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Tom Cole

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General Partner, Investments & Portfolio at CatchLight Capital Partners

Palo Alto, California, United States

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About

Tom Cole is a General Partner at CatchLight Capital Partners, a venture capital firm focused on secondary transactions. He brings over 25 years of experience across venture capital, software development, and e-commerce, including a decade as a General Partner at Trinity Ventures investing in early-stage technology companies, five years leading an e-commerce retailer through a successful private equity exit, and roles at venture platforms including Hone Capital and TransLink Capital.

Experience

  1. Catchlight Capital PartnersGeneral Partnercurrent2025 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
  2. PantasticCo-Founder & CFO2020 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  3. TransLink CapitalVenture Partner2018 — 2020
  4. Hone Capital (formerly CSC Venture Capital)Managing Partner2015 — 2018Palo Alto, CA
  5. ValiMailAdvisor2015 — 2018San Francisco, CA
  6. Beau-coupCEO2009 — 2015Mountain View, CA
  7. Trinity VenturesGeneral Partner1998 — 2008Menlo Park, CA
  8. Angel Investor / AdvisorAngel Investor / Startup Advisor2007
  9. PhotobucketInvestor2006 — 2007
  10. Sygate TechnologiesBoard of Directors2002 — 2005
  11. Speedera NetworksBoard of Directors2002 — 2005
  12. Wells FargoLead Software Architect1995 — 1997San Francisco

Skills & more

Management11Strategy33Strategic M&A1Cross-border M&A1Early Stage Investment1Secondary OfferingsPortfolio ManagementCapital FormationFinance5Business Development10Online Marketing40Return on Investment3
+12 moreSocial MediaMarketingNew MediaStrategic PartnershipsCorporate DevelopmentMergersVenture CapitalE-commerceMergers & AcquisitionsStart-upsSaaSEnterprise Software

Languages Mandarin Chinese

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Colleagues at CatchLight Capital Partners

Bryan Finkel
Venture Partner, Investing & Operations at CatchLight Capital Partners
Caroline Zhang
Investor at CatchLight Capital Partners
Greg Back
Founder & Managing Partner at CatchLight Capital Partners
Jackson Polveri
Investor at CatchLight Capital Partners
Lee Fan
Venture Partner at CatchLight Capital Partners
Wei Jiang
Founder & Managing Partner at CatchLight Capital Partners

Frequently asked questions

Who is Tom Cole?
Tom Cole is a General Partner at CatchLight Capital Partners, a venture capital firm focused on secondary transactions. He brings over 25 years of experience across venture capital, software development, and e-commerce, including a decade as a General Partner at Trinity Ventures investing in early-stage technology companies, five years leading an e-commerce retailer through a successful private equity exit, and roles at venture platforms including Hone Capital and TransLink Capital.
Where does Tom Cole work?
Tom Cole is General Partner, Investments & Portfolio at CatchLight Capital Partners.
Where did Tom Cole go to school?
Tom Cole studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); Yale University (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science).

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