Tom Brown

Private Equity Analyst at Necessary Ventures LLC

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Tom is a partner and general counsel at Nyca Partners.
He has spent twenty-five years as an attorney and angel investor in the FinTech space including as co-chair of the FinTech practice at Paul Hastings and investing in or advising Upstart, Chime, Ramp, Mercury, Albert, Digit, Financial Ventures Studio, and many others.
Tom earned a JD from the University of Chicago Law School and has an undergraduate degree from Columbia University.

Tom Brown active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Necessary Ventures LLC Necessary Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Necessary Ventures LLC (Necessary Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Neil Devani. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.	Private Equity Analyst	-
Paul Hastings LLP Paul Hastings LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Paul Hastings LLP engages in the provision of legal services. It specializes in the areas of finance, fintech and payments, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, real state, restructuring, tax advisory, employment law, government, intellectual property, international arbitration, entertainment and media, and technology, media, and telecommunications. The company was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.	Consultant / Advisor	2021-07-31

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Former positions of Tom Brown

Companies	Position	End
Visa U.S.A., Inc. Visa U.S.A., Inc. Regional BanksFinance Visa USA, Inc. provides retail electronic payment services. It offers its financial products and services for personal use, small businesses, merchants, companies, and the government. The company is headquartered in Foster City, CA.	Corporate Officer/Principal	2006-12-30

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Training of Tom Brown

The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York	Undergraduate Degree
The University of Chicago Law School	Graduate Degree

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Necessary Ventures LLC Necessary Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Necessary Ventures LLC (Necessary Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Neil Devani. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.	Finance
Paul Hastings LLP Paul Hastings LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Paul Hastings LLP engages in the provision of legal services. It specializes in the areas of finance, fintech and payments, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, real state, restructuring, tax advisory, employment law, government, intellectual property, international arbitration, entertainment and media, and technology, media, and telecommunications. The company was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.	Commercial Services
Visa U.S.A., Inc. Visa U.S.A., Inc. Regional BanksFinance Visa USA, Inc. provides retail electronic payment services. It offers its financial products and services for personal use, small businesses, merchants, companies, and the government. The company is headquartered in Foster City, CA.	Finance

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