Investing Profile

Tom Stafford

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Managing Partner at DST (DST Global)
dst-global.comHong Kong
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Current Investing Position
DST Global Managing Partner
Investment Range
$15.0M - $200.0M
Sweet Spot
$25.0M
Investments On Record
68
Current Fund Size
$50B

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Tom Stafford's Investments On Record (45)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Pennylane
Series EJan 2026$200M
Series DApr 2025$82M
Series CFeb 2024$43M
$410M
Co-investors: Anas Biad (Sequoia Capital), George Robson (Sequoia Capital), Luciana Lixandru (Sequoia Capital), David Sainteff (Global Founders Capital), Stefan Jeschonnek (Verbit.ai), Didier Valet
Aikido Security
Series BJan 2026$60M
$84M
Co-investors: Kamil Mieczakowski (Notion Capital), Pietro Bezza (Connect Ventures), Pieterjan Bouten (Entourage Ventures), Lorenz Bogaert (Pitchdrive), Christina Cacioppo, Louis Jonckheere
Tern Group
Series ASep 2025$24M
SeedOct 2023$4M
$34M
Co-investors: Galina Chifina (RTP Global), Fabian Hansen (Presight Capital), Itxaso del Palacio (Notion Capital), Mato Peric
Red Bull KTM Tech3
Private EquitySep 2025
Noah
SeedJun 2025$22M
$28M
Co-investors: Fred Wilson (Union Square Ventures), Joe Lonsdale (8VC), Ted Maidenberg (Tribe Capital), Mark Pearson (Fuel Ventures), Antoine Poirson (Antler), David Helgason (foobar.vc), Benoit Marrel (Breega), John Buttrick (FIRE DEPT.), Arjun Sethi (Kraken Digital Asset Exchange), Greg Schroy
Airwallex
Series FMay 2025$150M
Series ESep 2021$200M
Series DApr 2020$160M
Series CMar 2019$100M
$1.6B
Co-investors: Steven Ji (Sequoia Capital), Neil Shen (Sequoia Capital China), Robert Keith (Salesforce Ventures), Paul Bassat (Square Peg Capital), Ratan Manehani (R136 Ventures), Lee Fixel (Addition), Patrick Backhouse (Greenoaks Capital)
Melotech
Pre SeedJan 2024
Co-investors: Oliver Samwer (Global Founders Capital), Philipp Freise (KKR), Filip Dames (Cherry Ventures), Frederik Hagenauer (Speedinvest), Mathias Ockenfels
Surfboard
SeedNov 2022$5M
$5M
Co-investors: Mandeep Singh (Andreessen Horowitz), Deepali Nangia (Speedinvest), Joe Cross (Atomico), Akhil Paul (London Startup Network), Frederik Hagenauer (Speedinvest), Antoine Nussenbaum (Felix Capital), Jonathan Lenson (LocalGlobe), Michael Sidgmore (Broadhaven Capital Partners), Jag Singh (Angel Invest), Andrin Bachmann (Piton Capital), Reshma Sohoni (Seedcamp), Julius Köhler, Amit Gudka, Stan Massueras, Felix Jahn, Marc McCabe, Tim Sadler

Tom Stafford's Experience

Managing Partner DST (DST Global)2011 - Present
Managing Partner IT CRUX Mobile Apps SolutionsPresent
Executive Director Goldman Sachs2003 - 2011