Touchdown Ventures

Michigan
Touchdown Ventures Inc. is a venture capital firm and registered investment adviser that works with leading corporations to establish and manage their corporate venture capital platforms. Founded in 2014, Touchdown maintains offices in the greater Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and the San Francisco Bay areas. The firm, founded by investment professionals from Comcast Ventures and DFJ Frontier, will initially partner with companies seeking to invest in education, human capital, digital media, entertainment, and retail-focused startups. Apollo Education Ventures, LLC, the newly formed venture capital platform of Apollo Education Group (NASDAQ:APOL), is among the firm's initial partners.
Founded:2014
Firm Location:Michigan • New York, New York • Los Angeles, California • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • San Francisco, California
Touchdown Ventures Team
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michael beer
Sweet spot: $5.0M
Range: $500K - $30.0M
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Rahul Daryanani
Sweet spot: $1.5M
Range: $100K - $5.0M
Investors in San Francisco (CA)
Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in Payments (Seed), Investors in Insurance (Seed), Investors in Payments (Series B), Investors in Payments (Series A), Investors in Insurance (Series B), Investors in IoT (Series B), Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in IoT (Series A), Investors in Manufacturing (Series B), Investors in Insurance (Series A), Investors in Manufacturing (Series A), Investors in Manufacturing (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in Insurance (Seed), Investors in Payments (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Manufacturing (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Insurance (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in IoT (Series A), Investors in Payments (Series A), Investors in Manufacturing (Series A), Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in IoT (Series B), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in Insurance (Series B), Investors in Payments (Series B), Investors in ConstructionTech (Seed), Investors in ConstructionTech (Series B), Investors in ConstructionTech (Series A), Investors in Manufacturing (Series B), Investors in ConstructionTech (Series A), Investors in ConstructionTech (Series B), Investors in ConstructionTech (Seed), Investors in DeepTech (Series B), Investors in DeepTech (Series A), Investors in DeepTech (Seed), Investors in DeepTech (Series A), Investors in DeepTech (Seed), Investors in DeepTech (Series B), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed)
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David Feldman
Sweet spot: $2.5M
Range: $500K - $5.0M
Investors in Boston (MA), Investors in New York (NY), Investors in San Francisco (CA), Investors in Los Angeles (CA), Investors in Detroit (MI), Investors in Seattle (WA), Investors in Portland (OR)
Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in Payments (Seed), Investors in Food and Beverage (Seed), Investors in Food and Beverage (Series B), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in Payments (Series B), Investors in Food and Beverage (Series A), Investors in Payments (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in Seattle / Portland (Other Lists), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in Los Angeles / Southern California (Other Lists), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Food and Beverage (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Food and Beverage (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Food and Beverage (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Food and Beverage (Seed), Investors in Food and Beverage (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in New York City (Other Lists), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Food and Beverage (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Payments (Seed), Investors in Payments (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Payments (Seed), Investors in Payments (Seed), Investors in Payments (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Payments (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Food and Beverage (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Food and Beverage (Series A), Investors in Food and Beverage (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Food and Beverage (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Food and Beverage (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Payments (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in Food and Beverage (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in Payments (Series A), Investors in Payments (Series A), Investors in Payments (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Payments (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Payments (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in Health IT (Series B), Investors in Food and Beverage (Series B), Investors in Food and Beverage (Series B), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in Health IT (Series B), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in Food and Beverage (Series B), Investors in Health IT (Series B), Investors in Food and Beverage (Series B), Investors in Marketplaces (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in Marketplaces (Series B), Investors in Food and Beverage (Series B), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in Health IT (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in Marketplaces (Series B), Investors in Marketplaces (Series B), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in Food and Beverage (Series B), Investors in Health IT (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in Marketplaces (Series B), Investors in Payments (Series B), Investors in Payments (Series B), Investors in Payments (Series B), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in Health IT (Series B), Investors in Payments (Series B), Investors in Payments (Series B), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in Marketplaces (Series B), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in Payments (Series B), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in Future of Work (Series B), Investors in Midwest (Other Lists), Investors in Future of Work (Series A), Investors in Future of Work (Seed), Investors in Boston / New England (Other Lists), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Series B), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed)
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Laure Fischer
Touchdown Ventures·Senior Associate
Sweet spot: $1.5M
Range: $100K - $5.0M
Investors in San Francisco (CA)
Investors in Security (Seed), Investors in Security (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Security (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Security (Series A), Investors in Future of Work (Series A), Investors in Future of Work (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Seed)
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Rachel Gutnick
Touchdown Ventures·Senior Associate
Sweet spot: $1.5M
Range: $100K - $5.0M
Investors in Philadelphia (PA)
Investors in MarketingTech (Seed), Investors in MarketingTech (Series B), Investors in MarketingTech (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in New York City (Other Lists), Investors in MarketingTech (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in MarketingTech (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in MarketingTech (Series B), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Seed)
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Beth Kearns
Touchdown Ventures·Venture Partner
