Tom Carroux
Tom Carroux has helped grow and manage a variety of pioneering technology companies, from pre-revenue concept stage to leading a team generating $20M in annual revenue. Repeatedly closed first ever sales. B2B, SaaS, security, digital media, broadband and wireless. His role has typically focused on defining customer requirements, launching new products, opening new markets, strategic partnering, raising money, closing deals, and enabling geographically dispersed teams to excel. Commercial agreements ranging from $50K to $7.35M. Hands on experience in the Americas, EMEA and APAC. Identified third party product acquired for $45M. Speaker at industry conferences. Authored numerous articles.
Worked at four start-ups, two of which became high-growth unicorns that beat the odds. One evolved from a sole proprietorship into a public company and then sold for $3B, while the other increased revenues from $17 million to $247 million and IPO.
Self-directed public market investor since 1985. Portfolio concentrated in low cap-ex companies that generate recurring revenue and typically have dominant market share and strong barriers to entry. Joined the Band of Angels to identify start-ups developing radical and significant technology.
MBA from Columbia University Graduate School of Business.
AWS, Azure and Google Cloud expert level technical certifications.