Number of Portfolio Companies 1
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  • Investor Type  Investment Partner, Individual/Angel
  • Investor Stage  Seed
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Tom has over 25 years of experience as a venture capitalist, entrepreneur, and management consultant. He focuses on investments in software, mobile/wireless, and the internet/digital media. With Shepherd Ventures, Tom has served on the boards of and/or managed investments in portfolio companies including SpecificMedia, Quickoffice,

LTI Lighting, Planet ATE, Voyager Systems, and WiSpry.

Earlier in his career, Tom was Senior Vice President of Advantage Capital Partners, a large early stage venture fund. While with Advantage Capital, the US Small Business Administration selected him as a Financial Services Advocate of the Year.

Prior to Advantage Capital, Tom founded and/or served as President and Chief Executive Officer of various companies, primarily in the software and publishing industries. Tom was also a Management Consultant with KPMG Peat Marwick, where he served as a member of the firm's M&A Group.

Tom received a BA in Economics and an MBA from the University of Illinois. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and also holds the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA). Tom is a member of the CFA Institute, a past Chairman and President of the CFA Society of San Diego, an advisor for numerous privately-held companies and serves on the board of the San Diego Software Industries Council (SDSIC).

Number of Investments 1
Tom Siegel invested in TakeLessons on Oct 1, 2009. This investment - Seed Round - TakeLessons - was valued at
$1.8M
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Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Oct 1, 2009
TakeLessons
Seed Round - TakeLessons
$1.8M
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Tom Siegel has exit - TakeLessons.
  • TakeLessons Acquired by Microsoft (MSFT). TakeLessons is an ed-tech company with a robust, engaging learning platform afor lifelong learning.
Number of Current Jobs 3
Number of Past Jobs 3
Tom Siegel has 3 current jobs including Advisor / Founding Partner at Off the Chain Capital, Managing Partner at Cure8 Ventures, and Member at CFA Institute. Additionally, Tom Siegel has had 3 past jobs including Managing Direcor at Shepherd Ventures.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Shepherd Ventures
Managing DirecorSep 2001Dec 2017
Advantage Capital
Senior Vice-President19972001
KPMG
Management Consultant19861988
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 4
Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles 5
Tom Siegel holds 4 board and advisor roles including Advisor at Dailyhuman, Board of Directors / Advisor at PetDesk, and Board of Directors at TakeLessons.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Voyager Systems
Board of Directors
WiSpry
Board of Directors
Quickoffice
Board of Directors
Specific Media
Board of Directors
CFA Society of San Diego
Chairman and President
Number of News Articles 2
Funding RoundOct 1, 2009
TakeLessons raised $1,800,000 / Seed from Jordan Greenhall and 3 other investors