Tom Kosnik

Tom Kosnik

Partner atFoundersX VenturesSilicon Valley

Tom Kosnik is a tech investor and consulting professor at Stanford University, with expertise in technology ventures and global marketing. He has taught at Stanford and Harvard and advises startup founders.

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Career

  1. Stanford University · consulting professor
  2. Harvard HBS · taught Technology Ventures
  3. Harvard Business School · Assistant Professor
    1985-1989
  4. Stanford University · Adjunct Professor
    1990-2018
  5. Harvard Business School · visiting professor
    1994-1997
  6. National University of Singapore (NUS) · Consulting Professor
    2002-Present
  7. FoundersX Ventures · Partner
    Now

Investments named in public bios

Salt SecurityMeru Health1910 GeneticsMarkableElementary RoboticsLunajoy

Focus

technology venturesglobal marketingmarketingentrepreneurship

Education

Stanford University, PhD

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Who is Tom Kosnik?

Tom Kosnik is a tech investor and consulting professor at Stanford University, with expertise in technology ventures and global marketing. He has taught at Stanford and Harvard and advises startup founders.

How much does Tom Kosnik invest?

FoundersX Ventures has not reported a check size. It invests at seed.

How do I pitch Tom Kosnik?

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What did Tom Kosnik do before FoundersX Ventures?

consulting professor at Stanford University; taught Technology Ventures at Harvard HBS; Assistant Professor at Harvard Business School; Adjunct Professor at Stanford University; visiting professor at Harvard Business School; Consulting Professor at National University of Singapore (NUS).

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