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Tom Mawhinney

Tom Mawhinney

General Partner atIcon VenturesPalo Alto
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Tom Mawhinney is a General Partner at Icon Ventures with over 30 years of technology industry experience. He previously worked at Canaan Partners and Summit Partners and co-founded North Systems.

What Tom can write

Writes checks ofNot reported
Comes in atSeed, Series A, Series BMostly follows a lead
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

Career

  1. North Systems · President and COO
  2. Summit Partners
  3. Canaan Partners
  4. Icon Ventures · General Partner
    Now
  5. Summit Partners
  6. Canaan Partners

Companies founded

North Systems

Investments named in public bios

BILL (BILL)Teladoc (TDOC)41st Parameter (Experian)Brion Technologies (ASML Holdings)ClairMail (Monitise)DATAllegro (Microsoft)Infinera (INFN)Ionic Security (Twilio)MarketLive (Vista Equity)Opcity (News Corp)PostPath (Cisco Systems)Solidcore Systems (McAfee)Voltage Security (HP)Yodle (Web.com)AmeriPath (PATH)HAHT Commerce (Global eXchange Services)

Focus

technologyventure capitalsoftwarehealthcare

Education

Harvard CollegeStanford Graduate School of Business, MBA

Also at Icon Ventures

Jeb Miller
Jeb MillerGeneral Partner
Joe Horowitz
Joe HorowitzManaging General Partner
Preeti Rathi
Preeti RathiGeneral Partner
Ben Shih
Ben ShihPartner
Peter Yi
Peter YiPartner

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Who is Tom Mawhinney?

Tom Mawhinney is a General Partner at Icon Ventures with over 30 years of technology industry experience. He previously worked at Canaan Partners and Summit Partners and co-founded North Systems.

How much does Tom Mawhinney invest?

Icon Ventures has not reported a check size. It invests at seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Tom Mawhinney?

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

What did Tom Mawhinney do before Icon Ventures?

President and COO at North Systems; Summit Partners; Canaan Partners; Summit Partners; Canaan Partners.

Last updated 2026-10-15. Is this you? Ask for a correction.