Tom First - Founder, Partner & Creator @ Culture POP Soda

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Primary Job Title Founder, Partner & Creator
Primary Organization
Culture POP Soda

Location Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Regions Greater Boston Area, East Coast, New England
Gender Male

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Tom First is the Founder, Partner and Creator of Culture POP Soda. He previously worked at First Beverage Group as a Managing Partner. Tom First attended Brown University.

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Tom First

invested in

Songza

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Venture Round - Songza

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Announced Date	Organization Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Songza	—	Venture Round - Songza	obfuscated obfuscation

Partner Investments

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Announced Date	Organization Name	Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Chomps	Stride Consumer Partners	Yes	Private Equity Round - Chomps	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Brew Dr. Kombucha	Castanea	Yes	Private Equity Round - Brew Dr. Kombucha	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Townshend's Tea Company	Castanea	Yes	Private Equity Round - Townshend's Tea Company	obfuscated obfuscation

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Songza

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Songza

Songza Songza is a music streaming and recommendation service offering curated playlists based on the time of day or a user's mood or activity.

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Tom First

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current jobs including

Founder, Partner & Creator

Culture POP Soda

Operating Partner

Stride Consumer Partners

, and

Operating Partner

Castanea

. Additionally,

Tom First

has had

past jobs including

CEO / Chairman

Eleven Technologies

Culture POP Soda Founder, Partner & CreatorJun 2020
Stride Consumer Partners Operating PartnerJan 2020
Castanea Operating PartnerSep 1, 2016

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Eleven Technologies	CEO / Chairman	1999	2006
Dr Pepper Snapple Group	CEO	1989	2002
OWATER	CEO	2005	—
First Beverage Group	Managing Partner	May 2010	—

Board and Advisor Roles

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Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Checkbox	Chairman	2003	—

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East Coast Companies With Fewer Than 100 Employees (Top 10K)	604
Northeastern US Companies With More Than 10 Employees (Top 10K)	1,071
Northeastern US Organic Companies	33,461
Greater Boston Area Companies With Fewer Than 1000 Employees (Top 10K)	3,189
Greater Boston Area Companies With Fewer Than 50 Employees (Top 10K)	3,785
Private New England Companies (Top 10K)	1,479
Northeastern US Companies With More Than $1M in Revenue (Top 10K)	1,050
Private Greater Boston Area Companies (Top 10K)	2,498
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