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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.

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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

Education

  1. Santa Clara UniversityBSc, Economics2003 — 2007
  2. O'Dea High School - Seattle, WA
  3. Investment Banking Institute

Skills & more

Venture Capital33Financial Modeling19

From Thomas's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Santa Clara University113

Viviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesKirsten MelloPartner + Chief Financial Officer at Menlo VenturesRasmus AreskougInvestor at DN CapitalJohn TorreyVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupTim HaleyCo-Founder at Redpoint VenturesSarah LucasManaging General Partner at Lucas Venture Group

+ 107 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Backcountry.com4

Josh ChristensenDirector at Mercato PartnersAnna Katherine BisantzMarketing & Investor Relations Associate at Cross Creek AdvisorsSam PritzkerManaging Director at TSG Consumer PartnersAlison RyuPartner at Able Partners

Also worked at LivePerson9

Erica Ruliffson SchultzPresident, Field Operations (former), Confluent at Operator CollectiveEd SimFounder and General Partner at boldstart venturesNoa WolfsonInvestor at Susquehanna Growth EquityYaniv JacobiManaging Partner at Horizon CapitalRoy GlasbergManaging Partner at AnD VenturesJon TerenzettiFellow, Healthcare & Life Sciences at Braven

+ 3 more

Also worked at SVB Capital23

Stephan EberleGeneral Counsel & Head of Limited Partner Relations at Scale Venture PartnersKate MitchellFounder at Scale Venture PartnersAlice XuInvestor at GGV CapitalClaire LeeVenture Partner at Hallstone VenturesEric HsiaManaging Director at TransLink CapitalJosh KalishInvestor at TriplePoint Capital

+ 17 more

Also worked at Santa Clara University25

John TorreyVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupVP of Finance and Information SystemsInvestor at Glynn Capital ManagementJoanna ReesInvestor at MatterScale VenturesGregory EatonFounder - Managing Director at Cheyenne VenturesSarah NelsonSenior Fund Accountant at Playground GlobalAarti ChandnaSV2 Board Member at Silicon Valley

+ 19 more

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