Tony Conrad
InvestorFounderInvestment Team at True Ventures · Board director at PARC Ventures · Board director at Cast Holding · Board director at Mylestoned
San Francisco, California
Writes $1M – $50M checks · typically $20M
About
Tony Conrad is a partner at True Ventures who founded about.me and Sphere, both acquired by AOL, bringing founder and startup leadership experience. Earlier he spent a decade abroad with Groupe Danone working on brand extension via M&A across North America, Europe, and Southeast Asia.
Likely emails· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published
- t•••@trueventures.comreveal100% confident
- t•••@trueventures.comreveal80% confident
Beyond investing
- Founded
- Tony Conrad co-founded about.me, which was acquired by AOL.
- Education
- Studied at Indiana University (bachelor's degree, telecommunications (minor in business))
- Boards
- Tony Conrad is a board member of the Tony Hawk Foundation.
- Communities
- Tony Conrad formerly served as a T40 National Co-Chair of Technology for President Obama.
- Hobbies
- Tony Conrad enjoys communicating in French, making drip coffee, and traveling. Tony Conrad describes himself as a sometimes triathlete, a Cubs fan, a former bowler, a wannabe surfer, and a lover of languages, art and architecture.
- Family
- Tony Conrad grew up in a small Indiana farming community.
- More
- Before his career in business, Tony Conrad worked various short-stint jobs including baseball umpire, basketball camp counselor, pharmacy stock person, high school sports reporter, book bindery glue machine operator, janitor, college newspaper ad salesman, and yogurt merchandiser.
From Tony's own website — common ground for a warm intro.
Board director at PARC Ventures
Intro paths
In turn, Tony can intro founders to PARC Ventures's investors below.
PARC Ventures's investors · 1
Board director at Cast Holding
Intro paths
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Board director at Mylestoned
Intro paths
In turn, Tony can intro founders to Mylestoned's investors below.
Mylestoned's investors · 2
Experience
- True VenturesPartnercurrent2005 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Start-up Technology CompaniesBoard Director/ Investorcurrent1998 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Automattic (WordPress)Board Director2005 — 2019
- about.meFounder & CEO2010 — 2017San Francisco
- SphereFounder/ CEO2004 — 2009
- OddpostBoard Director2004
- Groupe DanoneDirector Mergers & Acquisitions1993 — 1997
- Groupe DanoneBrand Management1989 — 1993
Education
- Indiana University BloomingtonBA/ BS (Minor), Telecommunications (Major), Business (Minor)1985 — 1989
Skills & more
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Corporate DevelopmentBusiness DevelopmentUser ExperienceSEOAngel InvestingBusiness StrategySocial NetworkingProduct DevelopmentSaaSCoffeeBloggingMobile ApplicationsLanguages English · French
From Tony's professional profile.
Deals · 8
PARC VenturesBoard seat
via True Ventures · filed Sep 2024 · $10.5M raise
Cast HoldingBoard seat
via True Ventures · filed May 2021 · $12M raise
AutomatticBoard seat
via True Ventures · filed Sep 2019 · $300M raise
High FidelityBoard seat
via True Ventures · filed Jun 2018 · $40M raise
TeamableBoard seat
via True Ventures · filed Apr 2017 · $5.3M raise
MylestonedBoard seat
via True Ventures · filed Jan 2017 · $4.5M raise
QuarterlyBoard seat
via True Ventures · filed Mar 2016 · $557.6K raise
Blue Bottle CoffeeBoard seat
via True Ventures · filed Jun 2015 · $75M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Board seats
Flour + Water Hospitality Group
Investor
AugustCygniElk FenceEmpirical Spiritsflour+waterflour+water pizzeriaGhiaInternational SmokeLowercase CapitalSamovarSlackTrick Dog
Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.
Colleagues at True Ventures
Network2
Investors connected to Tony in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Tony Conrad?
- Tony Conrad is a partner at True Ventures who founded about.me and Sphere, both acquired by AOL, bringing founder and startup leadership experience. Earlier he spent a decade abroad with Groupe Danone working on brand extension via M&A across North America, Europe, and Southeast Asia.
- Where does Tony Conrad work?
- Tony Conrad is Investment Team at True Ventures and Board director at PARC Ventures and Board director at Cast Holding and Board director at Mylestoned.
- What check size does Tony Conrad write?
- Tony Conrad typically writes checks of $1M – $50M.
- What boards does Tony Conrad sit on?
- Tony Conrad holds tracked board seats at Automattic, Blue Bottle Coffee, Cast Holding, Flour + Water Hospitality Group, High Fidelity, Mylestoned, PARC Ventures, Quarterly, Teamable.
- What companies has Tony Conrad invested in?
- Investments tracked here include August, Automattic, Cygni, Elk Fence, Empirical Spirits, flour+water, flour+water pizzeria, Ghia, International Smoke, Lowercase Capital, Samovar, Slack, and 1 more.
- Where did Tony Conrad go to school?
- Tony Conrad studied at Indiana University Bloomington (BA/ BS (Minor), Telecommunications (Major), Business (Minor)).
Same school
Also attended Indiana University Bloomington141
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Shared employers
Also worked at Automattic (WordPress)12
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