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Tom Groos

Investor

Partner at City Light

Chicago, Illinois

Writes $50K – $3M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Tom Groos serves as a board member at Vgrid Energy Systems and holds board positions across for-profit and non-profit organizations. His background includes leadership roles as CEO of both Viking Group and Tyden Group, as well as Vice Chairman of Minimax Viking, a global fire protection systems provider. He is also a partner at City Light Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm, and has extensive operational experience in industrial companies with a focus on climate and environmental investing.

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Experience

  1. Vgrid Energy SystemsMember of the Board of Directorscurrent2019 — presentCamarillo, CA
  2. Heartland Automation LLCMember, Board of Directorscurrent2014 — presentGeorgtown, KY
  3. OmnidianMember of the Board of Directors2017 — 2025Seattle, WA
  4. City Light CapitalPartner2008 — 2024New York, New York, United States
  5. Senet- the sensible networkMember, Board of Directors2011 — 2024Portsmouth, NH
  6. Xage SecurityBoard Advisor and Observer2018 — 2024Palo Alto, CA
  7. ShotSpotter, Inc. (NASDQ: SSTIMember, Board of Directors2007 — 2022Newark, CA
  8. MINIMAX VIKING GROUPVice Chairman of The Board2009 — 2018Hamburg Area, Germany
  9. Viking GroupChief Executive1994 — 2007Grand Rapids, Michigan

Education

  1. Columbia Business SchoolMBA1978 — 1980
  2. Cornell UniversityBA, Economics1974 — 1978

Skills & more

SaaS3Security6New Business Development4Mergers & Acquisitions22Start-ups15Venture Capital36Entrepreneurship8Product Management5Business Strategy13Government4Marketing Strategy4Due Diligence5
+12 moreBusiness DevelopmentContract NegotiationTeam BuildingCross-functional Team LeadershipProduct DevelopmentManufacturingPrivate EquityCorporate DevelopmentStrategic PartnershipsLeadershipStrategic PlanningStrategy

From Tom's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Columbia Business School577

Aryo TehranianManaging Director at Mayfair Equity PartnersYibo NianInvestment Director at Intel CapitalKesha CashFounder & General Partner at Impact America FundMahati SridharPartner, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionGiuseppe IademarcoHead of Global Partnership at P101 VenturesWendy XiaoPartner at Northzone

+ 571 more

Also attended Cornell University553

Doug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerJenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaNeeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesMichelle FernandesInvestor at Index VenturesMicah RosenbloomGeneral Partner at Founder CollectiveAlexandra FarmerPrincipal at Intel Capital, North America

+ 547 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Omnidian4

Abe YokellManaging Partner and Co-Founder at Congruent VenturesKarly WentzPartner at B4 CapitalJosh CohenPartner at City LightCassie BowePartner at Energy Impact Partners

Also worked at City Light Capital8

Josh CohenPartner at City LightJeff RinehartPartner at City LightRohan NairHead of Product at City LightHeather HartnettGeneral Partner, CEO at Human VenturesLauren HintonOperator at M13Sarah MillarPrincipal at City Light Capital

+ 2 more

Also worked at Xage Security5

Sumant MandalCo-Founder & Managing Partner at March Capital PartnersKamesh RaghavendraChief Product Officer at The HiveMichael DolbecManaging Partner, Momenta at The HiveMark GudiksenManaging Partner at Piva CapitalKen ForsterFounding Partner at Momenta Ventures

Colleagues at City Light

AD Mohanraj
VP, Engineering at City Light
Dan Katzman
Investor at City Light Capital
Grace Cushman
Senior Vice President, Operations at City Light
Jeff Rinehart
Partner at City Light
Josh Cohen
Partner at City Light
Rohan Nair
Head of Product at City Light
Sarah Millar
Principal at City Light Capital

Network1

Dan Katzman
Investor at City Light Capital

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