Techstars Promotes Jonathan Geehan to Chief Financial Officer

Geehan has been with Techstars for three years and has played a key role in transforming the company’s financial infrastructure to better support early-stage founders

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Techstars, a pre-seed investor, today announced the promotion of Jonathan Geehan to Chief Financial Officer, reporting to CEO, David Cohen. Geehan will oversee Techstars’ finance department, including all of accounting, data and valuations, financial planning and analysis, treasury, and tax.

Geehan has been at Techstars for three years, having served in the finance department as Senior Vice President and Senior Controller. He has been instrumental in redesigning Techstars’ valuation and fund close processes. In his new role as Chief Financial Officer, Geehan will provide strategic leadership to further enhance Techstars’ financial infrastructure and systems to support the company’s continued dedication to annually invest in a significant number of high-quality startups and drive early-stage innovation.

“Jonathan has been a driving force behind the transformation of our financial processes which have better positioned us to support our growing portfolio,” said David Cohen, Founder and CEO of Techstars. “His promotion to Chief Financial Officer is a testament to the immense value he has brought to Techstars over the past three years, and his continued leadership and deep finance expertise will further advance the growth of our business in supporting early-stage founders.”

Geehan brings more than two decades of experience in finance, including over 16 years within venture capital and private equity. He joined Techstars from ClearSky where he was the investment firm’s Chief Financial Officer. Previously, he was Controller at Fairhaven Capital Partners. In addition, he led new client engagements and fractional accounting support at Q-Biz Solutions (acquired by Dynamo Software in 2018).

About Techstars

Techstars invests in early-stage startups led by unstoppable entrepreneurs with transformative businesses. With 45+ accelerators worldwide, and an unrivaled network of alumni, mentors, commercial partners, investors, and dedicated operating teams, Techstars supports entrepreneurs throughout their entire startup journey while helping to build thriving startup communities. Since 2006, we have invested in more than 4,400 portfolio companies, accelerating the growth of businesses including Chainalysis, Zipline, DataRobot, Alloy and many, many more. www.techstars.com