Karl Townsend

Active Investor

Hardware Guy at Google

Los Altos, California

Karl Townsend, Hardware Guy at Google is an active investor based in Los Altos, California. This profile covers what Karl Townsend backs, at which stage, and how founders can reach out in 2026.

Mr. Karl Townsend is an Angel Investor. Mr. Townsend co-founded and served as its Chief Technology Officer & Vice President, Engineering at Green Throttle Games. Karl was the lead electrical engineer for the first two generations of the Palm Pilot. He was a founding employee of ReplayTV. As a founding member of Handspring, he brought the Visor PDAs and Treo smartphones to market. He remained at Handspring for 11 years through the acquisitions by Palm and eventually HP. He holds BS (Bachelor of Science) in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University.

Investor type: Angel
Stages: Early Stage VentureLate Stage Venture
Invests in: Artificial IntelligenceHealthcare & BiotechSaaS & EnterpriseConsumer & RetailE-commerce & D2CFashion & BeautyClimate & EnergyDeveloper Tools & Data
Location: Los Altos, California
Typical check: $3.8M
Past investments: 4

Notable investments

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Karl Townsend invests in Artificial Intelligence, Healthcare & Biotech, SaaS & Enterprise and Consumer & Retail, typically at Early Stage Venture and Late Stage Venture. Match your sector and stage, then reach out with a personalized pitch.