Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 1
CB Rank (Investor) 125,337
  • Investor Type  Investment Partner

Steve Tomlin has been an entrepreneur, senior executive and investor in the wireless technology, biotechnology and Internet industries for over 20 years. He joined Avalon in 2001 to lead Avalon’s wireless technology investment activities. Mr. Tomlin is a co-founder and Chairman of chumby industries, a Director of E-Band Communications

Corporation, MOGL, Clustercorp, CardApe, and a board observer at Ortiva Wireless and Vocera Communications.

From 1994 to 1998, he was a co-founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of PersonaLogic, Inc., a Web-based e-commerce navigation company that was acquired by AOL in November 1998. He remained with AOL through 2000. During 1993 and 1994, Mr. Tomlin was Vice-President and General Manager of QVC Interactive for QVC, Inc., where he reported directly to QVC’s Chairman and CEO, Barry Diller, and was responsible for all aspects of creating and managing QVC’s interactive shopping business. From 1991 to 1993, he was the Director of New Business Development for Walt Disney Computer Software.

Mr. Tomlin’s previous work experience includes investment banking at Shearson Lehman Brothers, Inc., strategic planning and business development for Castle & Cooke, Inc. and several new business start-ups. He earned his M.B.A. from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration and graduated cum laude with a B.A. in American Studies from Yale University.

Mr. Tomlin is active and well known in San Diego’s high technology and telecommunications community. He was Chairman of the San Diego Telecom Council’s CEO Roundtable and a member of the Board of Directors of CommNexus and is a member of the San Diego Venture Group.

Number of Partner Investments 3
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Investor Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Apr 1, 2013
Proximal Data
Avalon Ventures
Yes
Series B - Proximal Data
$2M
Oct 24, 2012
Proximal Data
Avalon Ventures
No
Series A - Proximal Data
$3M
Jun 25, 2007
Ortiva Wireless
Avalon Ventures
Series B - Ortiva Wireless
$15M
Number of Current Jobs 2
Number of Past Jobs 2
Steve Tomlin has 2 current jobs as Managing Member at Avalon Ventures and Director at Ortiva Wireless. Additionally, Steve Tomlin has had 2 past jobs including Vice President at AOL.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
AOL
Vice President19992000
PersonaLogic
CEO19941999
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 1
Steve Tomlin is the Board Member at ScoreStream.
Steve Tomlin studied at Yale University and Harvard Business School.