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Thomas Knowles

Investor

Advisor & Managing Director, Gratitude Railroad at Buckhill Capital · Investment Professional at Builders Fund

Park City, Utah, United States

About

Manages Gratitude Railroad, an impact-focused investment partnership. Previously led corporate development and strategy at e-commerce firm Backcountry and SaaS company LivePerson, and spent five years in investing roles at SVB Capital, the venture arm of Silicon Valley Bank. Holds an Economics degree from Santa Clara University.

Experience

  1. Gratitude RailroadManaging Partnercurrent2015 — presentPark City, Utah
  2. The Builders FundOperating Partnercurrent2016 — present
  3. Backcountry.comCorporate Development2013 — 2015Park City, Utah
  4. LivePersonCorporate Development2011 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
  5. SVB CapitalAssociate2008 — 2011
  6. SVB CapitalAssociate2007 — 2008
  7. SVB CapitalVenture Exchange Intern2006 — 2007
  8. Santa Clara UniversityEconomics Research Assistant2006

Skills & more

Venture Capital33Financial Modeling19

From Thomas's professional profile.

Colleagues at Buckhill Capital

Ash Shrivastav
Venture Partner at Buckhill Capital
Charlie Loitman
Impact Consultant at Buckhill Capital
Crystal Townsend
Manager at Buckhill Capital
Elsabet Jones
Associate at Buckhill Capital
Henrik Jones
General Partner at Buckhill Capital
Howard Fisher
Advisor & CEO of Basso Capital at Buckhill Capital
Kavita Gupta
Special Advisor at Buckhill Capital
Toby Levy
Impact Consultant at Buckhill Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is Thomas Knowles?
Manages Gratitude Railroad, an impact-focused investment partnership. Previously led corporate development and strategy at e-commerce firm Backcountry and SaaS company LivePerson, and spent five years in investing roles at SVB Capital, the venture arm of Silicon Valley Bank. Holds an Economics degree from Santa Clara University.
Where does Thomas Knowles work?
Thomas Knowles is Advisor & Managing Director, Gratitude Railroad at Buckhill Capital.
Where did Thomas Knowles go to school?
Thomas Knowles studied at Santa Clara University (BSc, Economics); O'Dea High School - Seattle, WA; Investment Banking Institute.

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Also worked at Santa Clara University31

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