What check size does Tim Grace write?

Tim Grace typically writes checks of $50K – $100K.

Where did Tim Grace go to school?

Tim Grace studied at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; The Starter League (HTML/CSS).

Tim Grace

Investor

Managing Director at Techstars · General Partner at LongJump Ventures

Chicago, Illinois

Writes $50K – $100K checks · typically $75K

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About

Tim Grace is Managing Director at Techstars Columbus, where he leads investments in deep tech solutions across aerospace, advanced manufacturing, and defense sectors. Previously, he co-founded LongJump, a pre-seed venture fund that has backed nearly 50 companies since 2021 and has been among the most active early-stage investors in the Midwest. Grace also co-founded Draftbit, a no-code product development platform for mobile applications backed by Y Combinator, and held product leadership positions at Trunk Club, Signal, Apartments.com, and Cars.com.

Experience

TechstarsManaging Directorcurrent2023 — present
TechstarsAll Star Mentor2023
LongJumpGeneral Partner & Co-Foundercurrent2017 — presentGreater Chicago Area
LongJumpManaging Partner2023Greater Chicago Area
Techstars Boulder AcceleratorMentor2021 — 2023
Techstars Chicago AcceleratorMentor2020 — 2023
BottlecodeInvestor/Advisor2018 — 2022Greater Chicago Area
DraftbitCo-founder & COO2018 — 2022Greater Chicago Area
Indie.vcScout2019 — 2021Greater Chicago Area
Paro.ioAdvisor2017 — 2020Greater Chicago Area
RelentlessCo-Founder/Organizer2017 — 2020Greater Chicago Area
Hypothetical Labs, LLCPrincipal2015 — 2018Greater Chicago Area
Rise ScienceAdvisor2017Greater Chicago Area
Bright Labs, IncCo-Founder/COO2016Greater Chicago Area
The Tie BarVP eCommerce2014 — 2015Greater Chicago Area
Trunk ClubHead of Product2012 — 2014Greater Chicago Area
SignalProduct Director2010 — 2012Greater Chicago Area
Apartments.comHead of Consumer Products2007 — 2010Greater Chicago Area
Cars.comConsumer Marketing Manager2006 — 2007Greater Chicago Area
Millward BrownResearch Director2002 — 2006

Skills & more

Strategy11HTML 5CSS3SEO19Web Analytics29Mobile Marketing16User-centered Design3Product Marketing5Product Management10Interaction Design2Information Architecture2A/B testing1

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Conversion OptimizationMobile DevicesE-commerceAnalyticsEmail MarketingUser ExperienceAgile MethodologiesOnline AdvertisingStart-upsCRMSocial Media MarketingDinosaurs

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Venture Partner at Tribes Ventures

Akshita Iyer

Corporate Insights Lead at Tech Square Ventures

Alec Stern

Investor at G20 Ventures

Andres Barreto

General Partner at Firstrock Capital

Arie Abecassis

Partner and Co-Founder at ICONYC labs

Brad Feld

Co-founder of Foundry and Techstars

Brett Brohl

Managing Partner at Bread And Butter Ventures, Llc

Chris Mozie

Founder at Graph

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Ablorde Ashigbi

General Partner at LongJump Ventures

Brian Luerssen

General Partner at LongJump Ventures

Garry Cooper

General Partner at LongJump Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Tim Grace?: Tim Grace is Managing Director at Techstars Columbus, where he leads investments in deep tech solutions across aerospace, advanced manufacturing, and defense sectors. Previously, he co-founded LongJump, a pre-seed venture fund that has backed nearly 50 companies since 2021 and has been among the most active early-stage investors in the Midwest. Grace also co-founded Draftbit, a no-code product development platform for mobile applications backed by Y Combinator, and held product leadership positions at Trunk Club, Signal, Apartments.com, and Cars.com.
Where does Tim Grace work?: Tim Grace is Managing Director at Techstars.
What check size does Tim Grace write?: Tim Grace typically writes checks of $50K – $100K.
Where did Tim Grace go to school?: Tim Grace studied at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; The Starter League (HTML/CSS).

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Y Combinator mafia10,230

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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign mafia352

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LongJump Ventures mafia5

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Ablorde AshigbiGeneral PartnerFounded 4Degrees Garry CooperGeneral PartnerFounded Rheaply Brian LuerssenGeneral PartnerFounded Draftbit Kristen SondayGeneral PartnerFounded Paladin

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Also attended University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign691

Max LevchinCo-founder of PayPal; founder, chairman & CEO of Affirm; partner at SciFi VC Luke NosekCo-founder of PayPal; co-founder of Gigafund Sundeep PeechuGeneral Partner at Felicis Ventures Deep NisharInvestment Team at General Catalyst Prashant ShahPartner at Monta Vista Capital NoorPartner at Clear Ventures

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Also attended The Starter League2

Brittany LaughlinStacks Foundation Board Chair at Stacks Foundation Genevieve NielsenFounder/CTO at mRelief

Shared employers

Also worked at Techstars745

Brad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and Techstars RustyAdvisor at Clear Ventures Houman HaghighiPartner, Business & Corporate Development at Menlo Ventures Isabelle StyslingerSenior Associate, Rise of the Rest at Revolution Wesley BarrowPartner at Correlation Ventures Jack Bixby LucasGeneral Partner at Lucas Venture Group

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Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia10,230

Techstars mafia2,005

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign mafia352

Techstars mafia315

LongJump Ventures mafia5

Same school

Also attended University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign691

Also attended The Starter League2

Shared employers

Also worked at Techstars745

Also worked at Paro.io6

Also worked at Rise Science2

Also worked at Bright Labs, Inc1