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Tomasz Tunguz

Investor

General Partner at Redpoint Omega · General Partner at Theory Ventures · Board director at Kustomer · Board director at Omni Analytics, Inc. · Board director at Allium

San Francisco, CA

Writes $1M – $25M checks

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About

Tomasz Tunguz spent well over a decade at Redpoint Ventures before founding Theory Ventures in 2022, a research-driven firm focused on data, AI and software infrastructure. His daily blog at tomtunguz.com, full of benchmarks and SaaS metrics analysis, has been required reading for software founders for years. He co-authored Winning with Data with former Looker CEO Frank Bien.

Contact· published on Tomasz's own website

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningData & Infrastructure

Beyond investing

Founded
Founded Theory Ventures, a venture capital firm investing in AI-first software companies.
Education
Earned a Master of Engineering Management from Dartmouth. Studied at Dartmouth University
Hobbies
Writes a daily blog with data-driven analysis of AI, SaaS metrics, and venture capital, and has been writing for 16 years. Is a self-described lover of the ampersand and experiments with mimicking authors like Cormac McCarthy in his writing.
More
Has been quoted in Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal, and The Economist on AI monetization and tech market dynamics.

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Board director at Kustomer

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Kustomer's investors · 15

Acurio VenturesBilbao · $810K – $3.2M checksBattery VenturesBoston · $500K – $100M checks · since 2019BenchmarkSan Francisco · $100K – $30M checks · since 2016boldstart venturesMiami · $1M – $3M checks · since 2019Bonfire VenturesLos Angeles · $2M – $6M checks · since 2019BoxGroupNew York · $250K – $1M checksCanaan PartnersStamford · $500K – $20M checks · since 2019Cisco InvestmentsSan Jose · since 2019Coatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checksCRV (Charles River Ventures)Bay Area · $250K – $5M checks · since 2019Norwest Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $10M – $30M checks · since 2025Redpoint VenturesWoodside · $100K – $10M checks · since 2019Social LeverageScottsdale · $1M – $2M checks · since 2019Tiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checks · since 2019Triangle Peak PartnersPalo Alto · since 2019

Co-founders at Kustomer

JSJeremy Suriel
Jeremy SurielCTO & Co-Founder
BBBrad Birnbaum
Brad BirnbaumCEO & Co-Founder

Board director at Omni Analytics, Inc.

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Omni Analytics, Inc.'s investors · 7

First Round CapitalSan Francisco · $100K – $20M checks · since 2025GV (Google Ventures)Mountain View · $250K – $50M checks · since 2025ICONIQSan Francisco · since 2026ICONIQ GrowthSan Francisco · since 2025Redpoint VenturesWoodside · $100K – $10M checks · since 2025Snowflake VenturesMenlo Park · $1M – $20M checks · since 2025Theory VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $40M checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Omni Analytics, Inc.

CM
Christopher MerrickExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
JD
James DavidsonExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
CZColin Zima
Colin ZimaExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Board director at Allium

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Allium's investors · 6

Amplify PartnersMenlo Park · $500K – $5M checks · since 2026Amplify Partners CVMenlo Park · since 2026Kleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checks · since 2026PruVen Capital PartnersLos Altos · $100K – $10M checks · since 2026Redpoint VenturesWoodside · $100K – $10M checks · since 2024Theory VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $40M checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Allium

ECEthan Chan
Ethan ChanCEO
CHCheng Han Lee
Cheng Han LeeCTO
YS
Yi Sheng ChanExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Experience

  1. Theory VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2022 — present
  2. Redpoint VenturesManaging Director2008 — 2022
  3. Winning with DataCo-Author2016
  4. Google, Inc.Product Manager2005 — 2008
  5. Appian CorporationEngineer2004

Skills & more

EntrepreneurshipOnline Marketing70

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Deals · 6

AlliumBoard seat

via Theory Ventures · filed Jul 2026 · $40M raise

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Omni Analytics, Inc.Board seat

via Theory Ventures · filed Mar 2025 · $68.8M raise

MattermostBoard seat

via Redpoint Ventures · filed Jul 2019 · $50.4M raise

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KustomerBoard seat

via Redpoint Ventures · filed Jun 2019 · $40M raise

LookerBoard seat

via Redpoint Ventures · filed Mar 2017 · $81.5M raise

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KoahLed round

via Theory Ventures

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Sources: the investor's own website · SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.

