Tom Smith
InvestorManaging Partner at Savano Capital Partners
Baltimore City County, Maryland, United States
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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
- Savano Capital PartnersManaging Partnercurrent2010 — presentBaltimore, Maryland and Washington DC
- ViBoard Observercurrent2023 — presentNew York, NY
- Jobcase, Inc.Board Observercurrent2017 — presentCambridge, Massachusetts
- StenoInvestorcurrent2025 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
- WealthfrontInvestorcurrent2024 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- Cart.comInvestorcurrent2024 — presentHouston, Texas, United States
- LambdaInvestorcurrent2024 — presentSan Jose, California, United States
- Kin InsuranceInvestorcurrent2023 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
- Red CanaryInvestorcurrent2023 — presentDenver, Colorado, United States
- ReltioInvestorcurrent2022 — presentRedwood City, California, United States
- NasuniInvestorcurrent2021 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- HackerOneInvestorcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Omaze UKInvestorcurrent2020 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- DrFirst, Inc.Board Observer2020 — 2024Rockville, MD
- Aras CorporationBoard Observer2018 — 2021Andover, Massachusetts
- EverQuoteBoard Observer (former)2016 — 2018Cambridge, Massachusetts
- GlobalTranzBoard Observer (former)2013 — 2018Phoenix, AZ
- Smith Defieux Capital PartnersGeneral Partner2007 — 2009
- JPMorgan ChaseConsultant2006 — 2008
- Mid-Atlantic Venture FundsGeneral Partner1998 — 2007
- Edison PartnersGeneral Partner1990 — 1998
- Chase Manhattan BankVice President1986 — 1990
Skills & more
StrategyVenture CapitalE-commercePrivate EquityWirelessFinanceVoIPOperations ManagementEquitiesStart-upsCorporate DevelopmentMergers & Acquisitions
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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
Frank Tower
General Partner at Savano Capital Partners
Gus Koven
CCO at Savano Capital Partners
John Frank Tower III
Director at Savano Capital Partners
Julieanna Wiley
CFO at Savano Capital Partners
Leisan Garifullina
Associate at Savano Capital Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Tom Smith?
- 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.
- Where does Tom Smith work?
- Tom Smith is Managing Partner at Savano Capital Partners.
- Where did Tom Smith go to school?
- Tom Smith studied at UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); Elizabethtown College (BS, Accounting and Finance).
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