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Tom Loverro

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General Partner at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners) · Board director at Nerd Wallet

Menlo Park, California

Writes $15M – $100M checks · typically $25M

Midas 2021 · #92

About

Thomas Loverro is a General Partner at IVP, where he has invested since 2015. He focuses on enterprise software and fintech companies pursuing rapid growth, and serves as a board director or observer for Attentive, NerdWallet, Paper, Podium, Skydio, and TaxBit. His investment involvement includes co-leading rounds in Amplitude, Datadog, GitHub, IEX, OnDeck, and Tanium, as well as board observation roles at Coinbase and HashiCorp prior to their public listings.

Board director at Nerd Wallet

Intro paths

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Nerd Wallet's investors · 8

BAM VenturesLos Angeles · $100K – $1M checksCore Venture CapitalLos Angeles · $1M – $5M checksiGlobe PartnersSingapore · $600K – $6M checksInnovius CapitalSan FranciscoIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M checks · since 2015Placeholder VCNew YorkRRE VenturesNew York · $5M – $15M checksTTVAtlanta · since 2020

Co-founders at Nerd Wallet

TCTim Chen
Tim ChenExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. IVPGeneral Partnercurrent2015 — presentMenlo Park
  2. GammaInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  3. LangChainMember, Board of Directorscurrent2025 — present
  4. ChainguardBoard Observer, Board of Directorscurrent2024 — present
  5. TaxBitMember, Board of Directorscurrent2021 — present
  6. PaperMember, Board of Directorscurrent2021 — present
  7. AttentiveBoard Observer, Board of Directorscurrent2019 — present
  8. PodiumMember, Board of Directorscurrent2018 — present
  9. SkydioBoard Observer, Board of Directorscurrent2017 — present
  10. AmplitudeInvestorcurrent2017 — present
  11. IEXInvestorcurrent2016 — present
  12. DatadogInvestorcurrent2014 — present
  13. NerdWalletMember, Board of Directors & Audit Committee2015 — 2023
  14. HashiCorpBoard Observer, Board of Directors2018 — 2021
  15. CoinbaseBoard Observer, Board of Directors2017 — 2021
  16. GitHubInvestor2015 — 2018
  17. RRE VenturesPrincipal2011 — 2015New York, NY
  18. LightbankEntrepreneur-in-Residence2010Chicago, IL
  19. Drobo, Inc.Senior Director of Product Marketing2007 — 2009
  20. RRE VenturesAssociate2005 — 2007
  21. Goldman, Sachs & Co.Investment Banking Analyst2003 — 2005

Education

  1. Stanford UniversityBA, Political Science1999 — 2003
  2. Northwestern University - Kellogg School of ManagementMBA, Finance2009 — 2011
  3. St. Paul's School1996 — 1999

Skills & more

Strategy21Enterprise Softwarecomputer hacking2Venture Capital84Mobile1Public Relations6Storage6Product Marketing30Mobile Devices12Financial Technology5bow hunting2Start-ups62
+12 moreProduct ManagementBowhuntingValuationEntrepreneurshipDue DiligenceFinancial ModelingMergers & AcquisitionsInvestmentsInvestment BankingFinancenunchuckPrivate Equity

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Deals · 1

Nerd WalletBoard seat

via IVP (Institutional Venture Partners) · filed Jun 2015 · $63.5M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)

Ajay Vashee
Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
Albert Zhang
Associate at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
Alejandro Gomez
Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
Alex Lim
Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
Alexandria Simcox
Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
Amelia Gale
Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
Amelia Hobbs
Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
Andrew Hsu
Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)

Network6

Ajay VasheeScout
Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
Amy SaperScout
General Partner at Uncork Capital
Andreas StavropoulosScout
Partner at Threshold Ventures
Brian NeiderScout
Managing Partner at Lead Edge Capital
Dan Nguyen-HuuScout
Partner at Decibel Partners
Garth TimollScout
Sr., General Partner at Top Tier Capital Partners

Investors connected to Tom in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Tom Loverro?
Thomas Loverro is a General Partner at IVP, where he has invested since 2015. He focuses on enterprise software and fintech companies pursuing rapid growth, and serves as a board director or observer for Attentive, NerdWallet, Paper, Podium, Skydio, and TaxBit. His investment involvement includes co-leading rounds in Amplitude, Datadog, GitHub, IEX, OnDeck, and Tanium, as well as board observation roles at Coinbase and HashiCorp prior to their public listings.
Where does Tom Loverro work?
Tom Loverro is General Partner at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners) and Board director at Nerd Wallet.
What check size does Tom Loverro write?
Tom Loverro typically writes checks of $15M – $100M.
What boards does Tom Loverro sit on?
Tom Loverro holds tracked board seats at Nerd Wallet.
Where did Tom Loverro go to school?
Tom Loverro studied at Stanford University (BA, Political Science); Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management (MBA, Finance); St. Paul's School.

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Also attended Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management558

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Also attended St. Paul's School21

Max AbramPartner at Scale Venture PartnersTrevor EcklerAnalyst at Volition CapitalElisabeth SpencerAssociate — Endurance at Energize VenturesRoberto AvilaPartner at Sageview CapitalIsaac RoPartner at Catalio Capital Management, LPHendrick LeeFounding Partner at Palm Drive Capital

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Shared employers

Also worked at Attentive18

Pat GradyPartner at Sequoia CapitalSangeen ZebInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Siddharth RamakrishnanPrincipal at Scale Venture PartnersKrista CoppermanOperating Partner at TCVZach MagdovitzCo-Founder at Lorimer VenturesScott FriendPartner at Bain Capital Ventures

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Also worked at IEX5

David HartwigOperating Partner at Sapphire VenturesEric LiawInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Nick ChenPrincipal at Golden VenturesHolly JohnsonAssociate, Investor Relations at Brighton Park CapitalKevin DiestelPartner at Generation Investment Management

Also worked at Datadog54

Olivier PomelCo-founder & CEO of DatadogAlexis Le-QuocCo-founder & CTO of DatadogKira BusmanInvestor at Index VenturesShardul ShahInvestor at Index VenturesKonstantine BuhlerInvestor at Sequoia CapitalDan FougereInvestor at Index Ventures

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Also worked at NerdWallet17

Bala SathiamurthyInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Jules MaltzInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Arjan SchütteFounder & Managing Partner at Core Venture CapitalShiyan KohCo-Founder, General Partner at Hustle FundJason LinCo-founder and General Partner at Lifelike CapitalJoyce NGGeneral Partner at iGlobe Partners

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