Tod Francis

Tod Francis is the Founder and Managing Director of Shasta Ventures, established in October 2003, focusing on early-stage technology-enabled consumer services companies. In addition to this role, Tod serves as a seed investor in Canva and is actively involved as an investor in several companies including Tonal, Zwift, and Maurten, the latter also having a board membership. Tod holds board positions at organizations such as SOS Outreach, Protect Our Winters, and ClassDojo, which is rapidly expanding in the education technology sector. Previous board membership includes Stance Socks and LiquidSpace, where Shasta Ventures played a significant role in the early funding. Tod's academic background includes an MBA in Marketing and Finance and a BA in Economics from Northwestern University.