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Tom Shields

I work on things that matter with people I care about. Mostly doing CEO/CTO coaching and advisory work.

San Francisco Bay Area

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $10,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $50,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $20,000.00

Education

Work Experience

2023

  • Board Chair

    2023

    AI for agriculture needs data to be effective. Neatleaf delivers clever robotics to capture proprietary greenhouse data, including greenness, moisture, vapor pressure deficit, carbon dioxide, and light, from the entire canopy multiple times per day. Customers say their AI substantially reduces scouting labor, and flags issues before they affect yield.

2023

  • Board Chair

    2023

    Ammonia is responsible for 50% of global food. But ammonia production is the world's most polluting chemical industrial process, responsible for 500mt of CO2 annual emissions. Enter Nium,at the forefront of the green ammonia revolution.

2022

  • Board Chair

    2022

    Eion uses enhanced rock weathering to actually take carbon dioxide out of the air and permanently sequester it for thousands of years - an essential part of any CO2 mitigation solution.

2019

  • Partner

    2019

    Help identify, research, and invest in opportunities in the food and agtech space, with some of the best connected people in the business.

  • CEO and CTO

    2019

    Coaching, strategy consulting, and investment for mission-driven technology companies in the Bay Area. Also writing Solidity code for a couple of stealth projects. Github available on request. http://eriven.com

2020 - 2023

  • Chairman of the Board

    2020 - 2023

    Archblock is building the world’s most transparent and efficient asset management platform. I'm happy be part of the journey.

  • Company Builder

    2020 - 2020

    I consulted for a large family office focusing on harnessing technology to solve global challenges and drive positive impact in the areas of health and food systems. Specifically I was brought in to help incubate technology startups in food and ag. Due to pandemic conditions, the family office decided to dissolve the entity pre-launch.

2018 - 2019

  • Strategy Advisor

    2018 - 2019

    Strategy advisor during the integration of AppNexus and AT&T AdWorks to form AdCo, ultimately named Xandr.

2015 - 2018

  • Chief Strategy Officer

    2016 - 2018

    Deeply involved in strategy and product with a bunch of smart and experienced folks helping to Build a Better Internet.

  • SVP, Strategy, Publishers

    2015 - 2016

    Very excited to combine Yieldex with AppNexus and build the next great ad tech company together.

2007 - 2015

  • Founder and Chief Strategy Officer

    2011 - 2015

    I brought in a terrific CEO to partner with me to take Yieldex to the next level, and so I can focus on my strengths in product vision and strategy.

  • CEO

    2007 - 2011

    With advertising demand exceeding high-quality supply, brand advertisers and agencies are looking for broad reach to targeted audiences to reach their campaign objectives. Publishers and ad networks need solutions to deliver these campaigns while maximizing overall revenue. Yieldex was founded by industry veterans from Matchlogic and NetGravity to provide online advertising optimization solutions focused on the delivery of display advertising.