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Tom Brown

Investor

Partner and General Counsel at Nyca Partners

San Francisco, California

Writes $1M – $10M checks · typically $1M

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134 people in our graph share verified history with Tom — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

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About

Tom Brown leverages 25 years of fintech legal and antitrust expertise— including architecting Visa’s reorganization and IPO—to offer operator-level insight on legal decisions that determine fintech scale and survival.

Invests in

Fintech

Experience

  1. Paul HastingsSenior Counselcurrent2025 — present
  2. Paul HastingsPolicy Advisor2021 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  3. Paul HastingsPartner2012 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  4. Nyca PartnersBoard Partnercurrent2025 — present
  5. Nyca PartnersPartner and General Counsel2021 — 2025
  6. University of CaliforniaAdjunct Professor2008 — 2016
  7. O'Melveny & MyersPartner2006 — 2012
  8. Visa USAVice President2004 — 2006
  9. Heller EhrmanPartner1996 — 2004
  10. Hon. Diane P. WoodLaw Clerk1995 — 1996

Skills & more

Business Strategy15Consumer Law24Litigation22Intellectual Property22Privacy Law12Courts27Antitrust Law4Appeals26Competition Law39Legal Writing10Policy8Commercial Litigation11
+2 moreCorporate GovernanceLegal Research

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Investments

Investor

BlueQubitEarnUpFairPlay24ForageKontigoLÜK NetworkRallySardineTenureX

Per curated public sources.

Colleagues at Nyca Partners

Agastya Gupta
Senior Associate at Nyca Partners
Celine Diagne
Office Manager & Executive Assistant at Nyca Partners
David Sica
Principal at Nyca Partners
Deanna Gavaris
Associate at Nyca Partners
Duncan King
Head of Investor & Public Relations at Nyca Partners
Greta Sacre
Head of Finance & Operations at Nyca Partners
Hans Morris
Managing Partner at Nyca Partners
Ian Steren
Associate at Nyca Partners

Network2

Benjamin JealousScout
Partner at Kapor Capital
Jason HenrichsScout
Founder & CEO at Alloy Labs

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Tom Brown?
Tom Brown leverages 25 years of fintech legal and antitrust expertise— including architecting Visa’s reorganization and IPO—to offer operator-level insight on legal decisions that determine fintech scale and survival.
Where does Tom Brown work?
Tom Brown is Partner and General Counsel at Nyca Partners.
What does Tom Brown invest in?
Tom Brown invests in Fintech.
What check size does Tom Brown write?
Tom Brown typically writes checks of $1M – $10M.
What companies has Tom Brown invested in?
Investments tracked here include BlueQubit, EarnUp, FairPlay24, Forage, Kontigo, LÜK Network, Rally, Sardine, TenureX.
Where did Tom Brown go to school?
Tom Brown studied at Columbia University (Bachelor of Arts - BA); University of Chicago Law School (J.D.).

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