Brian Rowen
Managing Partner, President
Brian joined Fifth Down in 2023. Prior to Fifth Down, Brian served as Chief Operating Officer of Thiel Capital, an investment firm founded by Peter Thiel. He previously founded Propeller, a mobile software startup sold to Palantir Technologies in 2014, where he subsequently served as Head of Corporate Development until 2021. He has been an active investor in and advisor to private technology companies for over a decade. Brian graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Stanford University.
Senior Advisors and Operating Partners are non-control advisors. These individuals are not employees of Fifth Down Cap LLC (“FDC”) or any of the funds or SPVs managed by FDC or its affiliate, Fifth Down Capital Partners, LLC (together with FDC, “Fifth Down”). Certain of the Senior Advisors and Operating Partners are engaged by FDC to provide consulting services. Consultants may be compensated with fees for such services. Additionally, Senior Advisors and Operating Partners may receive incentive unit grants in FDC and grants of carried interest in funds or vehicles managed by Fifth Down. Further, Senior Advisors and Operating Partners may be investors, directly or indirectly, in FDC, Fifth Down funds or vehicles, and/or existing and prospective portfolio companies and may receive fee breaks in connection with such investments.