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Deborah Zajac

Managing Director at Touchdown Ventures

New York City Metropolitan Area

Overview 

Deborah Zajac is a Venture Investor and Corporate Advisor with a strong background in strategy, due diligence, and venture capital. She currently serves as the Managing Director at Touchdown Ventures, leading investments in various sectors including EnergyTech, DeepTech, and Retail, and has held key roles at organizations like GE Ventures and Global Women in VC. Highlights of Deborah's career include her role as the Corporate VC Lead at Global Women in VC and her tenure as a Senior Director at GE Ventures, where she played a pivotal role in investments, innovation, and corporate development.

Work Experience 

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Touchdown Ventures

  • Managing Director

    2016 - Current

    Lead corporate venture capital funds of Fortune 500 companies

Touchdown Ventures is a corporate venture capital firm that partners with corporations to invest in early and growth-stage companies.

touchdownvc.com
GW

Global Women in VC

  • Corporate VC Lead

    2020

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Springboard Enterprises

  • Advisory Board

    2020

Springboard’s mission is to accelerate the growth of entrepreneurial companies led by women.

sb.co
DV

Dreamit Ventures

  • HealthTech Advisor

    2018

Venture fund focused on real estate tech, proptech & construction tech startups.

dreamit.com
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Techstars

  • Mentor

    2016

Techstars is an accelerator that provides pre-seed investment and mentoring for various early stage startups.

Raised $108,919,999.00 from SVB Financial Group and Foundry Group.

techstars.com
CT

Columbia Technology Ventures

  • Executive in Residence

    2016 - 2017

Columbia Technology Ventures engages in the facilitation of technology transfer services for the Columbia University.

techventures.columbia.edu

GE Ventures

  • Senior Director

    2013 - 2016

LU

Lehigh University

  • Trustee, Board of Trustees

    2008 - 2016

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GE

  • Investments, Innovation, & Corporate Development

    2003 - 2013

    Corporate business development, investments, and corporate innovation.

GE Intelligent Platforms is a global provider of software, hardware, services, and embedded computing platforms.

ge.com

Celarix.com

  • Implementations

    2000 - 2002

    SaaS startup backed by Austin Ventures, Charles River Ventures, J.P. Morgan Partners

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