As GV’s head of Europe and co-lead of the digital investing team globally, Tom brings an innate curiosity to startups across fintech, enterprise, AI, science and consumer applications. His investments include Monzo, Multiverse, and Stripe, and he has been an angel investor in over 30 companies including MileIQ, GoCardless, and Nested. Previously, Tom was design director at IDEO, where he ran the firm’s startup efforts globally and founded OpenIDEO, an open innovation platform to solve social good challenges. Before IDEO, Tom was managing director of Marcos, a British sports car manufacturer. He also founded Magnom, a magnetic filter startup. Tom’s filter designs have been widely used in Formula One cars, superbikes, agricultural equipment, and central heating systems.