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Tom Vodopivec

Chief Operating Officer at Bird Buddy

Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia

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Ian LaneunlockedTom: together at Celtra (2017–2021)
×2Tom: together at Bird Buddy
×4Tom: together at Maastricht University, Department of Data Science and Knowledge Engineering
Tom: together at Celtra

Chief Operating Officer at Bird Buddy

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Bird Buddy's investors · 8

Adjacent V4New York · since 2026BackedLondon · $500K – $5M checks · since 2021Boscarol d.o.o.Ajdovščina · since 2021Creator VenturesLondon · $200K – $2.5M checks · since 2021Fundamental VenturesLakeway · since 2021General CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checks · since 2021ProtagonistBay Harbor Islands · $10K – $1M checks · since 2021Silicon Gardens$330K – $1.6M checks · since 2021

Co-founders at Bird Buddy

FZFranci Zidar
Franci ZidarChief Executive Officer
KB
Kyle BuzzardDirector

Experience

  1. BirdbuddyChief Operating Officercurrent2024 — present
  2. Bird BuddyChief of Staff2023 — 2024
  3. Bird BuddyExecutive Vice President, Strategy and Intelligence2023
  4. Bird BuddyExecutive Advisor, Data-Driven Decision Making2022 — 2023
  5. Silicon GardensLimited Partnercurrent2023 — present
  6. Silicon GardensPrincipal2022 — 2023
  7. RV2 venturesFounder and CEOcurrent2020 — present
  8. Self-employedStartup Advisor, Mentor, Investorcurrent2020 — present
  9. Business Angels of SloveniaBusiness Angelcurrent2022 — present
  10. daFUNDLimited Partnercurrent2021 — present
  11. Slovenian Startup and Scaleup Association, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of SloveniaExecutive Board Member2022 — 2024
  12. Proky - Gostinska nabavaExecutive Advisor, Business and Product Strategy2021 — 2022
  13. Reveris Games HubFounder and CEO2019 — 2022Ljubljana, Slovenia
  14. CeltraDirector, Data Insights (Business Intelligence and Advanced Analytics)2020 — 2021
  15. CeltraAnalytics and Data Science Manager, Data Insights2020
  16. Celtra, Inc.Lead Data Scientist, Data Insights2018 — 2020
  17. Celtra, Inc.Senior Data Scientist, Data Insights2017 — 2018
  18. CeltraData Scientist, Project Lead2015 — 2017Ljubljana, Slovenia
  19. University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Computer and Information ScienceTeaching Assistant and Researcher2012 — 2017Ljubljana, Slovenia
  20. Maastricht University, Department of Data Science and Knowledge EngineeringAI Researcher2015Maastricht, Netherlands
  21. University of Essex, School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, Game Intelligence GroupAI Researcher2014Colchester, United Kingdom
  22. Emrocon d.o.oSoftware Engineer2011 — 2012Ljubljana, Slovenia
  23. University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Computer and Information ScienceStudent Assistant and Researcher2008 — 2011Ljubljana, Slovenia

Skills & more

Start-upsVenture CapitalInformation TechnologyBusiness StrategyBusiness DevelopmentBusiness ManagementOrganizational CultureFundraisingProduct InnovationData-driven Decision MakingFinanceLeadership
+12 moreEntrepreneurshipSalesInvestingProduct ManagementProject ManagementStrategic PartnershipsConsultingManagementMentoringLecturingSoftware EngineeringSoftware as a Service (SaaS)

Languages Croatian · English · Italian · Serbian · Slovenian

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Tom Vodopivec?
Chief Operating Officer at Bird Buddy
Where does Tom Vodopivec work?
Tom Vodopivec is Chief Operating Officer at Bird Buddy.
Where did Tom Vodopivec go to school?
Tom Vodopivec studied at University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Computer and Information Science (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Doctoral Program in Computer and Information Science); University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Computer and Information Science (Diploma (Master's degree), Computer and Information Science); School Centre Nova Gorica (Technical Upper-secondary School (Technical Gimnazija), Computer Engineering).

Same school

Also attended University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Computer and Information Science1

Miha ŠtajdoharExecutive Officer, Director at Genialis

Shared employers

Also worked at Silicon Gardens13

Jugoslav PetkovicAngel investorNina LeskovecInvestor at Silicon GardensVuk LauInvestor at Silicon GardensGregor ReboljDirector and Managing Partner at Silicon GardensRok ZorkoGeneral Partner at Silicon GardensKrešo GotovacPartner at Silicon Gardens

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Also worked at Business Angels of Slovenia3

Nina DremeljManaging Partner at Vesna AdvisorsMaja KrižanOperations Manager at Vesna AdvisorsVuk LauInvestor at Silicon Gardens

Also worked at Celtra6

Ian LanePartner at Cambridge Innovation CapitalJure MikuzManaging Partner at South Central VenturesAna RobakidzeFounder at TheneoNina LeskovecInvestor at Silicon GardensVuk LauInvestor at Silicon GardensMihael MikekFounder at Celtra

Also worked at Maastricht University, Department of Data Science and Knowledge Engineering11

Sandro EtalleAdvisor at Curiosity VCJoris VanderlochtChief Scientific Director at Bioqube VenturesHunor KovácsInvestment Analyst at Bonitás VenturesThijn van HelvoirtPartner at No Such VenturesKovács HunorBefektetési elemző at Bonitás VenturesJan ScholtesVenture Partner at Endeit Capital

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