Mel Gaceta
Private Equity Investor at Touchdown Ventures, Inc.
Network origin in Mel Gaceta first degree
| Entity | Entity type | Industry | |
|---|---|---|---|
Touchdown Ventures, Inc.
 Touchdown Ventures, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Touchdown Ventures, Inc. (Touchdown Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by David B. Horowitz, Scott Lenet and Rich M. Grant. The firm is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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| Private Company | Investment Managers | 40 |
Motorola Solutions Venture Capital
 Motorola Solutions Venture Capital Investment ManagersFinance Motorola Solutions Venture Capital (Motorola Solutions Venture Capital) is a venture capital subsidiary of Motorola Solutions Inc founded in 1992. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
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| Subsidiary | Investment Managers | 20 |
| Public Company | Food: Specialty/Candy | 20 | |
Synchrony Ventures
 Synchrony Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Synchrony Ventures (Synchrony Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Synchrony Financial founded in 2016. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
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| Subsidiary | Investment Managers | 2 |
Motorola Ventures
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| Extinct | 1 | |
Lumidigm, Inc.
 Lumidigm, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Lumidigm Inc. manufactures biometric and spoof detection equipment. The company was founded in July 2001 and is headquartered in Albuquerque, NM.
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| Subsidiary | Biotechnology | 1 |
Chart of Companies connected to the second degree
Multi-company connection
Companies connected to Mel Gaceta via their personal network
| Company | Sector | Related people | Main position |
|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | Packaged Software | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY | Household/Personal Care | Corporate Officer/Principal Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer | |
| CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY | Consumer Sundries | Chief Executive Officer Director/Board Member | |
Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP
 Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP Investment ManagersFinance Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP (Kayne Anderson) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and alternative investment management firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Formerly known as Kaim Non Traditional LP, the firm was founded in 1984 by Richard Kayne and John Anderson. They are owned by Richard Kayne through his majority ownership of Kayne Anderson Investment Management, Inc. Kayne Anderson provides investment supervisory services through privately offered pooled investment vehicles, and to a lesser extent, through separate accounts and mutual funds. | Investment Managers | Corporate Officer/Principal Private Equity Analyst Private Equity Analyst | |
| CITIGROUP INC. | Major Banks | Private Equity Investor Private Equity Analyst | |
| NEWELL BRANDS INC. | Industrial Conglomerates | Chief Executive Officer Director/Board Member | |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC. | Life/Health Insurance | Director/Board Member Private Equity Analyst | |
NinthDecimal, Inc.
 NinthDecimal, Inc. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services NinthDecimal, Inc. engages in the development of mobile audience intelligence platform. It specializes in the 9D solutions, television (TV) solutions, visit stream, programmatic, and data licensing. The company was founded by Kevin McKenzie and Nihad Hafiz in 2003 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Advertising/Marketing Services | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Cadent Technology, Inc.
 Cadent Technology, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Cadent Technology, Inc. provides advertising products and technology for network programmers and content distributors. It offers cadent technology expertise, the cadent technology approach and and cadent technology labs services. It also provides multiscreen DAI, TV data and alternate content solutions. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Information Technology Services | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| University of Notre Dame | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
BOOM! Entertainment, Inc.
 BOOM! Entertainment, Inc. Publishing: Books/MagazinesConsumer Services BOOM! Entertainment, Inc. is a media production and publishing company, which specializes in comic books and graphic novels. The firm also publishes full-color science fiction, fantasy, action, horror, and super-hero titles. The company was founded in June 2005 by Ross E. Richie and Andrew Cosby and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. | Publishing: Books/Magazines | Director/Board Member Chief Executive Officer | |
Zadspace, Inc.
 Zadspace, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Zadspace, Inc. provides advertising technology solutions. Its technology and methodology allows users to place hyper-targeted messages direct to consumer packages sent by etailers and catalogs. The company was founded by James Chen-Hwa Ho and Todd Avery Outten in January 2006 and is headquartered in Norwalk, CT. | Packaged Software | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
McKinsey & Co., Inc.
