Tom Hulme

Tom Hulme

Managing Partner atGVCalifornia

Tom Hulme is a Managing Partner at GV. He previously held leadership roles at IDEO and Marcos and founded an engineering startup.

What Tom can write

Writes checks of$10M to $30M+
Comes in atSeed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Best routeA short note on LinkedInA warm intro from a founder they backed works better.

GV writes $10M to $30M+ checks, larger than 97% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: GV.

Career

  1. IDEO · design director
  2. Marcos · managing director
  3. GV · Managing Partner
    Now
  4. rural Muslim school in Tanzania · teacher
  5. Magnom

Companies founded

MagnomOpenIDEO

Investments named in public bios

MileIQDivimoveGoCardlessCliqzLlustreMassive HealthNestedTray.ioLendableMoveGuidesAutolusBiomodalBlockchainBlue Vision LabsCarmeraCurrencycloud

Focus

fintechenterpriseaiscienceconsumerconsumer applications

Education

University of Bristol, first-class bachelor’s degree in physicsHarvard Business School, MBAUniversity of the Arts London, honorary doctorate in Design

Also at GV

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Questions

Who is Tom Hulme?

Tom Hulme is a Managing Partner at GV. He previously held leadership roles at IDEO and Marcos and founded an engineering startup.

How much does Tom Hulme invest?

Tom Hulme invests through GV, which writes checks of $10M to $30M+ at seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Tom Hulme?

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

What did Tom Hulme do before GV?

design director at IDEO; managing director at Marcos; teacher at rural Muslim school in Tanzania; Magnom.

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