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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
General Partner, SOSV and IndieBio
2025 - Current
Invest in early-stage biotech and deep tech startups for human and planetary health
SOSV is a deep tech venture firm that invests from a startup's inception and operates the HAX and IndieBio programs.
Advisory Board
2020
Springboard’s mission is to accelerate the growth of entrepreneurial companies led by women.
Corporate VC Lead
2020
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.
Managing Director
2016 - 2025
Establish and lead corporate venture capital funds of Fortune 500 companies
HealthTech Advisor
2018 - 2023
Venture fund focused on real estate tech, proptech & construction tech startups.
Executive in Residence
2016 - 2017
Columbia Technology Ventures engages in the facilitation of technology transfer services for the Columbia University.
Senior Director
2013 - 2016
Trustee, Board of Trustees
2008 - 2016