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Managing Partner Todd McIntyre answers three key questions about investing in venture capital with Spike Ventures

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Managing Partner Todd McIntyre answers three of the most common questions we receive from prospective investors: Why venture? Why now? And why Spike?

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Todd McIntyre
Todd McIntyre
Managing Partner, Spike Ventures

Todd has more than 20 years of experience as a venture capital investor, entrepreneur, and senior technology operating executive, as well as deep knowledge of intellectual property and IP licensing. He has worked with capital structures ranging from seed stage investments to public offerings and has experience in many sectors, including consumer media and web, optoelectronics, telecoms, cleantech, and healthcare. Most recently, he was founding Managing Partner of Grey Sky Venture Partners, a life sciences and digital health fund that pioneered a venture finance model combining early-stage capital with fund-owned intellectual property. He also served as a senior business leader in a technology incubator fund, where he led efforts to build, fund, and spin out several new deep tech businesses. Todd received his BA from Hendrix College and holds an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.

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