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Tom Smith

Investor

Managing Partner at Savano Capital Partners

Baltimore City County, Maryland, United States

About

Tom Smith is Founder and Managing Partner of Savano Capital Partners, a private equity firm focused on later-stage companies with $20 to $250 million in revenue. With 25 years of experience in private equity, he leads the firm's investments in technology-driven sectors including software, communications, e-commerce, technology-enabled services, healthcare IT, and edtech, offering interim liquidity solutions to existing shareholders.

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Experience

  1. Savano Capital PartnersManaging Partnercurrent2010 — presentBaltimore, Maryland and Washington DC
  2. ViBoard Observercurrent2023 — presentNew York, NY
  3. Jobcase, Inc.Board Observercurrent2017 — presentCambridge, Massachusetts
  4. StenoInvestorcurrent2025 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
  5. WealthfrontInvestorcurrent2024 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
  6. Cart.comInvestorcurrent2024 — presentHouston, Texas, United States
  7. LambdaInvestorcurrent2024 — presentSan Jose, California, United States
  8. Kin InsuranceInvestorcurrent2023 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
  9. Red CanaryInvestorcurrent2023 — presentDenver, Colorado, United States
  10. ReltioInvestorcurrent2022 — presentRedwood City, California, United States
  11. NasuniInvestorcurrent2021 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
  12. HackerOneInvestorcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  13. Omaze UKInvestorcurrent2020 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
  14. DrFirst, Inc.Board Observer2020 — 2024Rockville, MD
  15. Aras CorporationBoard Observer2018 — 2021Andover, Massachusetts
  16. EverQuoteBoard Observer (former)2016 — 2018Cambridge, Massachusetts
  17. GlobalTranzBoard Observer (former)2013 — 2018Phoenix, AZ
  18. Smith Defieux Capital PartnersGeneral Partner2007 — 2009
  19. JPMorgan ChaseConsultant2006 — 2008
  20. Mid-Atlantic Venture FundsGeneral Partner1998 — 2007

Education

  1. UNC Kenan-Flagler Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration (MBA)1984 — 1986
  2. Elizabethtown CollegeBS, Accounting and Finance1980 — 1984

Skills & more

StrategyVenture CapitalE-commercePrivate EquityWirelessFinanceVoIPOperations ManagementEquitiesStart-upsCorporate DevelopmentMergers & Acquisitions

From Tom's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School82

Mathew KayeAccounting Manager at RevolutionFrancesco MoroPrincipal at Burda Principal InvestmentsJoe SantaBarbaraChief Financial Officer at .406 VenturesTony WellsVenture Partner at Copper Sky CapitalTroy ArnoldPartner, Echo Health Advisors at Echo Health VenturesTim SchmidtVice President, Fund Finance at Northpond Ventures

+ 76 more

Also attended Elizabethtown College2

Thijs Cohen TervaertPartner at InkefMellie ChowVenture Partner at Archangel Network of Funds

Shared employers

Also worked at Jobcase, Inc.6

Beth ClymerPresident, Chief Operating Officer at Asymmetric Capital PartnersMikeInvestor at Link VenturesMark BryanPartner at Pemba Capital Partners Pty Ltd.Dave BlundinGeneral Partner at Vestigo VenturesMark CasadyGeneral Partner and Co-Founder at Vestigo VenturesWarren JensonBoard Member at Ripple

Also worked at Steno3

Jason FiedlerManaging Partner at Left Lane CapitalSamuel GarciaPartner at Amplo VenturesPrabhdeep SinghOperating Partner at Armory Square Ventures

Also worked at Kin Insurance11

BRITT DANNEMANPrincipal at Alpha EdisonRobin GodenrathFounding Partner & Managing Director at PICUS CAPITALEmmalyn ShawCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Flourish VenturesCaribou HonigGeneral Partner at SemperVirens Venture CapitalSofia A. Illsley RangelInvestor at Fluent VenturesAlex LazarowManaging Partner at Fluent Ventures

+ 5 more

Also worked at EverQuote5

Dave BlundinGeneral Partner at Vestigo VenturesMark CasadyGeneral Partner and Co-Founder at Vestigo VenturesSanju BansalAdvisory Board at Blue Delta CapitalMax KardonInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersMira WilczekInvestor at Vestigo Ventures

Colleagues at Savano Capital Partners

Alexus Martin
Executive Assistant at Savano Capital Partners
Andrew Seter
Principal at Savano Capital Partners
Ann Bilyew
Venture Partner at Savano Capital Partners
Branden Crouch
Senior Associate at Savano Capital Partners
Frank Tower
General Partner at Savano Capital Partners
Gus Koven
CCO at Savano Capital Partners
Julieanna Wiley
CFO at Savano Capital Partners
Leisan Garifullina
Associate at Savano Capital Partners