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Carmen Fontana

Investor

Investor at Countdown Capital

Cleveland, Ohio

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Carmen Fontana is Chief Operating Officer at Augment Therapy. She has received recognition including a Top Woman Leader for Technology Innovation award from Consulting Magazine and a Meritorious Service Award from Case Western Reserve University School of Engineering.

Experience

  1. Augment TherapyChief Operating Officercurrent2025 — present
  2. Augment TherapyVice President Operations2023 — 2025
  3. Augment TherapyDirector Of Operations2021 — 2023
  4. IEEEMedia Representative, International Speaker and Thought Leadership Contributorcurrent2019 — present
  5. USA Track & FieldTrack and Field Official - NCAA, Juniors, Masters and Professionalscurrent2023 — present
  6. KENSTON LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTVolunteer Advisor, Entrepreneurial Education Program (INCubator)current2023 — present
  7. Buckeye Trail AssociationVolunteer, Development Committee Data Analystcurrent2026 — present
  8. Ohio High School Athletic AssociationTrack and Field Official - High School and Middle Schoolcurrent2023 — present
  9. North Coast VenturesMember | Investorcurrent2021 — present
  10. PortfoliaInvesting Membercurrent2020 — present
  11. Countdown CapitalLimited Partner2021 — 2024
  12. Centric ConsultingPractice Lead, Cloud & Emerging Tech2012 — 2021
  13. Rutgers UniversityBoard Member, Design Thinking Advisory Council2018 — 2020
  14. WRIS Web ServicesPractice Lead, Digital Marketing2008 — 2012
  15. PerceptISDirector, Technology Services Startup Company (acquired by Blackboard)2006 — 2008
  16. Case Western Reserve UniversityInformation Technology Manager2001 — 2006
  17. AccentureSoftware Developer1999 — 2001

Education

  1. Case Western Reserve UniversityMaster of Engineering (M.Eng.)2001 — 2005
  2. Case Western Reserve UniversityBachelor of Science (BS), Systems & Control Engineering1996 — 2000

Skills & more

Team Leadership10Management71Strategy26Strategic Planning13Leadership32Emerging Technologies12Connected Devices9Project Management45Analytics44Cloud Computing3Artificial Intelligence2Machine Learning3
+5 moreProgram ManagementConsultingBusiness AnalysisTrainingInnovation
  • Sales Foundations — Sandler
  • Microsoft Professional Program in Artificial Intelligence — Microsoft
  • Microsoft Professional Program in Data Science — Microsoft

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Colleagues at Countdown Capital

Ariana Thacker
Founding Partner at Conscience VC
Jai Malik
Venture Partner at Redbud VC
Ryan Li
Principal at Countdown Capital

Frequently asked questions

Where does Carmen Fontana work?
Carmen Fontana is Investor at Countdown Capital.
What check size does Carmen Fontana write?
Carmen Fontana typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.

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Shared employers

Also worked at Case Western Reserve University11

Will BruneSenior Associate at Mutual Capital PartnersAkhil SaklechaAdvisor - Healthtech at Augment VenturesAarti ChandnaSV2 Board Member at Silicon ValleyBill HoffmanVenture Partner at Vensana CapitalDanielle MorrisSenior Director, Revenue & Compliance Management at JumpStart VenturesDavid MoonPrincipal at Cultivation Capital

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Also worked at Accenture703

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