Rick Valencia

Rick Valencia

Rick Valencia is a prominent figure in the San Diego tech and healthcare community, serving on the board of directors for several organizations:

• TL Foundation - Rick is a board member of the TL Foundation, a nonprofit fund designed to invest in early-stage San Diego startups across tech and life sciences. All financial returns from the fund get reinvested back into the community.456

• Tandem Diabetes Care - Rick is a board member and chairman of the nominating & governance committee at Tandem Diabetes Care (NASDAQ: TNDM), a company that develops insulin therapy management solutions for people with diabetes.3

• CureMetrix - Rick serves on the board of CureMetrix, a company that develops AI-powered solutions for radiology.3

• Connect - Rick is on the board of directors for Connect, a nonprofit organization that helps entrepreneurs build great companies in San Diego.8

With over 30 years of experience as a serial entrepreneur, executive, and investor, Rick has founded and grown successful companies in telecom, BPO, medical devices, and digital health.1 He is considered a pioneer in the telecommunications and digital health industries.12

Some of Rick's key accomplishments include:

• Founding ProfitLine, a telecom service management company, which he grew to over 300 employees and $35M in revenue before selling to a public company1
• Founding Qualcomm Life, which he grew to a $100M+ business unit of Qualcomm and a pioneer of the digital health industry12
• Founding the $100M Qualcomm Life Fund and the $100M dRx Capital fund with Novartis to invest in digital health startups13
• Serving on numerous public, private, and non-profit boards, including Tandem Diabetes Care, Impedimed, and the Global eHealth Initiative137

Rick is passionate about mentoring entrepreneurs and giving back to the San Diego community through his involvement with organizations like Big Brothers Big Sisters of San Diego County.12