Profile
Tom Cervantez is a Venture Partner at Accelerator Ventures.
Tom has worked with Accelerator Ventures since its formation and with Alex Lloyd on reviewing, analyzing and negotiating angel and venture investments since 1999.
Tom brings a strong deal background to AVC from the legal perspective, having practiced law as a venture capital lawyer in Silicon Valley since 1992, as well as being a founder of a corporate/venture law boutique, Business Counsel Law Group, LLP – in San Francisco.
On the investment side, Tom has been an active angel investor since the early 1990s, with early investments including Open Table (IPO), Friendster (acquired by MOL Global), Knowledgeweb (acquired by iVillage), Virtual Chips (acquired by Phoenix Techologies), Three Rings (acquired by Sega) and Geonet (acquired by Level 3 Networks).
Tom also was the co-founder of the HBS Alumni Angels, the global angel alumni group for Harvard Business School.
Tom is also on the Board of the HBS Alumni Association of Northern California and is Co-Chair of the Venture Capital SIG of the SV Forum.
Tom speaks frequently on the topics of venture investment and deal structuring, and has done that at UC Berkeley, Stanford and Harvard.
Tom holds a BA in Business Administration from Loyola Marymount University and a JD/MBA from Harvard.
Tom Cervantez active positions
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Accelerator Venture Partners LLC
Accelerator Venture Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Accelerator Venture Partners LLC (Accelerator Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Alex Lloyd. The firm is headquartered in Miami, Florida. | Private Equity Investor | 31/07/2013 |
HBS Alumni Angels Association
HBS Alumni Angels Association Financial ConglomeratesFinance HBS Alumni Angels Association provides an educational and networking forum for Harvard alumni who are interested in researching and investing in early stage companies on an individual basis. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Larkspur, CA. | President | - |
Training of Tom Cervantez
Loyola Marymount University | Undergraduate Degree |
Harvard University | Masters Business Admin |
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Accelerator Venture Partners LLC
Accelerator Venture Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Accelerator Venture Partners LLC (Accelerator Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Alex Lloyd. The firm is headquartered in Miami, Florida. | Finance |
HBS Alumni Angels Association
HBS Alumni Angels Association Financial ConglomeratesFinance HBS Alumni Angels Association provides an educational and networking forum for Harvard alumni who are interested in researching and investing in early stage companies on an individual basis. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Larkspur, CA. | Finance |
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