About
Tom brings more than 30 years of technology leadership experience across FTSE 100 organisations and venture-backed startups, with expertise in B2B enterprise sales, commercial strategy and international growth. He has served as CEO, CRO, Non-Executive Director and Board Advisor, with SaaS experience across sectors.
Experience
- LucidityCEOcurrent2022 — present
- LucidityCo-Founder2019 — 2022
- Bethnal Green VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2026 — present
- Bethnal Green VenturesMentorcurrent2018 — present
- SponsorworksBoard Advisor2023 — 2025
- InformerNon Executive Director2018 — 2024
- MadgexCEO2014 — 2018
- MadgexGlobal Sales Director2010 — 2014
- TurnaroundsInterim CEO, MD and CRO roles2007 — 2010
- Oxford University PressAuthor2009 — 2010
- BTDeputy General Manager2002 — 2007
Education
- University of WarwickBachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Electronic Engineering1988 — 1991
- Cranfield School of ManagementCorporate Financial Strategy2016
Skills & more
Early Stage VenturesStart-upsBusiness StrategyBusiness PlanningB2B SoftwareSaaSFundraisingBusiness DevelopmentB2B MarketingSalesSales ManagementInternational Sales
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Client DevelopmentStrategic PartnershipsLeadershipGovernance, Risk Management, and Compliance (GRC)CandorFrom Tom's professional profile.
Colleagues at Bethnal Green Ventures
Aish Moothan
Associate at Bethnal Green Ventures
Amy Manning
Venture Partner at Bethnal Green Ventures
Bethany Greer
Investor at Bethnal Green Ventures
Catherine Barker
Head of Finance at Bethnal Green Ventures
Dama Sathianathan
Head of Origination at Bethnal Green Ventures
Darren Cockburn
Venture Partner at Bethnal Green Ventures
Dhevesh Mewawalla
Venture Partner at Bethnal Green Ventures
George Bevan
Venture Partner at Bethnal Green Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Tom Ricca-McCarthy work?
- Tom Ricca-McCarthy is Venture Partner at Bethnal Green Ventures.
Same school
Also attended University of Warwick148
MariaInvestor at InvestinorChen Yang SiaGeneral Counsel at Golden Gate VenturesMichael K CheungInvestment at Makers FundSvetlana BenderVice President, Artificial Intelligence & Behavioral Science at Flare Capital PartnersStephen ChambersGeneral Partner at SOSVDr. Mazin AlzaidiGeneral Partner at STV
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Also attended Cranfield School of Management25
IlanInvestor at Eudemian VenturesNick WinstoneFounder, Partner at Aera VCKim BerknovSenior Advisor at FraserFrancisco VelázquezChairman and Managing Partner at Axon Partners GroupChristophe PrimaultVenture Partner at ElaiaJames MallinsonPartner at Oxford Investment Consultants LLP
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Shared employers
Also worked at Oxford University Press5
Wendy FosterTalent Director at SAGANARegan HofmannMarketing Advisor at Armory Square VenturesMaia GeddeSenior Technical Lead, Entrepreneurship, Save the Children UK at Save the Children Global VenturesMegan QuinnGeneral Partner at Spark CapitalPurbo EkoBusiness Development Manager (Indonesia) at EduSpaze
Also worked at BT26
Doug GilstrapExecutive Advisor at TCVKevin DeanVenture Partner at EMV CapitalAlon LifshitzCo-Founder and General Partner at Hanaco Venture CapitalNicolas SauvagePresident at TDK VenturesJulia OkuyamaBusiness Development Manager at TransLink CapitalBabatunde SoyoyeManaging Partner, Member of Executive and Investment Committee at Helios Digital Ventures
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