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To All Dragonfly Founders and Friends
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Tom Schmidt
Investing at Dragonfly
New York, New York
Overview
Tom Schmidt is a Partner at Dragonfly in New York, where he specializes in investing in Web3/Crypto startups at Series A and Seed stages. With a background as a Product Manager at Instagram and Facebook, he has advised and invested in successful companies like Ethena, Dune Analytics, and InfStones.
Tom's career highlights include founding nugget and serving as a Co-President of the Stanford Venture Capital Club, showcasing his entrepreneurial spirit and leadership skills in the tech and investment industry.
Work Experience
Partner
2019 - Current
Dragonfly Capital Partners is investing in and supporting the promising opportunities in the cryptoasset class.
Advisor
2019
Advisor
2018
Advisor
2019 - 2021
Acq by Spotify
Betty Labs is a developer of a sports trivia application designed to provide life experiences.
Raised $9,300,000.00 from Baron Davis, Precursor Ventures, Andre Iguodala, Amazon Alexa Fund, Kevin Durant, M13, Brendan O'Driscoll, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Google and Maveron.
Product
2018 - 2019
0x is an open protocol that enables peer-to-peer trading of assets.
Raised $108,999,960.00 from COIND, OpenSea, Jared Leto, Davoa Capital, Coinbase, Greylock, Sound Ventures, To Kenz Capital, Pantera Capital and GSR.
Founder
2017 - 2017
nugget helps you discover the best stuff on Amazon http://nuggetapp.co/
Product Manager
2016 - 2016
Monetization
Instagram is a free photo-sharing application that enables its users to take photos, apply filters, and share them on social networks.
Raised $57,500,000.00 from Greylock, Thrive Capital, Baseline Ventures, DST Global, Benchmark and Sequoia Capital.
Product Manager
2014 - 2016
Instagram Monetization
Stay N' Alive Productions, LLC is a social media marketing firm that provides clients with measurable profits.
Co-President
2011 - 2014
CS106 Section Leader
2010 - 2014
Education
Master of Science (M.S.)
2013 - 2014
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
2010 - 2014
Investments
Latest Articles
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We Live In A Mempool: Backrunning the MEV Crisis
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The Decentralizer’s Dilemma
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Our Investment in Dune Analytics
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