Richard Harjes

Richard Harjes is a General Partner at Next Frontier Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm based in Bozeman, Montana. Prior to his career in venture capital, he spent over two decades building quantitative investment teams, serving as Managing Director of Statistical Arbitrage at Citadel Investment Group and Director of Research at Numeric Investors. He was also a founding member of the Alpha Strategies Group at Barclays Global Investors and held academic faculty positions at Duke University and the University of Arizona. At Next Frontier Capital, Harjes helps manage $241 million across four funds, including a $102 million fourth fund closed in September 2024 with institutional backing. Outside of finance, he founded the regional STEAMlab education center. His current investment focus centers on seed-stage SaaS, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity startups operating throughout the Rocky Mountain region.