Sweet spot: $1.5M
Range: $100K - $5.0M
Investors in Los Angeles (CA)
Investors in Consumer Health (Series B), Investors in Gaming/eSports (Seed), Investors in Data Services (Series B), Investors in Entertainment & Sports (Seed), Investors in Entertainment & Sports (Series B), Investors in Entertainment & Sports (Series A), Investors in Media/Content (Seed), Investors in Consumer Health (Series A), Investors in Gaming/eSports (Series B), Investors in Gaming/eSports (Series A), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in Data Services (Series A), Investors in Media/Content (Series B), Investors in Media/Content (Series A), Investors in Consumer Health (Seed), Investors in Los Angeles / Southern California (Other Lists), Investors in Consumer Health (Seed), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in Entertainment & Sports (Seed), Investors in Gaming/eSports (Seed), Investors in Media/Content (Seed), Investors in Consumer Health (Series A), Investors in Data Services (Series A), Investors in Entertainment & Sports (Series A), Investors in Gaming/eSports (Series A), Investors in Media/Content (Series A), Investors in Consumer Health (Series B), Investors in Entertainment & Sports (Series B), Investors in Data Services (Series B), Investors in Gaming/eSports (Series B), Investors in Media/Content (Series B), Investors in Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) (Series B), Investors in Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) (Series B), Investors in Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) (Series A), Investors in Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) (Seed), Investors in Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) (Seed), Investors in Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) (Series A)
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Christopher O'Dore
Sweet spot: $2.0M
Range: $1M - $4.0M
Investors in Israel, Investors in Europe, Investors in Canada, Investors in United States
Investors in Parenting/Families (Seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Human Capital/HRTech (Seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Future of Work (Seed), Investors in Israel (Other Lists), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in Parenting/Families (Seed), Investors in Insurance (Series B), Investors in Insurance (Series A), Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in Parenting/Families (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in Insurance (Seed), Investors in Insurance (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Human Capital/HRTech (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Infrastructure (Series B), Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in Human Capital/HRTech (Series B), Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in Human Capital/HRTech (Series A), Investors in Parenting/Families (Series B), Investors in Parenting/Families (Series A), Investors in Human Capital/HRTech (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Parenting/Families (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Series B), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Insurance (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Insurance (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Series B), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in Parenting/Families (Series B), Investors in Insurance (Seed), Investors in Human Capital/HRTech (Series B), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in Human Capital/HRTech (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in Insurance (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in Future of Work (Series B), Investors in Enterprise Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in Parenting/Families (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Human Capital/HRTech (Series B), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in Parenting/Families (Series B), Investors in Enterprise Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in Human Capital/HRTech (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Insurance (Series B), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in Canada (Other Lists), Investors in Enterprise Infrastructure (Series B), Investors in Future of Work (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Infrastructure (Series B), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Seed)
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Steven Peralta
Touchdown Ventures·Senior Associate
Sweet spot: $1.5M
Range: $100K - $5.0M
Investors in Philadelphia (PA)
Investors in Education (Series B), Investors in Education (Series A), Investors in Media/Content (Seed), Investors in Media/Content (Series B), Investors in Media/Content (Series A), Investors in Education (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in Education (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in New York City (Other Lists), Investors in Media/Content (Seed), Investors in Education (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Media/Content (Series A), Investors in Education (Series B), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in Media/Content (Series B), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Seed)
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Kathy Quigley
Sweet spot: $1.5M
Range: $100K - $5.0M
Investors in Philadelphia (PA)
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Hope Scott
Touchdown Ventures·Senior Associate
Sweet spot: $1.5M
Range: $100K - $5.0M
Investors in San Francisco (CA)
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Matthew Shackelford
Touchdown Ventures·Senior Associate
Sweet spot: $1.5M
Range: $100K - $5.0M
Investors in Philadelphia (PA)
Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series B), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in IoT (Series B), Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in IoT (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in New York City (Other Lists), Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in IoT (Series A), Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series B), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in IoT (Series B), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Seed)
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Jack Taylor
Sweet spot: $1M
Range: $250K - $15.0M
Investors in Global
Investors in Hardware (Seed), Investors in Data Services (Series B), Investors in Security (Seed), Investors in Hardware (Series B), Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Seed), Investors in Hardware (Series A), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in IoT (Series B), Investors in Data Services (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Series B), Investors in Security (Series B), Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Series A), Investors in IoT (Series A), Investors in Security (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in New York City (Other Lists), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed)
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Ally Wuerfel
Sweet spot: $1.5M
Range: $100K - $5.0M
Investors in Michigan
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Rich Grant
Touchdown Ventures·Managing Partner
Sweet spot: $0
Range: $0 - $0
Investors in San Francisco (CA)
Investors in Media/Content (Seed), Investors in Education (Seed), Investors in Education (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Media/Content (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Education (Pre-seed), Investors in Media/Content (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in Education (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in Media/Content (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed)