Thomas Walters

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Principal at Saltwater Growth | ex-Uber

Saltwater Growth
San Francisco, CA · PT (UTC-8)
10+ years experience
Stanford University
English
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Overview

10 years around startups; now investing in fintech. Led or co-led 19 investments, 3 of them now at Series B or later. Previously an operator for 12 years before investing. Former debater; now I argue with spreadsheets.

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due diligenceboard workventure capital

Experience

  1. Principal
    Dec 2024 - Present
    Saltwater Growth · 1 yr 10 mo · Full-time · San Francisco, CA
    • Backed 48 founders at pre-seed and seed.
    • Sit on 7 boards.
    • Led or co-led 26 investments, 8 of them now at Series B or later.
  2. Finance Manager
    Jan 2022 - Dec 2024
    Uber · 2 yr 11 mo · Full-time · San Francisco, CA
    • Ran diligence on 6 acquisitions.
  3. Finance Manager
    Aug 2020 - Jan 2022
    Wells Fargo · 1 yr 5 mo · Full-time · San Francisco, CA
    • Closed the books in 3 days, down from 17.
  4. Senior Financial Analyst
    May 2018 - Aug 2020
    Intuit · 2 yr 3 mo · Full-time · San Francisco, CA
    • Took forecast accuracy to within 4% for 4 straight quarters.
    • Closed the books in 4 days, down from 13.
  5. Finance Director
    Oct 2016 - May 2018
    KPMG · 1 yr 7 mo · Full-time · San Francisco, CA
    • Ran diligence on 7 acquisitions.

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Education

  1. Stanford University
    BS, Business Administration
    2011 - 2015

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