INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Based in London, Tom Hulme is a general partner for GV, the VC firm formerly known as Google Ventures
Berlin.GV has had an interesting start in Europe
The firm originally announced a new, separate fund focused on European startups exclusively
A dedicated GV Europe team was supposed to lead the fund.A few years later, GV switched to a more global and unified strategy
The European team is now part of GV at large
The firm is looking at startups working around artificial intelligence and deep learning, virtual and augmented reality, the car of the
future, life sciences and more.For instance, Tom Hulme and his team looked at more than 60 companies in Europe and Tel Aviv focused on AI
invested in SpyBiotech, Lemonade, Currencycloud, Secret Escapes, Genomics Medicine Ireland, Cambridge Epigenetix and many other startups
The conference will take place December 11-12.In addition to panels and fireside chats, like this one, new startups will participate in the
Startup Battlefield to compete for the highly coveted Battlefield Cup.Tom is a general partner at Google Ventures
Previously, Tom was a design director at IDEO Europe, where he founded OpenIDEO, an open innovation platform that has over 150,000 users
from more than 170 countries
Tom also launched OIEngine, an online platform for IDEO clients, including Harvard Business School and the Knight Foundation.Before IDEO,
Tom was managing director of Marcos, a British sports car manufacturer
As a serial entrepreneur, Tom also founded Magnom, a magnetic filter startup
in physics from the University of Bristol, and an MBA from Harvard Business School, where he received the Baker Scholar Award of high
Tom has also received an honorary doctorate from University Arts London.
