Tim Grace is Managing Director at Techstars Columbus powered by The Ohio State University, where he invests in founders building AI-native and deep tech solutions for critical industries – Aerospace, Advanced Manufacturing & Defense.

Prior to Techstars, he co-founded and led LongJump, a first-check venture fund based in Chicago that has backed nearly 50 companies since 2021, becoming one of the most active pre-seed investors in the Midwest.

Tim also previously co-founded Draftbit, a no-code, collaborative product development tool focused on mobile apps, backed by YC. Before diving headlong into entrepreneurship, he had a long career in product management where he held early-team roles in product leadership at Trunk Club, Signal, Apartments.com, and Cars.com.

Sometimes he runs marathons.