Tom McGovern

Active Investor

Angel Investor

Pasadena, California

Tom McGovern, Angel Investor is an active investor based in Pasadena, California. This profile covers what Tom McGovern backs, at which stage, and how founders can reach out in 2026.

Mr. Tom McGovern serves as Chief Executive Officer at Water From Air. Mr. Tom McGovern serves as Managing Director at Idealab. Mr. McGovern served as Board Member at the Branch. He also served as Board Member at SimplePractice. Mr. McGovern is an Angel Investor. He served as Board Member at Migo. Before this current role, he held CEO positions with Idealab operating companies Snap, Perfect Market, and Petsmart.com. He was previously at Warner Bros. where he was Senior Vice President of International Consumer Products. In 1996, he co-founded the Internet Mall, one of the Internet's earliest marketplaces which went public as Shopnow. He is a CPA and holds an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School and a B.S. from the University of Colorado. He previously served as the Board Member at GameMix.

Investor type: Angel
Stages: Early Stage VentureLate Stage Venture
Invests in: Gaming & EntertainmentMedia & Content
Location: Pasadena, California
Typical check: $3.8M
Past investments: 3

Notable investments

HitpadSimplePracticeBranch (Financial Software)

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