Fifth Down Capital
Katherine Ruf is an experienced legal professional with a focus on private equity and corporate law. Currently serving as General Counsel at Fifth Down Capital since January 2025, Katherine previously held the same title at Xontogeny from 2022 to 2025. Prior to that, Katherine was Senior Director of Legal at Charlesbank Capital Partners from 2018 to 2022 and worked as a Private Equity Associate at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP from 2014 to 2018. Katherine Ruf obtained a Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School in 2014, a Bachelor of Arts in Theology and Philosophy from Georgetown University in 2011, and a Classics Diploma from Phillips Exeter Academy in 2007.
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Fifth Down Capital
Fifth Down Capital is an investment firm that focuses on private companies in the global internet, software, consumer and fintech industries. Our objective is to back extraordinary individuals leveraging technology/innovation to create, reimagine, or enhance the future of our society. We invest in venture and growth-stage businesses and currently have an active roster of 100 private investments.