestern University in 1984.
Mr. Padula is also the founder of Encurate Mobile Technology LLC.
Richard Padula active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
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Gencorp Insurance Group LLC
 Gencorp Insurance Group LLC Insurance Brokers/ServicesFinance Gencorp Insurance Group, Inc. provides financial services. Its services include business and personal insurance, wealth management, employee benefits, construction insurance and surety, Gencorp was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in East Greenwich, RI. | President | - |
R7 Partners Management, LLC
 R7 Partners Management, LLC Investment ManagersFinance R7 Partners Management LLC (R7 Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Ben Buettell and Tyler V. Engh. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. | Private Equity Investor | 2017-12-31 |
Xwing, Inc.
 Xwing, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Xwing, Inc. develops autonomous aviation technologies. The company was founded by Marc Piette and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
| Mirata Software LLC | Founder | 2018-12-31 |
Vodori, Inc.
 Vodori, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Vodori, Inc. develops cloud-based software for life science companies and distribute promotional content. The company was founded by Scott Rovegno, Grant Gochnauer and Stacy Wolters and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Director/Board Member | - |
Intelligent Flying Machines, Inc.
 Intelligent Flying Machines, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Intelligent Flying Machines, Inc. develops intelligent perception systems. The American company was founded by Marc Gyöngyösi. | Director/Board Member | 2016-12-31 |
Avocation Investments LLC
 Avocation Investments LLC Investment ManagersFinance Avocation Investments LLC (Avocation Investments) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Rich Padula and Jeff Kleban. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. | Founder | 2014-06-30 |
Former positions of Richard Padula
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| Deep Dish Technology LLC | Founder | 2018-12-01 |
SAP America, Inc.
 SAP America, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services SAP America, Inc. provides enterprise application software solutions. Its products include SAP HANA platform, SAP Cloud platform, SAP Commerce Cloud, and SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central. Its offers innovation services and solutions; advisory services; implementation services; sloud services; and support services. The company was founded by Dietmar Hopp, Hasso Plattner, Claus Wellenreuther, Klaus Tschira, and Hans-Werner Hector on April 1, 1972 and is headquartered in Newtown Square, PA. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2014-07-01 |
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Training of Richard Padula
| Northwestern University | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Private companies | 11 |
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Syclo LLC
 Syclo LLC Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Syclo LLC provides computer programming services. It offers Agentry, a mobile platform for developing, deploying, and managing mobile applications; and SMART Service Manager, a mobile product, which allows users to connect their field service technicians to the SAP customer relationship management application. The company was founded by Richard Padula and Jeffrey Kleban in 1995 and is headquartered in Barrington, IL. | Technology Services |
SAP America, Inc.
SAP America, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services SAP America, Inc. provides enterprise application software solutions. Its products include SAP HANA platform, SAP Cloud platform, SAP Commerce Cloud, and SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central. Its offers innovation services and solutions; advisory services; implementation services; sloud services; and support services. The company was founded by Dietmar Hopp, Hasso Plattner, Claus Wellenreuther, Klaus Tschira, and Hans-Werner Hector on April 1, 1972 and is headquartered in Newtown Square, PA. | Technology Services |
Gencorp Insurance Group LLC
Gencorp Insurance Group LLC Insurance Brokers/ServicesFinance Gencorp Insurance Group, Inc. provides financial services. Its services include business and personal insurance, wealth management, employee benefits, construction insurance and surety, Gencorp was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in East Greenwich, RI. | Finance |
R7 Partners Management, LLC
R7 Partners Management, LLC Investment ManagersFinance R7 Partners Management LLC (R7 Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Ben Buettell and Tyler V. Engh. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. | Finance |
Vodori, Inc.
Vodori, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Vodori, Inc. develops cloud-based software for life science companies and distribute promotional content. The company was founded by Scott Rovegno, Grant Gochnauer and Stacy Wolters and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Technology Services |
Xwing, Inc.
Xwing, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Xwing, Inc. develops autonomous aviation technologies. The company was founded by Marc Piette and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Intelligent Flying Machines, Inc.
Intelligent Flying Machines, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Intelligent Flying Machines, Inc. develops intelligent perception systems. The American company was founded by Marc Gyöngyösi. | Technology Services |
Avocation Investments LLC
Avocation Investments LLC Investment ManagersFinance Avocation Investments LLC (Avocation Investments) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Rich Padula and Jeff Kleban. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. | Finance |
| Mirata Software LLC | |
Encurate Mobile Technology LLC
 Encurate Mobile Technology LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Encurate Mobile Technology LLC makes it easy to design your own mobile app. The company is based in Chicago, IL. The company's technology allows you to design your app, provide self-guided tours, an interactive map, and social sharing - all at an affordable cost. The company was founded by Richard Padula. | Technology Services |
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