Tom Weithman has a diverse work experience spanning several decades. Tom is currently the Managing Director at Virginia Venture Partners, starting in November 2021. Prior to that, they held the position of Chief Investment Officer and Vice President at VIPC | Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation since June 2014. Tom also served as the Managing Director at CIT GAP Funds from July 1997 until December 2021. Tom has extensive experience in the investment field, having also worked as the Chief Investment Officer at MACH37 Cyber Accelerator from March 2014 to July 2020, and as the President and Chief Investment Officer from June 2017 to July 2018. Before their venture into investment, they worked as a Business Development Executive at Hughes from November 1993 to June 1997. Tom began their career as a Sales Executive at IBM from June 1988 to July 1992, and prior to that, they worked as a Researcher at Harvard Business School from September 1992 to June 1993.
Tom Weithman received a High School Diploma from Cathedral Prep in 1978. Tom went on to complete a Bachelor's degree in English from the University of Notre Dame in 1982. In 1984, they earned an MBA with a focus on Marketing and Management from Michigan State University - Eli Broad College of Business. Finally, in 1993, they obtained a Master's degree in Public Administration from Harvard Kennedy School.
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VIPC | Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation
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VIPC is the nonprofit operations arm of the Virginia Innovation Partnership Authority (VIPA) | Founded in 1985, VIPC, a nonprofit corporation, has been a primary driver of advocating for innovation and entrepreneurship in the Commonwealth. VIPC accelerates next generation technologies and technology companies through commercialization, capital formation, and market development initiatives GAP Funds | place equity investments in Virginia-based tech companies, mobilizing over 1,000 investors with private capital leverage of $1.1 billion. Since its inception, GAP has invested in over 240 new companies and supported the creation of more than 6,500 jobs by investing in and supporting a diverse range of sectors and industries The Virginia Founders Fund (VFF) | identifies, recognizes, supports and provides seed funding to entrepreneurs who are underrepresented in the Commonwealth. VFF focus includes targeting regions outside of Northern Virginia, and minority, women and veteran-owned startup initiatives Commonwealth Commercialization Fund (CCF) | The Commonwealth Commercialization Fund, or CCF, was launched on July 1, 2020 to foster innovative and collaborative efforts in Virginia. CCF seeks technologies with a high potential for economic development and job creation and that position the Commonwealth as a national leader Smart Communities | VIPC co-launched the Smart City Works accelerator, leads the Smart Communities Working Group, and funds smart cities and IOT startups SBIR/STTR | Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) VIPC's Federal Funding Assistance Program identifies and accelerates opportunities for Virginia's small technology businesses to learn how to apply for and win government contracts Unmanned Systems | VIPC leads Virginia’s ‘Unmanned Systems Center’ to establish industry support programs and attract startups and companies to Virginia