 McKinsey & Co., Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Corporate Officer/Principal Private Equity Investor Private Equity Analyst | |
Harvard University
 Harvard University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin | |
| Stanford University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin Graduate Degree | |
| University of Pennsylvania | College/University | Graduate Degree Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
University of Southern California
 University of Southern California Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. | College/University | Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
Scanbuy, Inc.
 Scanbuy, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Scanbuy, Inc. provides cloud-based mobile connection solutions. Its Mobile Engagement Platform helps companies to generate, manage and measure intelligent barcode campaigns. The firm’s other products include mVision Insights, mPromo Coupons, mTargeting for Advertisers and mPackaging. It operates through its locations in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, France, Israel, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States. The company was founded by Didier Paul Frantz, Olivier Attia and Avi Chai Outmezguine in 2000 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Packaged Software | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| University of California, Los Angeles | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| Arizona State University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
Northwestern University
 Northwestern University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| The University of Chicago | College/University | Director/Board Member Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Director/Board Member | |
| Lehigh University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Founder | |
Cornell University
 Cornell University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY. | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Director/Board Member Graduate Degree | |
| Princeton University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| University of California, Santa Barbara | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| University of Illinois | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| University of Michigan | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
Visible World, Inc.
 Visible World, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Visible World, Inc. provides targeted television advertising solutions. It provides necessary tools to value of television inventory. The company was founded in 2000 by Seth Haberman and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Packaged Software | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| Georgetown University | College/University | Graduate Degree Director/Board Member | |
| The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania | College/University | Masters Business Admin Graduate Degree Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Comcast Ventures LLC
 Comcast Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Comcast Ventures LLC is a Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of Comcast Corp founded in the year 2011 by Sam H Schwartz and Julian A Brodsky. The firm headquartered in Philadelphia. | Investment Managers | Private Equity Investor Private Equity Investor Private Equity Investor Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
American Express Ventures
 American Express Ventures Investment ManagersFinance American Express Ventures (American Express Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of American Express Co founded in 2011 by Harshul Sanghi. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Investment Managers | Founder Founder Private Equity Investor | |
DFJ Frontier Management Company LLC
 DFJ Frontier Management Company LLC Investment ManagersFinance DFJ Frontier Management Company LLC (DFJ Frontier) is a venture capital subsidiary of Draper Fisher Jurvetson International, Inc. founded in 2002 by Scott Lenet and David Cremin. The firm is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado. | Investment Managers | Founder Private Equity Investor Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| Harvard Business School | College/University | Masters Business Admin Graduate Degree Masters Business Admin | |
| Kellogg School of Management | College/University | Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin | |
| The University of Chicago Booth School of Business | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
| Anderson School of Management | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
InSITE Fellows
 InSITE Fellows Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services InSITE Fellows is a highly competitive leadership development program for exceptional graduate students at top universities. The program aims to create a community of passionate leaders who share common values and have the desire, ability, and network to support innovative companies and projects. In addition to chapter-specific curriculum and networking events, fellows engage in semester-long consulting projects for emerging companies across a range of industries, including software, healthcare, education, and social impact. The program also offers recurring events such as mock term sheet negotiation and product management crash course, as well as annual events like InSITE Connect and Kingpins of Silicon Alley. The program has a network of 750 proud alumni and has raised $750 million. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | President President | |
| UCLA Anderson School of Management | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
| CADBURY NIGERIA PLC | Food: Specialty/Candy | Chief Executive Officer Director/Board Member | |
Motorola Mobility Ventures
 Motorola Mobility Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Motorola Mobility Ventures (Motorola Mobility Ventures) is a venture capital firm, a subsidiary of Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. The firm is headquartered in Libertyville, Illinois. | Investment Managers | Chief Investment Officer Private Equity Investor | |
Amara VC
 Amara VC Investment ManagersFinance WillowTree Investment Management LLC (WillowTree) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Investment Managers | Private Equity Investor Private Equity Investor |
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International
| United States | 49 |
| Nigeria | 2 |
Sectoral
| Consumer Services | 24 |
| Finance | 13 |
| Technology Services | 7 |
| Consumer Non-Durables | 4 |
| Commercial Services | 4 |
Operational
| Director/Board Member | 315 |
| Corporate Officer/Principal | 141 |
| Private Equity Investor | 84 |
| Undergraduate Degree | 81 |
| Private Equity Analyst | 43 |
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