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Stephane KurganunlockedGreg: together at McKinsey & Company (1997)
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About
Greg Back is founding partner and managing partner of CatchLight Capital Partners, an investment firm focused on technology companies navigating geopolitical challenges across AI, software, cloud, and data sectors. He has deployed more than $1 billion in gains as a general partner across angel, venture capital, growth equity, and private equity strategies, and serves or has served on the boards of more than a dozen technology companies. His background includes co-founding a venture direct secondaries firm and closing over 100 investment rounds.
Experience
- Catchlight Capital PartnersFounder and Managing Partnercurrent2020 — presentMenlo Park, CA
- Free Sky Capital LLCManaging Membercurrent2012 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Francisco PartnersSenior Advisor2011 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- 280 Capital PartnersManaging Director2007 — 2011
- Warburg Pincus, LLCManaging Director / General Partner1999 — 2007
- InfoGroupExecutive Vice President1997 — 1998
- McKinsey & CompanyEngagement Manager1994 — 1997
Skills & more
Venture CapitalPrivate EquityStrategyCorporate DevelopmentStart-upsInvestmentsFinanceMergers & AcquisitionsDue DiligenceBusiness StrategyCorporate GovernanceEntrepreneurship
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ValuationCompetitive AnalysisManagement ConsultingFinancial ModelingBusiness DevelopmentStrategic PartnershipsExecutive ManagementManagementAngel InvestingFrom Greg's professional profile.
Colleagues at CatchLight Capital Partners
Bryan Finkel
Venture Partner, Investing & Operations at CatchLight Capital Partners
Caroline Zhang
Investor at CatchLight Capital Partners
Jackson Polveri
Investor at CatchLight Capital Partners
Lee Fan
Venture Partner at CatchLight Capital Partners
Tom Cole
General Partner, Investments & Portfolio at CatchLight Capital Partners
Wei Jiang
Founder & Managing Partner at CatchLight Capital Partners
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Greg Back?
- Greg Back is founding partner and managing partner of CatchLight Capital Partners, an investment firm focused on technology companies navigating geopolitical challenges across AI, software, cloud, and data sectors. He has deployed more than $1 billion in gains as a general partner across angel, venture capital, growth equity, and private equity strategies, and serves or has served on the boards of more than a dozen technology companies. His background includes co-founding a venture direct secondaries firm and closing over 100 investment rounds.
- Where does Greg Back work?
- Greg Back is Founder & Managing Partner at CatchLight Capital Partners.
- Where did Greg Back go to school?
- Greg Back studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA); Yale University (BA, Economics).
Same school
Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business2,000
Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewScott SandellExecutive Chairman & Chief Investment Officer at NEA
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Also attended Yale University1,074
Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockMichael SeibelPartner Emeritus at Y CombinatorBen SilbermannCo-founder of PinterestZheela QaiserInvestor at Index VenturesAnthony PhilippakisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)
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Shared employers
Also worked at Francisco Partners39
David PhuController at Felicis VenturesIshan GillAssociate at Sapphire VenturesNeil TolaneyGeneral Partner at TCVNancy ChouPartner at Asymmetric Capital PartnersAvery CannonChief Administrative Officer at Founders Circle CapitalDavid ibnAleFounding and Managing Partner at Advance Venture Partners
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Also worked at 280 Capital Partners1
Also worked at Warburg Pincus, LLC139
Luna SchmidInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Aftab MathurManaging Director at Temasek at Golden Gate VenturesLawrence BettinoManaging Director at Dot CapitalAndrew ScottSenior Finance Manager at GreycroftMiloni Madan PreslerInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Eugene "Gene" PodsiadloSenior Strategic Advisor, Special Limited Partner at AI Capital
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