Frank Tighe
InvestorFounding Partner at GapMinder · General Partner at Silicon Road Ventures · Board director at Wripple
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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About
Former Lead EIR at Georgia Tech's ATDC and an entrepreneur behind RetinaLabs (acquired by Iridex) and executive at Grieshaber (acquired by Novartis).
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Board director at Wripple
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Experience
- Silicon Road VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2025 — presentAtlanta, GA
- Silicon Road VenturesManaging Director and Partner2022 — 2025Atlanta, Georgia
- WrippleBoard Member and Investorcurrent2022 — presentAtlanta, Georgia
- SymTrainBoard Advisor and Investorcurrent2022 — presentAltanta, GA
- PitchitBoard Member and Investorcurrent2024 — presentAustin, TX
- MuukTestBoard Observer and Investorcurrent2024 — presentRaleigh, North Carolina, United States
- ChatLabsBoard Member and Investorcurrent2024 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- Daash IntelligenceBoard Observer and Investorcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Southern Capital ForumBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentAtlanta, Georgia, United States
- Angel Lounge at The ATDC at Georiga TechPresident and Board Chairmancurrent2023 — presentAtlanta, GA
- Reef.aiBoard Observer and Investor2025 — 2026
- PullLogicBoard Member and Investor2024 — 2025Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Georgia Institute of TechnologyLead Entrepreneur in Residence/Research Faculty2016 — 2022Atlanta, Ga
- Georgia Institute of TechnologyEntrepreneur in Residence/Research Faculty2015 — 2016Atlanta Metropolitan Area
- TDH Partners, Inc.Founder & Chairman2012 — 2022Atlanta, GA
- IridexVice President, Vitreoretinal Instrumentation2010 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area
- RetinaLabs, Inc. (Acquired by Iridex Corp: NASDAQ IRIX)Founder, Chairman & CEO1997 — 2010Atlanta Metropolitan Area
- Grieshaber & Co, Inc. (Acquired by Alcon Laboratories, Inc. a Division of Novartis)Vice President, Marketing1987 — 1997Schaffhausen, Switzerland
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Deals · 1
WrippleBoard seat
via Silicon Road Ventures · filed Jul 2023 · $1.4M raise
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Frank Tighe?
- Former Lead EIR at Georgia Tech's ATDC and an entrepreneur behind RetinaLabs (acquired by Iridex) and executive at Grieshaber (acquired by Novartis).
- Where does Frank Tighe work?
- Frank Tighe is Founding Partner at GapMinder and Board director at Wripple.
- What boards does Frank Tighe sit on?
- Frank Tighe holds tracked board seats at Wripple.
- Where did Frank Tighe go to school?
- Frank Tighe studied at Emory University - Goizueta Business School (MBA, Business); Auburn University (BA).
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Also worked at Silicon Road Ventures9
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Also worked at Wripple2
Also worked at Pitchit1
Also worked at Georgia Institute of Technology175
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