W. Thomas Smith
Gründer bei TTV Capital LLC
Profil
Tom is a Co-Founder and a Managing Partner of TTV.
Under his leadership, TTV has been an early investor in Green Dot, Bill.com, Cardlytics, MX, Greenlight, TaxBit, SmartAsset, among many others.
During his 20+ years in venture capital, Tom has excelled in identifying trends and emerging categories.
Tom was one of the first to identify advances in stored value, money remittance, alternative and mobile payments, services for the underbanked, alternative loan origination, and payments-as-a-service.
Prior to founding TTV, Tom spent 30 years at IBM, primarily in senior leadership roles, including Vice President, IBM Americas and IBM Southern Area General Manager.
Throughout his career at IBM, Tom managed business units with large teams and billions of dollars in revenue.
In addition, he rolled out new products and technologies to many of the largest financial services companies throughout the United States.
He is particularly interested in embedded finance technology and cross-industry financial product distribution.
His community affiliations included the United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta, Central Atlanta Progress, the Carter Center, and the Woodruff Arts Center.
He received the Armin Maier citizenship award from the Downtown Rotary Club in 1998.
Tom earned a B.S.
in Industrial Management from the Georgia Institute of Technology and completed the executive program at Dartmouth’s Amos Tuck School of Business.
Aktive Positionen von W. Thomas Smith
| Unternehmen | Position | Beginn |
|---|---|---|
TTV Capital LLC
 TTV Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance TTV Capital LLC (TTV) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by W. Thomas Smith and Gardiner W. Garrard. The firm is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. | Gründer | 01.05.2000 |
KnowledgeStorm, Inc.
 KnowledgeStorm, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services KnowledgeStorm, Inc. provides online information services. The firm’s services include research listings, campaigns, advertising, lead management, performance reporting, IT and reseller directory services. KnowledgeStorm was founded by Steve Donovan in 1998 and is headquartered in Alpharetta, GA. | Direktor/Vorstandsmitglied | - |
Peppercoin, Inc.
 Peppercoin, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Peppercoin, Inc. provides software payment services for merchants. It provides small payments suite for various payment models, including pre-paid, subscription and pay-as-you-go with Intelligent Aggregation. The company serves digital, mobile and physical point-of-sale merchants. Peppercoin was founded in 2001 by Silvio Micali and Ronald Rivest and is located in Waltham, MA. | Direktor/Vorstandsmitglied | - |
eWise Group, Inc.
 eWise Group, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services eWise Group, Inc. provides financial software solutions. It products include money manager, personal data vault, connected insights and resources. The company was founded by Alexander Grinberg in 2000 and is headquartered in Centennial, CO. | Direktor/Vorstandsmitglied | 09.06.2011 |
Ehemalige bekannte Positionen von W. Thomas Smith
| Unternehmen | Position | Ende |
|---|---|---|
| IBM | Corporate Officer/Principal | 30.04.2000 |
LendKey Technologies, Inc.
 LendKey Technologies, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services LendKey Technologies, Inc. helps connect lenders and borrowers to enter and succeed in online lending. It focuses on private student loans, student loan refinancing, and home improvement loans. The company was founded by Vince Passione and Mike Stallmeyer in 2009 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Direktor/Vorstandsmitglied | - |
Software Aspects, Inc.
 Software Aspects, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Software Aspects, Inc. provides secure commerce solutions. It specializes in the development, certification, and deployment of secure commerce solutions. The firms software products include Commerce Lab, and Commerce Marketplace unites software companies, service providers and distribution channels in a private-labeled end-to-end network delivering access to commerce services. The company was founded by Alfred Kahn IV and David S. Johnson in 2005 and is headquartered in Denver, CO. | Direktor/Vorstandsmitglied | - |
3V Transaction Services Ltd.
 3V Transaction Services Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services 3V Transaction Services Ltd offered prepaid products for use in online payment transactions in Ireland and Canada. The firm provided 3V Voucher, an online payment method that allows customers to shop online, over the phone. The company was founded by Kieron Guilfoyle and John Nagle in December 2004 and was headquartered in Dublin, Ireland | Direktor/Vorstandsmitglied | - |
eWise Systems Pty Ltd.
 eWise Systems Pty Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services eWise Systems Pty Ltd. provides financial software solutions. The firm’s products include aegis, money manager, connected insights, and resources. The company was founded by Michael Kontorovich in 2000 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia. | Direktor/Vorstandsmitglied | - |
Ausbildung von W. Thomas Smith
| Georgia Institute of Technology | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Börsennotierte Unternehmen | 2 |
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| IBM | Technology Services |
| GREEN DOT CORPORATION | Commercial Services |
| Private Unternehmen | 13 |
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Peppercoin, Inc.
