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Michelle Ritter
President at Ritecom Group, Inc.
Michelle Ritter is a prominent entrepreneur and CEO with a diverse background in innovation and business leadership.
She is the founder of StarX, a groundbreaking platform introduced in May 2020 that is reshaping the landscape of global fan engagement by establishing a new asset class centered around teams and talent. StarX has forged significant partnerships with key players like FIFA, Fanatics, and Ticketmaster.
In addition to StarX, Michelle established Knox Networks, Inc in December 2020, which evolved into a robust payments platform enterprise.
Further expanding her portfolio, in 2021, Michelle founded Steel Perlot along with Eric Schmidt, serving as the Executive Chairman. Steel Perlot encompasses various entities including an investment arm, a quant asset management unit, and an incubation arm that has seen successes with ventures like Tristero, Keeta, and Knox.
Michelle's educational background is illustrious, having engaged in cyber wargaming at Stanford's Hoover Institution, completed a triple major in economics, international studies, and political science at Johns Hopkins, and earned a JD/MBA from Columbia University.
She actively contributes to academia and serves on the Executive Advisory Board of Columbia University's Richman Center for Business, Law, and Public Policy, showcasing her commitment to fostering business, legal, and public policy dialogues.
Highlights
One of the most interesting and informative parts of building businesses is learning the difference between “unfortunate outcomes” and “bad people.” While I can now give definitive advice to never mix personal and professional matters, I am so proud of the work that we have been allowed to achieve at @SteelPerlot. And I’m even happier that these businesses are scaling, like Knox Networks, Keeta, First Spark Ventures, Prenuvo, Vannevar Labs, Hebbia, and many others.
In many ways, I’m so excited for you to finally meet me directly as I can’t wait to share this next chapter with some of the best investors and operators, including some from the past and some new. Even more, we can’t wait to launch our next early stage fund to compound on the 33%+ growth track record thus far.
