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Tom Porter

Investor

Principal, Growth at Acrew Capital

San Francisco, California

Writes $5 – $20 checks · typically $10

About

Tom Porter is a Principal at Acrew Capital, serving as the firm's growth investor, where he sources and evaluates new investments, runs diligence, and supports portfolio companies. He joined Acrew in 2023 after two years at the SoftBank Vision Funds and began his career with five years in Morgan Stanley's tech banking group in Menlo Park. He studied finance and economics at Northeastern University.

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Experience

  1. Acrew CapitalPrincipalcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. Acrew CapitalVice President2023 — 2025San Francisco, California, United States
  3. FinixBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
  4. SilverfortBoard Observercurrent2024 — present
  5. SoftBank Investment AdvisersVice President2021 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  6. SpotterBoard Member2023
  7. Pax8Board Member2023
  8. Morgan StanleyAssociate2019 — 2021Menlo Park, California
  9. Morgan StanleyAnalyst2016 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  10. Morgan StanleyEquity Capital Markets Analyst Intern (Tech Coverage)2015Greater New York City Area

Education

  1. Northeastern UniversityBachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration; Finance Concentration, Econ Minor
  2. Fairfield College Preparatory SchoolHigh School Diploma

Skills & more

Customer Service9Mutual Funds10Online Marketing3Business Plan Formulation3TA20002Gmail4LinkedIn2Call Center2SmartOffice3Google Chrome4Life Insurance3529 Plans2
+12 moreTraditional IRARoth IRABusiness PlanningCall CentersInvestmentsEconomicsTime ManagementSalesFedExTeamworkManagementMicrosoft Office

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Same school

Also attended Northeastern University218

Matt GuineyChief Financial Officer at Flybridge Capital PartnersSaunaz MoradiPartner, Communications at Lux CapitalBrian DixonManaging Partner at Kapor CapitalMurat BicerGeneral Partner at CRV (Charles River Ventures)Arjun BalajiPartner, Investing & Research at ParadigmAyesha AroraVenture Partner at S32

+ 212 more

Also attended Fairfield College Preparatory School1

Jack WoltersOperations / Finance at Standard Crypto

Shared employers

Also worked at Acrew Capital19

Theresia GouwFounding Partner at Acrew CapitalLauren KolodnyInvestor at Aspect VenturesMark KraynakInvestor at Aspect VenturesAsad KhaliqFounding Partner at Acrew CapitalVishal LuganiFounding Partner at Acrew CapitalKendra RagatzPartner at Acrew Capital

+ 13 more

Also worked at Finix5

Adria HouInvestor at Inception Studio CapitalLeo de LunaPartner at Tribeca Venture PartnersJames ChanCFO at Breakout VenturesCharles ShannonInvestor at Westbound Equity PartnersSam RosenVice President at GIC

Also worked at Silverfort10

Mark KraynakInvestor at Aspect VenturesYuval CohenFounder and Managing Partner at StageOne VenturesAvery SchwartzGeneral Partner at Greenfield PartnersOrtal Sasson HendinGrowth Investor at Greenfield PartnersAlex DikmanManaging Partner at Lumir VenturesHasit DantaraSenior Associate at Brighton Park Capital

+ 4 more

Also worked at SoftBank Investment Advisers62

Luna SchmidInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Elena VibochManaging Director at General CatalystNorman HoInvestor at Notable CapitalPrincipal – Public EquitiesInvestor at Glynn Capital ManagementPorntepp UngivchianPartner at Signal Peak VenturesLorena DeolinoInvestment Associate at NXTP

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Investments

Investor

AlixCruxDittoFinixHighbeamMedallionNalaRapidSOSSilverfort

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Colleagues at Acrew Capital

Aliisa Rosenthal
General Partner at Acrew Capital
Andrew McKinzie
Investor at Acrew Capital
Angela Azem
VP of Operations at Acrew Capital
Ariel McCann
Administrative Operations Assistant & Office Manager at Acrew Capital
Asad Khaliq
Founding Partner at Acrew Capital
Ashley Morello
Executive Assistant at Acrew Capital
Brody Gardner
Assistant Controller at Acrew Capital
Charlee Evans
Executive Assistant at Acrew Capital