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Profil
Jonathan Tower is the founder of Catapult VC, founded in 2016, where the title held is Managing Partner.
Former jobs include Director at e-Radio USA, Inc. from 2009 to 2010; Managing Director at TriplePoint Capital LLC from 2012 to 2017; Director at Athleon, Inc. from 2009 to 2012; Managing Director at Hercules Capital from 2010 to 2012; Managing Director at Citron Capital LLC from 2002 to 2010; Managing Director & Head of US Investments at Prosperity7 Ventures from 2022 to 2026; Venture Advisor at Gabriel Venture Partners from 2001 to 2002; Senior Associate at Volpe Brown Whelan & Co. LLC.
from 1998 to 2000; Senior Consultant at Braxton Associates from 1997 to 1998; and Senior Consultant at Accenture LLC from 1994 to 1995.
Education includes an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania conferred in 1997 and undergraduate studies at the University of California, Berkeley.
Postes actifs de Jonathan Tower
| Sociétés | Poste | Début |
|---|---|---|
Catapult VC
 Catapult VC Investment ManagersFinance Catapult nvests in companies located in the United States. The firm focusses on broad range of sectors. It provides financing for seed stage capital requirements. | Fondateur | 01/01/2016 |
Anciens postes connus de Jonathan Tower
| Sociétés | Poste | Fin |
|---|---|---|
TriplePoint Capital LLC
 TriplePoint Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance TriplePoint Capital invests in companies located across the globe. The firm focuses on the technology sector. It provides financing in the form of debt and equity for early stage and buyout transactions. | Private Equity Investor | 01/03/2017 |
Hercules Capital
 Hercules Capital Investment ManagersFinance Hercules Capital invests in public and private companies located in the United States. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of technology and life science sectors. It provides financing in the form of debt and equity for acquisitions, growth stage capital requirements with a transaction size ranging from USD 5 to 500 million. | Private Equity Investor | 01/10/2012 |
Athleon, Inc.
 Athleon, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Operates as a team platform built for coaches which helps coaches and athletes prepare with moving playbooks, game film sharing, group | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | 01/10/2012 |
Citron Capital LLC
 Citron Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Citron Capital's investment activities include venture capital investments, acquisitions and growth capital financing. Approximately 40% of Citron's capital base is allocated to venture capital investments in early-, mid- and later-stage companies. Within that allocation, venture investments are evenly divided between technology and media/communications. About 45-50% of their venture investments are in information technology, primarily business applications, enterprise solutions (and related areas), infrastructure software, information technology services and business process/services outsourcing. Another 45-50% of Citron's venture investments are in the broad communications and media domain including data, voice, wireless and information technology, solutions, media production and distribution and communications systems, software and services. Citron maintains limited and opportunistic exposure in industrial, consumer and clean technology and energy-oriented companies that they find attractive on a special situations basis. Citron's Venture Buyout and Acquisitions group targets underperforming and non-core businesses, product lines and divisions from public and private companies in the software, services, devices and broad communications and media sectors. Around 40% of Citron's capital is allocated to venture buyout and acquisitions activities. The firm's target acquisition size is between $10 million and $100 million however, larger and smaller transactions are considered. The firm often directly acquires a company's out-of-favor, orphaned or underappreciated assets. Citron also acquires stand-alone businesses or divested subsidiaries whose value can be enhanced by restructuring their debt or operations, a combination with other Citron Capital portfolio companies, the development and execution of new strategic initiatives and/or a refocusing of attention and resources upon certain proven core competencies. Regarding Citron's growth capital activities, they seek to invest in companies that have reached or are fast approaching critical inflection Regarding Citron's growth capital activities, they seek mature or maturing businesses that have demonstrated clear market leadership or possess the characteristics of becoming market leaders. Those characteristics may include deep technology assets, robust product histories and/or defensible service offerings, a loyal customer base, extensive management expertise or strong distribution capabilities. | Directeur en chef des Investissements | - |
Formation de Jonathan Tower
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e-Radio USA, Inc.
 e-Radio USA, Inc. Telecommunications EquipmentElectronic Technology Provides broadcasting application development and datacasting services | Electronic Technology |
TriplePoint Capital LLC
TriplePoint Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance TriplePoint Capital invests in companies located across the globe. The firm focuses on the technology sector. It provides financing in the form of debt and equity for early stage and buyout transactions. | Finance |
Athleon, Inc.
Athleon, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Operates as a team platform built for coaches which helps coaches and athletes prepare with moving playbooks, game film sharing, group | Technology Services |
Gabriel Venture Partners
 Gabriel Venture Partners Investment ManagersFinance Gabriel Venture Partners invests in early-stage technology and technology-enabled companies in the areas of infrastructure software and systems, enterprise software and services and disruptive technology components. The firm looks for capital-efficient companies that have the potential to be market leaders in the fields of digital media, mobile, clean technology and disruptive technology. The firm prefers to lead their investments but also considers co-leading and syndicating with other top-tier venture firms. Investments typically range from $500,000 to $10 million per company over the life of the investment. | Finance |
University of Pennsylvania
 University of Pennsylvania Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Volpe Brown Whelan & Co. LLC
 Volpe Brown Whelan & Co. LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Investment firm | Finance |
Braxton Associates
 Braxton Associates Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides management consulting services | Commercial Services |
University of California, Berkeley
 University of California, Berkeley Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Hercules Capital
Hercules Capital Investment ManagersFinance Hercules Capital invests in public and private companies located in the United States. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of technology and life science sectors. It provides financing in the form of debt and equity for acquisitions, growth stage capital requirements with a transaction size ranging from USD 5 to 500 million. | Finance |
Citron Capital LLC
Citron Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Citron Capital's investment activities include venture capital investments, acquisitions and growth capital financing. Approximately 40% of Citron's capital base is allocated to venture capital investments in early-, mid- and later-stage companies. Within that allocation, venture investments are evenly divided between technology and media/communications. About 45-50% of their venture investments are in information technology, primarily business applications, enterprise solutions (and related areas), infrastructure software, information technology services and business process/services outsourcing. Another 45-50% of Citron's venture investments are in the broad communications and media domain including data, voice, wireless and information technology, solutions, media production and distribution and communications systems, software and services. Citron maintains limited and opportunistic exposure in industrial, consumer and clean technology and energy-oriented companies that they find attractive on a special situations basis. Citron's Venture Buyout and Acquisitions group targets underperforming and non-core businesses, product lines and divisions from public and private companies in the software, services, devices and broad communications and media sectors. Around 40% of Citron's capital is allocated to venture buyout and acquisitions activities. The firm's target acquisition size is between $10 million and $100 million however, larger and smaller transactions are considered. The firm often directly acquires a company's out-of-favor, orphaned or underappreciated assets. Citron also acquires stand-alone businesses or divested subsidiaries whose value can be enhanced by restructuring their debt or operations, a combination with other Citron Capital portfolio companies, the development and execution of new strategic initiatives and/or a refocusing of attention and resources upon certain proven core competencies. Regarding Citron's growth capital activities, they seek to invest in companies that have reached or are fast approaching critical inflection Regarding Citron's growth capital activities, they seek mature or maturing businesses that have demonstrated clear market leadership or possess the characteristics of becoming market leaders. Those characteristics may include deep technology assets, robust product histories and/or defensible service offerings, a loyal customer base, extensive management expertise or strong distribution capabilities. | Finance |
Accenture LLC
 Accenture LLC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides financial and investment services | Commercial Services |
Catapult VC
Catapult VC Investment ManagersFinance Catapult nvests in companies located in the United States. The firm focusses on broad range of sectors. It provides financing for seed stage capital requirements. | Finance |
