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Jordan Kretchmer

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Senior Partner at Outlander VC · Strategic Advisor at Alchemist Accelerator · Board director at Material Hybrid Manufacturing · Board director at Mashable

Mill Valley, California, United States

Writes $500K – $2.5M checks

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About

Jordan Kretchmer, founder of Livefyre (acquired by Adobe) and Rapid Robotics, brings consumer-scale software and robotics expertise and a factory-operator lens favoring out-of-the-box solutions for small and mid-sized manufacturers.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechDeep TechDefense TechHardwareMobility & TransportationRoboticsSaaSSpace Tech

Board director at Material Hybrid Manufacturing

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Material Hybrid Manufacturing's investors · 5

Giant Step CapitalChicago · since 2026GoAhead VenturesMenlo Park · $500K – $1M checks · since 2026Harpoon VenturesSan Diego · $100K – $5M checks · since 2026Myelin VCMontevideo · $250K – $1M checks · since 2026Outlander VCNew York · $500K – $2.5M checks · since 2025

Board director at Mashable

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Mashable's investors · 2

New Markets Venture PartnersFulton · $200K – $1.5M checksOutlander VCNew York · $500K – $2.5M checks · since 2015

Co-founders at Mashable

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Peter CashmoreExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. Outlander VCSenior Partnercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Outlander VCOperating Partner2024 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  3. Rapid Robotics, IncCo-Founder and Executive Chairmancurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  4. Rapid Robotics, IncCo-Founder and CEO2019 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  5. CopiaBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  6. Intuition CapitalInvestor and Advisorcurrent2016 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  7. Alchemist AcceleratorStrategic Advisorcurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  8. AdobeGM, Social Products and New Product Development2016 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  9. MashableBoard of Directors2014 — 2019
  10. Carbon RoboticsPresident and CEO2018 — 2019San Francisco, California, United States
  11. LiveFyre inc. (Acquired by Adobe)Founder and CEO2009 — 2016
  12. Current TVVice President, Product and Brand2008 — 2009
  13. Butler, Shine, SternAssociate Creative Director - Digital Products2007 — 2008
  14. MullenLowe U.S.VP, Associate Creative Director - Digital Products2005 — 2007
  15. Tribal DDBArt Director2003 — 2005
  16. IPixel DesignFounder and CEO1999 — 2003Dallas, Texas, United States

Skills & more

Digital Strategy63User Experience25Digital Media40Product Development11Interactive Advertising19Creative Direction10Interactive Marketing10Content Strategy33Advertising6Integrated Marketing14Creative Strategy8Brand Development5
+12 moreOnline AdvertisingInteraction DesignUser Interface DesignDigital MarketingInformation ArchitectureSocial Media MarketingOnline MarketingNew MediaMobile MarketingLeadershipWordPressFacebook

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Deals · 1

MashableBoard seat

via Outlander VC · filed Feb 2015 · $17M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at Outlander VC

AJ Smith
Partner at Outlander VC
Deepika Jonnalagadda
Analyst at Blu Venture Investors
Jeremy Johnson
Founder at Andela
Leura Craig
Managing Partner at Outlander VC
Lucas Hoffmann
Investor at Outlander VC
Paige Craig
Managing Partner at Outlander VC
Paige Craig
General Partner at Arena Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Jordan Kretchmer?
Jordan Kretchmer, founder of Livefyre (acquired by Adobe) and Rapid Robotics, brings consumer-scale software and robotics expertise and a factory-operator lens favoring out-of-the-box solutions for small and mid-sized manufacturers.
Where does Jordan Kretchmer work?
Jordan Kretchmer is Senior Partner at Outlander VC and Board director at Material Hybrid Manufacturing and Board director at Mashable.
What does Jordan Kretchmer invest in?
Jordan Kretchmer invests in AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Defense Tech, Hardware, Mobility & Transportation, Robotics, SaaS, Space Tech.
What check size does Jordan Kretchmer write?
Jordan Kretchmer typically writes checks of $500K – $2.5M.
What boards does Jordan Kretchmer sit on?
Jordan Kretchmer holds tracked board seats at Mashable.

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