Peppercoin, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Peppercoin, Inc. provides software payment services for merchants. It provides small payments suite for various payment models, including pre-paid, subscription and pay-as-you-go with Intelligent Aggregation. The company serves digital, mobile and physical point-of-sale merchants. Peppercoin was founded in 2001 by Silvio Micali and Ronald Rivest and is located in Waltham, MA. | Technology Services |
E-Duction, Inc.
 E-Duction, Inc. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance E-Duction, Inc. engages in the provision of payroll deduction payment processing services. The company's platform uses payroll deduction to process payments for installment products, such as mortgage and home equity loans, auto loans and leases, and automatic investment and savings plans; pay for goods and services; and meet health savings accounts expenses. The company was founded by Kirk Watkins on September 22, 2000 and is headquartered in Blue Bell, PA. | Finance |
KnowledgeStorm, Inc.
KnowledgeStorm, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services KnowledgeStorm, Inc. provides online information services. The firm’s services include research listings, campaigns, advertising, lead management, performance reporting, IT and reseller directory services. KnowledgeStorm was founded by Steve Donovan in 1998 and is headquartered in Alpharetta, GA. | Technology Services |
3V Transaction Services Ltd.
3V Transaction Services Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services 3V Transaction Services Ltd offered prepaid products for use in online payment transactions in Ireland and Canada. The firm provided 3V Voucher, an online payment method that allows customers to shop online, over the phone. The company was founded by Kieron Guilfoyle and John Nagle in December 2004 and was headquartered in Dublin, Ireland | Commercial Services |
Software Aspects, Inc.
Software Aspects, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Software Aspects, Inc. provides secure commerce solutions. It specializes in the development, certification, and deployment of secure commerce solutions. The firms software products include Commerce Lab, and Commerce Marketplace unites software companies, service providers and distribution channels in a private-labeled end-to-end network delivering access to commerce services. The company was founded by Alfred Kahn IV and David S. Johnson in 2005 and is headquartered in Denver, CO. | Technology Services |
Amaizing Energy Holding Co. LLC
 Amaizing Energy Holding Co. LLC Gas DistributorsUtilities Amaizing Energy Holding Co. LLC produced fuel-grade ethanol and distiller grains. The firm provided fuel-grade ethanol production plant near Denison, Iowa. The company was founded on December 27, 206 and was headquartered in Denison, IA. | Utilities |
eWise Group, Inc.
eWise Group, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services eWise Group, Inc. provides financial software solutions. It products include money manager, personal data vault, connected insights and resources. The company was founded by Alexander Grinberg in 2000 and is headquartered in Centennial, CO. | Technology Services |
Silverpop Systems, Inc.
 Silverpop Systems, Inc. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Silverpop Systems, Inc. provides email marketing and marketing automation solutions. It offers behavioral marketing and social and mobile solutions. The firm also provides consulting, custom engineering, support and training and managed services. It serves the retail, financial services, travel and hospitality and mobile and publishing industries. Silverpop Systems was founded by David J. Bloom and Aaron M. Shapiro in 1999 and is headquartered in Sandy Springs, GA. | Commercial Services |
TTV Capital LLC
TTV Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance TTV Capital LLC (TTV) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by W. Thomas Smith and Gardiner W. Garrard. The firm is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. | Finance |
ALI Solutions, Inc.
 ALI Solutions, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services ALI Solutions, Inc. provided contact center solutions and services. The company was founded by Daniel N. Duncan. Thomas J. Miller in 1992 and was headquartered in Austin, TX. | Technology Services |
Market Velocity, Inc.
 Market Velocity, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Market Velocity, Inc. engages in the provision of turn-key, web-enabled recycling, trade-in, and donation solutions. It deals with the following product categories: cell phones, laptops, desktop, workstations and tablet, digital cameras, servers, large flat panel displays and monitors, network equipment, printers, projectors, and storage devices. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Buford, GA. | Commercial Services |
eWise Systems Pty Ltd.
eWise Systems Pty Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services eWise Systems Pty Ltd. provides financial software solutions. The firm’s products include aegis, money manager, connected insights, and resources. The company was founded by Michael Kontorovich in 2000 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia. | Technology Services |
LendKey Technologies, Inc.
LendKey Technologies, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services LendKey Technologies, Inc. helps connect lenders and borrowers to enter and succeed in online lending. It focuses on private student loans, student loan refinancing, and home improvement loans. The company was founded by Vince Passione and Mike Stallmeyer in 2009 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Commercial Services |
