Investing Profile
AJ Thomas(41)
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Mission first, good trouble, extraordinary returns.
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AJ Thomas's investing connections
2 Investors
Connected to Stonly Baptiste Blue (Third Sphere), Angela Strange (Andreessen Horowitz).
Networks AJ is a member of
Stanford University Graduate School of Business Network
298 CONNECTIONS
Columbia University - Columbia Business School Network
73 CONNECTIONS
Current Investing Position
Good Trouble Ventures Managing Partner
Investment Range
$500K - $1M
Sweet Spot
$575K
AJ Thomas is on these Sector & Stage Rankings
AR/VR (Series A)Generative Tech/AI (Series A)Female InvestorsEntertainment & Sports (Series A)Media/Content (Series A)Social Commerce (Series A)Gaming/eSports (Series A)AR/VR (Pre-seed)Gaming/eSports (Pre-seed)Future of Work (Series A)Digital Health (Pre-seed)Diverse InvestorsInvestors who invested in female foundersInvestors who were foundersDigital Health (Series A)Investors who invested in diverse foundersGenerative Tech/AI (Pre-seed)Creator/Passion Economy (Pre-seed)Wellness & Fitness (Series A)Creator/Passion Economy (Series A)Wellness & Fitness (Pre-seed)Entertainment & Sports (Pre-seed)Media/Content (Pre-seed)Future of Work (Pre-seed)Social Commerce (Pre-seed)
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We operate at the market intersections of media, social commerce, technology (health and digital futures), and social impact—the key forces driving culture and economic growth.AJ Thomas's Experience
Advisor Pyn2023 - Present
CXO in Residence A.Team2023 - Present
Advisor Coreshell Technologies2022 - Present
Venture Advisor SemperVirens Venture Capital2022 - Present
Advisor Magic Eden2022 - Present
Chaos Pilot, Global Head of Talent Experience Google X2022 - 2024
Head of People Products, HXD Alphabet2020 - 2022
Chief Human Resources Officer Auction.com and Ten-X.com2017 - 2020
Sr. Director, Talent Nimble Storage2013 - 2017
Head of New Product Introduction Infinera2010 - 2013
AJ Thomas's Education
UC Berkeley Haas School of Business Berkeley Executive Coaching Institute
Stanford University Graduate School of Business MsC Integrated Systems
Columbia University - Columbia Business School CIBE Venture Capital & Private Equity
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