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Tom Schmidt

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General Partner at Dragonfly

San Francisco, California

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About

Tom Schmidt combines a decade-plus crypto background (Dogecoin mining at Stanford) and product leadership at 0x, Facebook and Instagram with deep DeFi/liquidation expertise, prediction markets and meme-savvy consumer crypto insight.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechGaming

Experience

  1. DragonflyPartnercurrent2019 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  2. Heracles CorpAdvisorcurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. AudiusAdvisorcurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  4. Betty LabsAdvisor2019 — 2021
  5. 0xProduct2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  6. nuggetFounder2017San Francisco Bay Area
  7. InstagramProduct Manager2016Menlo Park, CA
  8. FacebookProduct Manager2014 — 2016Menlo Park, CA
  9. Stanford Venture Capital ClubCo-President2011 — 2014
  10. Stanford UniversityCS106 Section Leader2010 — 2014
  11. DeepGlintSoftware Engineering Intern2013Beijing, China
  12. AppleSoftware Engineering Intern2012Cupertino, CA
  13. Apple Inc.Software Engineering Intern2011
  14. MicrosoftSoftware Engineering Intern2010
  15. Ideas To Go, Inc.Intern2009

Skills & more

Entrepreneurship2Leadership11Objective-C3C++10Ruby on Rails5JavaScript2Python7CSS3Java14Unix1

Languages Chinese · English

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Investments

Investor

ApexARCxBitwiseCegaCegaCoinbase Token ManagerDune AnalyticsEthenaHarpieInfStonesLevelLidoMetastreetOpynParclPermian LabsPraxisTeleportVariational

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Colleagues at Dragonfly

Alec Zhang
Junior Partner at Dragonfly
Amal M
Portfolio Support at Dragonfly
Bo Feng
Managing Partner at Metastable
Casey Taylor
Platform Partner & Global Head of Founder Support at Dragonfly
Elton Chang
Investor at Propel Venture Partners
Gengmo Qi
Partner at Metastable
Haseeb Qureshi
Managing Partner at Dragonfly
Heather Bailey
Head of Events at Dragonfly

Frequently asked questions

Who is Tom Schmidt?
Tom Schmidt combines a decade-plus crypto background (Dogecoin mining at Stanford) and product leadership at 0x, Facebook and Instagram with deep DeFi/liquidation expertise, prediction markets and meme-savvy consumer crypto insight.
Where does Tom Schmidt work?
Tom Schmidt is General Partner at Dragonfly.
What does Tom Schmidt invest in?
Tom Schmidt invests in AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Gaming.
What companies has Tom Schmidt invested in?
Investments tracked here include Apex, ARCx, Bitwise, Cega, Cega, Coinbase Token Manager, Dune Analytics, Ethena, Harpie, InfStones, Level, Lido, and 7 more.
Where did Tom Schmidt go to school?
Tom Schmidt studied at Stanford University (Master of Science (M.S.), Computer Science); Stanford University (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science); Peking University.

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