Partner, IBM Ventures - Investments @ (January 2019 - March 2026)
Investor and Observer @ (January 2024 - February 2026)
Investor @ (January 2024 - February 2026)
Investor and Observer @ (December 2023 - February 2026)
Investor and Observer @ (August 2023 - February 2026)
Investor and Observer @ (March 2023 - February 2026)
Investor @ (September 2021 - February 2026)
General Partner and Co-Founder @ (January 2013 - January 2019)
Investor and Observer @ Taulia (September 2017 - December 2018)
Seed Investor @ (May 2016 - December 2018)
Seed Investor @ (February 2016 - December 2018)
Executive Director @ (August 2012 - February 2016)
Investor @ (January 2015 - December 2015)
Investor @ (October 2014 - October 2014)
Hartford Ventures - Co-Founder @ (September 2008 - August 2012)
Investor and Observer @ (November 2008 - July 2012)
Head of Visa Ventures @ (September 2000 - September 2008)
International Business Development @ Omnium Worldwide (September 1996 - July 2000)
Tom Whiteaker Education
Thunderbird
Master of Business Administration (Marketing, Finance)
1994-1995
Arizona State University
Bachelor of Science (Finance)
Tom Whiteaker Skills
Entrepreneurship
Corporate Development
Business Development
Strategic Planning
Open Innovation
Corporate Venture Capital
Strategic Partnerships
Strategic Investment
Strategy
Venture Capital
Start-ups
E-commerce
Valuation
Management
Leadership
Due Diligence
Investments
Finance
Business Strategy
Corporate Finance
New Business Development
Product Management
Private Equity
Executive Management
Product Marketing
Financial Modeling
Management Consulting
Mergers
Business Planning
Negotiation
Strategic Alliances
Portfolio Management
Financial Services
International Business
Financial Analysis
Emerging Markets
Investor Relations
M&A experience
Mergers & Acquisitions
Investment Banking
Consulting
Business
Acquisition Integration
Competitive Analysis
Market Analysis
Business Modeling
Analytics
Cross-functional Team Leadership
Outsourcing
Partnerships
Tom Whiteaker Summary
Tom Whiteaker, based in San Francisco, CA, US, is currently a Founding General Partner - Backcountry Ventures at Backcountry Ventures. Tom Whiteaker brings experience from previous roles at IBM, Rohirrim, unstructured.io and RAIC Labs (formerly Synthetaic). Tom Whiteaker holds a 1994 - 1995 Master of Business Administration in Marketing, Finance @ Thunderbird. With a robust skill set that includes Entrepreneurship, Corporate Development, Business Development, Strategic Planning, Open Innovation and more. Tom Whiteaker has 3 emails and 2 mobile phone numbers on RocketReach.
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