About
Tom Matthews co-founded Magenta Partners in 2008 and has been involved in several of the firm's investments. In 2012 he co-founded Viva Gym and ran the group's Spanish business, growing it to 17 sites by 2016 before a majority stake was sold to Bridges Fund Management. He has roughly two decades of SME investment experience across leisure, media, consumer, finance and business services, and previously worked at Deutsche Bank eVentures, Bridges Fund Management and MidOcean Partners. He holds an MA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford and an MBA from INSEAD.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
ConsumerFintechMedia & EntertainmentSports Tech
Experience
- Saol Assurance d.a.c.Head of Commercial Strategy, Advice & Distributioncurrent2022 — present
- AIBHead of Retail Wealth Products2019 — 2022
- Bank of IrelandHead of Wealth Propositions2017 — 2018Dublin
- Bank of Ireland LifeHead of Customer Propositions2016 — 2017
- New Ireland AssuranceHead of Product Management2013 — 2016
- New Ireland AssuranceTeam Leader - Product Management2008 — 2013
- New Ireland AssuranceTrainee Actuary2006 — 2008
Skills & more
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Financial PlanningIncome ProtectionSavingsRelationship managementFrom Tom's professional profile.
Investments
Led
Viva Gym
Investor
FastpayhotelsHaloHalo InsuranceJoJo Maman BebeMaker & SonMotosumoPayenPure GymTagTNAGTrustpay GlobalVoly
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Magenta Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Tom Matthews?
- Tom Matthews co-founded Magenta Partners in 2008 and has been involved in several of the firm's investments. In 2012 he co-founded Viva Gym and ran the group's Spanish business, growing it to 17 sites by 2016 before a majority stake was sold to Bridges Fund Management. He has roughly two decades of SME investment experience across leisure, media, consumer, finance and business services, and previously worked at Deutsche Bank eVentures, Bridges Fund Management and MidOcean Partners. He holds an MA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford and an MBA from INSEAD.
- Where does Tom Matthews work?
- Tom Matthews is Managing Partner at Magenta Partners.
- What does Tom Matthews invest in?
- Tom Matthews invests in Consumer, Fintech, Media & Entertainment, Sports Tech.
- What companies has Tom Matthews invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Viva Gym, Fastpayhotels, Halo, Halo Insurance, JoJo Maman Bebe, Maker & Son, Motosumo, Payen, Pure Gym, Tag, TNAG, Trustpay Global, and 1 more.
- Where did Tom Matthews go to school?
- Tom Matthews studied at University College Dublin (Qualified Financial Advisor); Institute of Actuaries (Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries); Dublin City University (Bachelor's degree in Financial and Actuarial Mathematics).
- Does Tom Matthews lead rounds?
- Yes — Tom Matthews has led 1 tracked investment.
Same school
Also attended University College Dublin157
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Also attended Dublin City University40
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Shared employers
Also worked at AIB18
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Also worked at Bank of Ireland7
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