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Tamara Steffens

Managing Director atThomson Reuters VenturesNew York
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Tamara Steffens is a business and sales leader with 20 years of experience in start-ups and large firms. She currently leads the global investment team at Thomson Reuters Ventures.

What Tamara can write

Writes checks of$3M to $10M
Comes in atSeries AMostly follows a lead
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

Thomson Reuters Ventures writes $3M to $10M checks, larger than 93% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Thomson Reuters Ventures.

Career

  1. Sun Microsystems
  2. Silicon Graphics
  3. Acompli · Senior Vice President of Business Development
  4. Microsoft
  5. M12
  6. Thomson Reuters Ventures · Managing Director
    Now
  7. Microsoft
  8. M12

Focus

venture capitalbusiness developmentsalesstart-upstechnologyenterprise technology

Education

Michigan State University, B.S. in Finance

Also at Thomson Reuters Ventures

Joe DormaniPartner
Josef Najm
Josef NajmPrincipal
Jack BenedictPrincipal
Alex Carvalho
Alex CarvalhoInvestor
Karen Lopez
Karen LopezInvestor

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Who is Tamara Steffens?

Tamara Steffens is a business and sales leader with 20 years of experience in start-ups and large firms. She currently leads the global investment team at Thomson Reuters Ventures.

How much does Tamara Steffens invest?

Tamara Steffens invests through Thomson Reuters Ventures, which writes checks of $3M to $10M at series a.

How do I pitch Tamara Steffens?

A warm intro from a founder Thomson Reuters Ventures backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

What did Tamara Steffens do before Thomson Reuters Ventures?

Sun Microsystems; Silicon Graphics; Senior Vice President of Business Development at Acompli; Microsoft; M12; Microsoft; M12.

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