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Thomas J. Toy
Founder at
PacRim Venture Partners
Profile
Tom joined ICCP Venture Partners in 2008.
He is also a Managing Director at Startup Capital Ventures (www.startupcv.com), an early stage Menlo Park-based venture capital firm and Managing Director and co-founder of PacRim Venture Partners (www.pacrimpartners.com), a Menlo Park-based venture capital firm.
Tom started his career at Bank of America.
In his career as a venture capitalist that has spanned more than thirty years, Tom has invested in early stage IT, cleantech and healthcare companies.
He has served on boards of directors of a number of public companies such as Hanwha Q CELLS (NASDAQ: HQCL) and UTStarcom (NASDAQ: UTSI) as well as numerous private companies.
Tom’s current and past investments include SunPower (NASDAQ: SPWR), UTStarcom (NASDAQ: UTSI), White Electronic Designs (NASDAQ: WEDC, acquired by Microsemi), LifeCell (NASDAQ: LIFC, then acquired by Kinetic Concepts), SyStemix (NASDAQ: STMX, then acquired by Novartis), Physiometrix (NASDAQ: PHYX, then acquired by Hospira), U-Systems (acquired by Hologic), CafePress (NASDAQ: PRSS), and FastSoft (acquired by Akamai).
Tom graduated from Northwestern University with B.A. and MBA degrees.
He taught the New Venture Finance course at San Francisco State University’s MBA school, and he is a regular volunteer panelist for the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce’s Job Forum..
Thomas J. Toy active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
PacRim Venture Partners
 PacRim Venture Partners Investment ManagersFinance PVP seeks investment opportunities in companies located in the United States and China. The firm targets companies operating in the field of technology. It provides financing for early stage capital requirements. | Founder | 01/01/1999 |
MyETone Ltd.
 MyETone Ltd. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Provides online consumer products review services | Chairman | 03/11/2009 |
Startup Capital Ventures Management Company, LLC
 Startup Capital Ventures Management Company, LLC Investment ManagersFinance Startup Capital Ventures invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on FinTech, Cloud/SaaS, security, healthcare IT, and IoT. It participates in seed and early stage capital transactions with an investment size of USD 0.25 to 1 million. The firm makes co-investments. | Private Equity Investor | 01/01/2012 |
ICCP SBI Venture Partners
 ICCP SBI Venture Partners Investment ManagersFinance ISVP invests in companies located in Southeast Asia, the United States, Canada, Europe and the UK. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of cloud, consumer, health technology, fintech and robotics & artificial intelligence. It provides financing for early stage capital requirements. It also leads investment rounds or serve as value-add investor. | Consultant / Advisor | 01/01/2008 |
Former positions of Thomas J. Toy
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| HANWHA Q CELLS CO LTD - ADR | Chairman | 01/01/2015 |
| UTSTARCOM HOLDINGS CORP. | Chairman | 31/03/2012 |
Solarfun Power Holdings Co. Ltd.
 Solarfun Power Holdings Co. Ltd. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Manufactures and distributes monocrystalline and multicrystalline solar cells, modules and PV systems | Director/Board Member | 15/02/2011 |
Microsemi Corp. - Memory & Storage Solutions
 Microsemi Corp. - Memory & Storage Solutions SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Manufactures and supplies electronics components for defense and aerospace markets | Director/Board Member | 01/01/2010 |
Microsemi Corp. - Memory & Storage Solutions
Microsemi Corp. - Memory & Storage Solutions SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Manufactures and supplies electronics components for defense and aerospace markets | Chairman | 01/01/2010 |
Training of Thomas J. Toy
Experiences
Positions held
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Private companies
Connections
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1st degree connections
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Linked companies
| Private companies | 17 |
|---|---|
Technology Funding, Inc.
 Technology Funding, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Technology Funding participates in early stage capital transactions and focuses on sectors such as medical devices, diagnostics, biotechnology, medical information systems and healthcare services. | Finance |
Microsemi Corp. - Memory & Storage Solutions
Microsemi Corp. - Memory & Storage Solutions SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Manufactures and supplies electronics components for defense and aerospace markets | Electronic Technology |
Teseda Corp.
 Teseda Corp. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Provides silicon validation and failure analysis tools | Electronic Technology |
Residual Pumpkin Entity LLC
 Residual Pumpkin Entity LLC Apparel/Footwear RetailRetail Trade Retails clothes, accessories, stationery and gifts through online | Retail Trade |
MyETone Ltd.
MyETone Ltd. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Provides online consumer products review services | Technology Services |
FastSoft, Inc.
 FastSoft, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Provides network optimization and acceleration products and services | Technology Services |
Solarfun Power Holdings Co. Ltd.
Solarfun Power Holdings Co. Ltd. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Manufactures and distributes monocrystalline and multicrystalline solar cells, modules and PV systems | Electronic Technology |
UTStarcom Holdings Corp.
 UTStarcom Holdings Corp. Telecommunications EquipmentElectronic Technology Provides communications equipment and services | Electronic Technology |
Northwestern University
 Northwestern University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
SmartForest Ventures LLC
 SmartForest Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance SmartForest Ventures invests in the technology sector with a focus on software, hardware, systems, and enabling technology. The firm prefers to invest in the Pacific Northwest and the San Francisco Bay Area with a focus on the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area. Most of their investments are made at the early-stage including seed stage and first round financing. They may occasionally make later stage investments if the opportunity is compelling. For seed stage investments, SmartForest typically invests between $ 200,000 and $700,000 and seeks to be a single major investor. For first round financings, SmartForest invests between $2 million $4 million and they may serve as a co-investor. SmartForest prefers to be the lead investor in their portfolio companies. | Finance |
PacRim Venture Partners
PacRim Venture Partners Investment ManagersFinance PVP seeks investment opportunities in companies located in the United States and China. The firm targets companies operating in the field of technology. It provides financing for early stage capital requirements. | Finance |
ICCP SBI Venture Partners
ICCP SBI Venture Partners Investment ManagersFinance ISVP invests in companies located in Southeast Asia, the United States, Canada, Europe and the UK. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of cloud, consumer, health technology, fintech and robotics & artificial intelligence. It provides financing for early stage capital requirements. It also leads investment rounds or serve as value-add investor. | Finance |
Bank of America, NA (Charlotte, North Carolina)
 Bank of America, NA (Charlotte, North Carolina) Major BanksFinance Operates as a nationally chartered commercial bank | Finance |
Startup Capital Ventures Management Company, LLC
Startup Capital Ventures Management Company, LLC Investment ManagersFinance Startup Capital Ventures invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on FinTech, Cloud/SaaS, security, healthcare IT, and IoT. It participates in seed and early stage capital transactions with an investment size of USD 0.25 to 1 million. The firm makes co-investments. | Finance |
White Electronic Designs Corp. /Display Systems Div/
 White Electronic Designs Corp. /Display Systems Div/ Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology Develops and manufactures display systems | Electronic Technology |
Hanwha Q CELLS Co., Ltd.
 Hanwha Q CELLS Co., Ltd. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Manufactures solar cells and modules | Electronic Technology |
LifeCell Cosmetics Ltd. (United kingdom)
 LifeCell Cosmetics Ltd. (United kingdom) Household/Personal CareConsumer Non-Durables Retails skin care products | Consumer Non-Durables |
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