Tripp Peake is a Managing Partner of both Long River Ventures and Worcester Capital Partners and brings more than 18 years of venture building and investing experience to the funds. Immediately prior to Long River, Tripp was a partner at Kestrel Venture Management, where he focused on the management of Mass Ventures Equity Fund, a $14 million early stage fund established in western Massachusetts in 1997. Tripp serves or has served on numerous boards as board member or observer, including Clarity Imaging, Optasite, Profile Systems, Protedyne, Reconda International, Sovereign Hill Software, and WRNX Radio. Before joining Kestrel, Tripp was co-founder and CEO of two venture development consulting companies: Mass Ventures, based in Amherst, MA and associated with the University of Massachusetts; and Science Park Associates, based in New Haven, CT and associated with Yale University. Tripp holds a B.A. from Dartmouth College and an M.B.A from Yale University. He lives in Amherst, MA and operates out of the Hadley, MA and Worcester, MA offices. |