Tom Schmidt

General Partner atDragonflyCalifornia

Tom Schmidt is a General Partner at Dragonfly Capital. He previously held product roles at Instagram, Facebook, and 0x.

What Tom can write

Writes checks of$3M to $30M+
Comes in atSeed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

Dragonfly writes $3M to $30M+ checks, larger than 93% of firms in the atlas.

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

Career

  1. Facebook · product manager
  2. Instagram · Product Manager
  3. 0x · leading product development
  4. Dragonfly Capital · General Partner
    Now

Companies founded

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Focus

cryptocurrencyblockchainWeb3decentralized technologies

Education

Stanford University, Master of Science in Computer Science

Also at Dragonfly

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Questions

Who is Tom Schmidt?

Tom Schmidt is a General Partner at Dragonfly Capital. He previously held product roles at Instagram, Facebook, and 0x.

How much does Tom Schmidt invest?

Tom Schmidt invests through Dragonfly, which writes checks of $3M to $30M+ at seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Tom Schmidt?

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

What did Tom Schmidt do before Dragonfly?

product manager at Facebook; Product Manager at Instagram; leading product development at 0x.

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