![]() ![]() Ryan is a Principal on the investing team at Comcast Ventures focusing on the future of work, climate technologies, fintech, and healthcare technology. In her free time, Michelle loves being in the ocean, hiking with her Irish Red and White Setter Enzo, and practicing hot yoga. Michelle is a graduate of the USC Marshall School of Business where she received an MBA, and the University of Southern California where she received a BA, summa cum laude, in Political Science. Earlier in her career, Michelle worked for two Los Angeles Mayors, Eric Garcetti and Antonio Villaraigosa, executing economic development policy. Before that, Michelle was on the investment team at Avante Capital Partners where she assisted in underwriting middle-market debt and equity investments. Michelle was also previously an investor at Group 11 where she was responsible for evaluating high-growth fintech and enterprise SaaS businesses, portfolio management, and facilitated fundraising efforts. Prior to joining CV, Michelle was Vice President at Bloom8 where she led investments in food- and agtech solutions accelerating the world’s $9T food ecosystem transformation. Michelle is a Partner at Comcast Ventures. He currently serves on the Advisory Board of the Department of Communication at Cornell University and is a Board Trustee of the New Heights Academy Charter School. Marc holds a Bachelor of Science from Cornell University with a double major in Applied Economics & Management and Communication. He was also previously a venture investor at Time Warner Investments, a media-focused corporate venture capital fund. On the operating side, Marc has held roles spanning growth strategy, operations, and finance at several New York-based technology companies, including CLEAR (NYSE: YOU), a biometric technology platform, and BuzzFeed (NASDAQ: BZFD), the global news and entertainment company. He has nearly a decade of experience both operating and investing in high-growth technology businesses. Prior to CV, Marc led Corporate Development at FirstMark Capital, where he partnered with the firm's portfolio companies to drive top-line growth and accelerate go-to-market initiatives. ![]() Marc Silberman is a Partner at Comcast Ventures. in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. She previously served as Group Managing Director & Senior Vice President of Time Warner Investments, where she ran the group focused on investing up to $25MM in private companies to generate both strategic value and financial returns for Time Warner Inc. Prior to that, she was a Partner at Advancit Capital, focusing on early-stage investments in consumer and media technology companies. Prior to joining Comcast Ventures as Managing Partner, she was a Partner at VC fund Saints Capital Media Ventures, a buyout of her strategic venture portfolio from Time Warner, and a Venture Partner at Touchdown Ventures. Allison’s diverse career in finance, media and digital has proven her ability to add value to both large public companies as well as startups. Plus, getting the backing of an investor who isn’t tied to a specific fund lifecycle in an uncertain exit environment definitely has its appeal.A respected senior executive, leader, and board member, Allison is a strong investor and strategist with a track record of creating strategic value and driving financial returns. The volatility of the last few years has led to more funds looking to deploy capital, which should be welcome news to startups. Scott Lenet, the co-founder and president of Touchdown Ventures, which helps corporations set up their CVCs, told TechCrunch+ that the firm is getting more inbound than ever from corporations looking to start a fund of their own. While regular venture firm fundraising isn’t expected to be particularly robust this year - and funding overall has continued to slump so far - there are signs that corporate venture capital will remain a steady source of funds in 2023. ![]() While this isn’t a meaningful change by any means, it does stand out because every other category of crossover investor participated less in 2022 than in 2021. ![]() In 2022, CVCs participated in 26.2% of venture deals, up only a hair over 2021’s 25.6%. These strategic backers remained consistent in 2022 and, according to PitchBook data, actually increased their presence in venture deals. Many assumed that corporate venture capital funds would, too - but they didn’t. Amid the venture industry’s funding slowdown in 2022, nontraditional investors like hedge funds and private equity firms ran for the hills. ![]()
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