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Tom Baruch

Tom Baruch

Founder atBaruch Future VenturesSan Francisco, CA
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Tom Baruch invests in early-stage companies through Baruch Future Ventures. He founded Formation 8 and CMEA Capital, worked at ExxonMobil, and advises Breakthrough Energy Ventures.

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Career

  1. Microwave Technology, Inc. · CEO
  2. CMEA Capital
    1989
  3. Formation 8
    2011
  4. Baruch Future Ventures (BFV) · Founder
    Now
  5. ExxonMobil
  6. CMEA Capital
    1989
  7. Formation 8
    2011
  8. Baruch Future Ventures · Founder
    Now

Companies founded

Formation 8CMEA CapitalMicrowave Technology, Inc.Baruch Future Ventures

Investments named in public bios

Aclara BiosciencesCodexis, Inc.CNano TechnologiesFlextronics, Inc.IntermolecularSymyx TechnologiesSilicon SpiceWindfall BioAlta Resource TechnologiesEVLOHAerosealFervo EnergyKobold MetalsWindfall.bioLuxWall

Focus

early-stage companiesresource-scarce marketsclimate-sensitive marketsclimate-techsustainability

Education

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Engineering degreeCapital University, J.D. degree

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Who is Tom Baruch?

Tom Baruch invests in early-stage companies through Baruch Future Ventures. He founded Formation 8 and CMEA Capital, worked at ExxonMobil, and advises Breakthrough Energy Ventures.

How much does Tom Baruch invest?

Baruch Future Ventures has not reported a check size.

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Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Tom in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Baruch Future Ventures backed works better.

What did Tom Baruch do before Baruch Future Ventures?

CEO at Microwave Technology, Inc.; CMEA Capital; Formation 8; ExxonMobil; CMEA Capital; Formation 8.

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