Joe Montana
InvestorManaging Partner at Liquid Ventures
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $1M – $5M checks · typically $2.5M
About
Hall of Fame NFL quarterback turned seed investor who uses elite-sports pattern recognition to back technical founders calm under pressure, known for early GitLab support and active portfolio involvement.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
Deep TechHardwareSaaS
Experience
- Liquid 2 VenturesLiquid 2 Ventures managing partnercurrent2014 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Colleagues at Liquid Ventures
Dan Birmingham
Investor at Liquid Ventures
Elizabeth Montana-Luciano
Head of Operations at Liquid Ventures
Jessica Livingston
Co-founder of Y Combinator
Matthew Mulvey
Partner at Liquid Ventures
Michael Ma
Partner at Liquid Ventures
Mike Miller
Partner at Liquid Ventures
Nathaniel Montana
Partner at Liquid Ventures
Paul Graham
Co-founder of Y Combinator
Network6
Adam Bain
Managing Partner at 01 Advisors
Amit Sharma
Founder/GP at Black Jays Ventures
Brian Pokorny
Managing Partner at SV Angel
Christina Brodbeck
Investor at Rivet Ventures
Edward Lando
Partner at Pareto Holdings
Geoffrey Woo
Investor at Anti
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Joe Montana?
- Hall of Fame NFL quarterback turned seed investor who uses elite-sports pattern recognition to back technical founders calm under pressure, known for early GitLab support and active portfolio involvement.
- Where does Joe Montana work?
- Joe Montana is Managing Partner at Liquid Ventures.
- What does Joe Montana invest in?
- Joe Montana invests in Deep Tech, Hardware, SaaS.
- What check size does Joe Montana write?
- Joe Montana typically writes checks of $1M – $5M.
- Where did Joe Montana go to school?
- Joe Montana studied at University of Notre Dame (BS, Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services).




















