Tom Hulme

Advisor

2024 - Current

Tech Nation is the leading growth platform for tech insights, connections, collaboration and talent, empowering ambitious founders and their teams with the access and knowledge they need from seed stage to success story. https://technation.io/tech-nation-advisors/

Managing Partner & Head of Europe

2014

I am a Managing Partner of GV (Google Ventures), and lead the European team based in London. GV has >$7bn under asset management; my investments include Lemonade.com (IPO), Snyk, Secret Escapes, Biomodal, Multiverse, Blockchain.com, Q.ai, Lapse, GoCardless, Carmera (exited to Toyota), Blue Vision Labs (exited to Lyft), Oxford Sciences Enterprises, Autolus (IPO) and Currency Cloud (exited to Visa).

Member of Defense Innovation Advisory Panel

2018

The Panel provides independent and expert challenge and seeks to interrogate MOD’s current innovation ecosystem to ensure that the Department is driving the right change at the necessary pace. Helped Found and now advise JHub, the Innovation centre for Strategic Command, seeking innovation and technology to enhance and improve the operation of the UK armed forces. Member of Innovation Selection Board for Strategic Command and Special Forces by special invite from Commander of Strategic Command, formerly General Sir Chris Deverell, presently General Sir Patrick Sanders

Trustee

2011

The trust’s objectives are primarily to assist in creating opportunities for people who are disadvantaged to improve their situation, either by financial assistance, involvement in projects and support work or research into the causes of, and means to alleviate, hardship.

Angel Investor

2006

33 personal investments and counting eg Advisor and Investor in Lendable, Michinterressiert (sold to Freemantle), Cliqz (sold to Yandex), Tray.io, Xbav, Immersive Games Lab, Massive Health (Sold to Jawbone), Global App Testing, Smol, Thread, GoCardless, LostMyName, Qriously (sold to Brandwatch), Duedil, Llustre (sold to FAB), YPlan (sold to Time Out), Mile IQ (sold to Microsoft), Second Home, Move Guides, Nested

Member of Advisory Board to No10 Innovation Fellowship Programme

2020 - 2022

The No10 Innovation fellowship programme is seeking world-class digital and technology talent to help transform the delivery of public services as part of the National Data Strategy, helping to lead to new products and services in areas such as healthcare, veterans support, and natural disaster relief.

Founder & Board Director OpenIDEO. Senior Advisor to IDEO (formerly Design Director).

2007 - 2022

Previously, I Founded OpenIDEO, IDEO’s open innovation platform that won a 2011 Webby Award in the Community Category and presently has over 60,000 users from more than 170 countries. I originally planned the platform while sat in Clay Christensen's class at HBS so I owe Clay a debt of gratitude. I was MD of the group running the platform. While at IDEO I helped lead startup initiatives globally, including launching and spinning out Omada Health

Young Global Leader

2012 - 2020

Advisor to London's Tech City

2012 - 2014

CEO & Founder

2001 - 2005

Founded FCS (www.magnom.com) to commercialise patented magnetic filtration innovation, the Magnom™ • Conducted extensive due-diligence on technology and opportunity, designed solution for range of applications • Negotiated investment from private investor group, raising ₤2M in 2 tranches to capitalise the business • Built and led organization of across 2 offices in the UK & US • Led marketing and engineering to commercialise technology for different markets resulting in revenue growth from ₤0 to ₤150K/month, selling direct to OEMs and via global distributor network • Customers include Ferrari F1, Ducati, JCB, Caterpillar, Fernox, Drax Power Station • Managed effective succession to new CEO