Grotech Ventures, a Hunt Valley, MD-based early investor in high-potential technology companies, announced the promotion of Julia Taxin to Partner.
Ms. Taxin joined the firm in 2012 bringing more than ten years of experience in venture capital, finance, and consulting to Grotech Ventures. While at Grotech, she has worked with a number of portfolio companies, including Ceros, Cloud Elements, Contactually and Optoro among others. Ms. Taxin recently led Grotech’s investments in Backbone PLM and The Mom Project, and also serves on the Board at Airside Mobile and ChurnZero.
Prior to joining Grotech, she spent time at Sandbox Industries focused on evaluating new investment opportunities and portfolio company growth strategies. Ms. Taxin began her career as an IT consultant at PwC in Chicago. She holds a BS in Finance from the University of Florida and a MBA from the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business with concentrations in Finance and Entrepreneurship.
Founded in 1984 by Frank Adams, Managing General Partner, Grotech Ventures is an early investor in high-potential technology companies. With more than $1.4B under management, the firm seeks innovative, early-stage IT companies and continues to invest in the growth of its portfolio companies.
Grotech supports early-stage companies through investments starting at $500,000.