Books by Tomasz Tunguz

Winning with Data cover
Winning with Data
Wiley, 2016

Podcasts & interviews

featuring Tomasz Tunguz

Inside the AI Sprint | Tomasz Tunguz, Theory Ventures

The Peel with Turner Novak

Theory Ventures founder on GTM leverage, AI margins, real enterprise TAM, and more | Tomasz Tunguz

Chargebee

The Test That Decides Whether Your AI Pilot Survives | Tomasz Tunguz (Founder of Theory Ventures)

The AI Ready Show

How to digest 36 weekly podcasts without spending 36 hours listening | Tomasz Tunguz

How I AI

Tomasz Tunguz, General Partner at Theory Ventures on the Evolution of Venture Capital.

The Information

The Decade of Data with Tomasz Tunguz

The Generalist

6 more appearances

Writing

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Tunguz recently wrote about AI displacing sales development roles at Vercel through automation, and about the debate over "pacing" frontier AI development, including compute thresholds and competing policy interpretations.

When Inbound Sells Itself2026-09-15

Vercel reduced its inbound sales development team from 10 to 1.25 people via 90% automation, with the AI sales agent delivering 32x ROI at single-digit-thousand-dollar infrastructure costs.

What Does Pacing Mean?2026-09-14

The post examines Dario Amodei's call to pace AI development, outlining five camps interpreting it and arguing that compute thresholds fail to define a concrete speed limit.

Colleagues at Redpoint Omega

Adam Conway
Senior AI Engineer at Theory Ventures
Amber Mante
Head of Human Intelligence at Theory Ventures
Andy Triedman
Partner at Theory Ventures
Beth Scheer
Investor at Theory Ventures
Bryan Bischof
Head of AI at Theory Ventures
Kristin Beach
CFO at Theory Ventures
Lauren DeMeuse
Partner & COO at Theory Ventures
Melanie Rosenberg
Senior AI Engineer at Theory Ventures

Network11

Alex BardScout
Managing Director at Redpoint Ventures
Andy TriedmanScout
Partner at Theory Ventures
Annie KadavyScout
Venture Partner at Redpoint Ventures
Brett WilsonScout
General Partner at Swift Ventures
Chris MooreScout
Partner at Redpoint Ventures
David BeyerScout
Partner at Amplify Partners
Elliot GeidtScout
Managing Director at Redpoint Ventures
Emily ManScout
Partner at Primary Venture Partners
Erica BresciaScout
Managing Director at Redpoint Ventures
Evan TanaScout
General Partner at West Ventures
Gary BenittScout
Managing Partner at Social Leverage

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Tomasz Tunguz?
Tomasz Tunguz spent well over a decade at Redpoint Ventures before founding Theory Ventures in 2022, a research-driven firm focused on data, AI and software infrastructure. His daily blog at tomtunguz.com, full of benchmarks and SaaS metrics analysis, has been required reading for software founders for years. He co-authored Winning with Data with former Looker CEO Frank Bien.
Where does Tomasz Tunguz work?
Tomasz Tunguz is General Partner at Redpoint Omega and Board director at Kustomer and Board director at Omni Analytics, Inc. and Board director at Allium.
What does Tomasz Tunguz invest in?
Tomasz Tunguz invests in AI & Machine Learning, Data & Infrastructure.
What check size does Tomasz Tunguz write?
Tomasz Tunguz typically writes checks of $1M – $25M.
What boards does Tomasz Tunguz sit on?
Tomasz Tunguz holds tracked board seats at Allium, Kustomer, Looker, Mattermost, Omni Analytics, Inc..
What companies has Tomasz Tunguz invested in?
Investments tracked here include Koah, Allium, Artemis, BackOps, BackOps, Context.ai, Doss, Dremio, Dropzone, Electric Imp, Gremlin, Height, and 20 more.
Where did Tomasz Tunguz go to school?
Tomasz Tunguz studied at Thayer School of Engineering (MEM, Engineering Management); Thayer School of Engineering (BE, System Identification and Control Systems).
What has Tomasz Tunguz written?
Tomasz Tunguz has 2 tracked posts on tomtunguz.com, including "When Inbound Sells Itself", "What Does Pacing Mean?".
What podcasts and interviews feature Tomasz Tunguz?
Tracked appearances include "Inside the AI Sprint | Tomasz Tunguz, Theory Ventures", "Theory Ventures founder on GTM leverage, AI margins, real enterprise TAM, and more | Tomasz Tunguz", "The Test That Decides Whether Your AI Pilot Survives | Tomasz Tunguz (Founder of Theory Ventures)", and 9 more.
Does Tomasz Tunguz lead rounds?
Yes — Tomasz Tunguz has led 1 tracked investment.

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