Ms. Schmitz is the Head of Principal Investing and Fund Management at Ziegler and a Managing Partner of the Ziegler Link-age Funds, a venture capital fund family with an investment policy designed to support innovation, collaboration and growth among entrepreneurs and senior living and healthcare providers.
With over 10 years of operating and investing experience, she manages the Ziegler Link-age Fund’s investment pipeline and leads investment execution, including holding investment committee seats in three venture funds representing, in aggregate, over $100mm in commitments. She also oversees both operations, and development and execution of the Ziegler Link-age Fund’s strategic value proposition. As a strategic investor, Ms. Schmitz takes an active role with many of the companies in which the Ziegler Link-age Funds have invested, including holding seats on five portfolio company Boards of Directors: Aaniie, Cosan, Embodied Labs, LifeSite, and TSOLife.
Ms. Schmitz has a strong foundation in US GAAP, internal controls, and mergers and acquisitions through her experience working in the Audit and Transaction Advisory practices of Grant Thornton. She earned a BBA in accounting and Masters of Accountancy from the University of Wisconsin – Madison, is a Wisconsin Certified Public Accountant and maintains Series 7 and 24 securities licenses.
Katie Schmitz Bio (short-form)
Ms. Schmitz is the Head of Principal Investing and Fund Management at Ziegler and the Managing Partner of the Ziegler Link-age Funds, a venture capital fund family with an investment policy designed to support innovation, collaboration and growth among entrepreneurs and senior living and healthcare providers.
With over 10 years of operating and investing experience, she oversees operations, development and execution of the Ziegler Link-age Fund’s strategic value proposition and manages the funds’ investment pipelines from sourcing through investment. As a strategic investor, Ms. Schmitz takes an active role in Ziegler Link-age Fund portfolio companies, serving on Boards of Directors for five companies, and helping them better understand and penetrate the senior living and healthcare market.