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Tom Preston-Werner

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Cofounder & General Partner at Preston-Werner Ventures

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

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About

Cofounder of GitHub, which he scaled to a $7.5B exit, and General Partner at PWV, focused on backing ideas that create a differentiated future.

Contact· published on Tom's own website

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Experience

  1. PWV (Preston-Werner Ventures)Cofounder/GPcurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. 128 CollectiveBoard Membercurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  3. NetlifyBoard Member2020 — 2024San Francisco, California, United States
  4. ChatterbugCofounder2015 — 2019San Francisco & Berlin
  5. CodestarterCofounder & Strategic Advisor2014 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
  6. GitHubCofounder (CTO, CEO)2008 — 2014San Francisco, CA
  7. Powerset, Inc.Software Developer2007 — 2008San Francisco, CA
  8. The Active Network, Inc.Software Developer2006 — 2007San Diego, CA

Skills & more

Ruby21Ruby on Rails11jQuery2JavaScript5Git19HTML 51Open Source3MySQLAngel InvestingSoftware Development5Programming1Agile Methodologies2
+3 moreTest Driven DevelopmentWeb DevelopmentWeb Applications

From Tom's professional profile.

Investments

Investor

AliniaAperture DataAppFlowyAviatoBolt.newChatterbugCohortCommand CodeCommutator StudiosConfidantsCoverCrabNebulaCreatify AICursorDigmaDimensionElicitEngFlowFaunaFluxIdeogramInngestKanaryl'écoleLiquid AIMilestoneMoneyHashMoteMyriad AINetlifyNhostNot DiamondNxOnaOpen DollarOpenPipePlanetScalePlatformaticQuestDBRailwayRaiseReady Player MeReplayReplicatedRetoolSigNozSnykSourcetableSpacedriveStreamStripeStrixSupabasetldrawWeights & BiasesZed IndustrieszeroheightZoo

Sources: curated public sources · the firm's website.

Colleagues at Preston-Werner Ventures

David Price
Cofounder & General Partner at Preston-Werner Ventures
David Thyresson
Cofounder & General Partner at Preston-Werner Ventures
Nina Song
Executive Assistant at Preston-Werner Ventures

Network9

Alex ChungScout
Venture Partner at Curious Capital
Ameya UpadhyayScout
General Partner at Flourish Ventures
Amrit SaxenaScout
CEO at SaxeCap Advisors
AngelaScout
General Partner at Version One Ventures
Daniel SanchezScout
Venture Partner at Nauta Capital
David MyttonScout
Angel
Efayomi CarrScout
Investment Partner at Flourish Ventures
Jason GardnerScout
Investor at Marqeta
Teymour Boutros-GaliScout
Managing Partner at Bold Capital Partners

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Tom Preston-Werner?
Cofounder of GitHub, which he scaled to a $7.5B exit, and General Partner at PWV, focused on backing ideas that create a differentiated future.
Where does Tom Preston-Werner work?
Tom Preston-Werner is Cofounder & General Partner at Preston-Werner Ventures.
What does Tom Preston-Werner invest in?
Tom Preston-Werner invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, SaaS.
What check size does Tom Preston-Werner write?
Tom Preston-Werner typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
What companies has Tom Preston-Werner invested in?
Investments tracked here include Alinia, Aperture Data, AppFlowy, Aviato, Bolt.new, Chatterbug, Cohort, Command Code, Commutator Studios, Confidants, Cover, CrabNebula, and 46 more.
Where did Tom Preston-Werner go to school?
Tom Preston-Werner studied at Harvey Mudd College (Two years before dropping out, CS); Dubuque Senior High School.

Founder mafias

Chatterbug mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Will Taylorsenior product engineerFounded Aklimate

Same school

Shared employers

Also worked at Chatterbug1

Will TaylorFounder/CTO at Aklimate