Thomas Klocanas
InvestorPrincipal at White Star Capital
New York City
Writes $500K – $3M checks · typically $1.8M
Experience
- Strobe VenturesCEO & Managing Partnercurrent2025 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- BlockTower CapitalGeneral Partner & Head of Venture2021 — 2025New York, New York, United States
- White Star CapitalPrincipal2020 — 2021New York, New York, United States
- White Star CapitalVice President2019New York, New York, United States
- ConsenSysStrategy & Business Development Lead, Asset Tokenization2017 — 2019Brooklyn, New York, United States
- ConsenSysDirector, Strategic Initiatives2018 — 2019Brooklyn, New York, United States
- ConsenSysMBA Associate, Strategic Initiatives2017 — 2018Brooklyn, New York, United States
- Barclays Investment BankEquity Research Associate2015 — 2016London, United Kingdom
- Barclays Investment BankEquity Research Associate2014 — 2015London Area, United Kingdom
- Barclays Investment BankEquity Research Associate2014London, United Kingdom
Education
- Columbia Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration (MBA)2017 — 2018
- HEC ParisMaster in Management (MiM), Management - Grande Ecole2012 — 2015
- Università BocconiBachelor of Science (BSc), International Economics2009 — 2012
Skills & more
Microsoft Office10Bloomberg14Microsoft Excel1PowerPointBloomberg TerminalMicrosoft WordFactiva4English3Business Strategy10Business Development3Venture Capital1Corporate Finance26
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Financial AnalysisFinanceMergers & AcquisitionsCapital MarketsInvestment BankingValuationFinancial ModelingFinancial AccountingEquity ResearchEquitiesEconomicsPrivate EquityLanguages English · French · Italian · Spanish
- FCA Derivatives — Financial Conduct Authority
- FCA Securities — Financial Conduct Authority
- FCA Regulations — Financial Conduct Authority
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Colleagues at White Star Capital
Adam Gale
Manager, Fund Administrator at White Star Capital
Alberto Lopez Toledo
Venture Partner & CTO Advisory at White Star Capital
Alejandro Licona
Vice President at White Star Capital
Alex Thabet
Venture Partner at White Star Capital
Alex Wilson
Investor at White Star Capital
Arjun Mehra
Associate at White Star Capital
Bérénice Moustial
Vice President at White Star Capital
Blanche Ajarrista
Partner, Head of Strategy at White Star Capital
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Alex Wilson
Investor at White Star Capital
Blanche Ajarrista
Partner, Head of Strategy at White Star Capital
Christophe Bourque
General Partner at White Star Capital
Cristina Ventura
General Partner & Chief Catalyst Officer at White Star Capital
Duc Nguyen
Vice President at White Star Capital
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Thomas Klocanas work?
- Thomas Klocanas is Principal at White Star Capital.
- What check size does Thomas Klocanas write?
- Thomas Klocanas typically writes checks of $500K – $3M.
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