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Tom Hillman

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General Partner at Lewis & Clark Ventures
📍 St Louis, Missouri, United States

Tom Hillman is a serial entrepreneur and investor, having owned over 100 businesses. As the founding partner of Lewis & Clarks investment firms, he focuses on venture capital and private equity opportunities in the Midwest. He holds a bachelors degree in Economics from Washington University in St. Louis and had a notable early investment in Answers. com.

Outside of work, Tom is deeply committed to St. Louis philanthropy alongside his wife, Jennifer. He is a trustee at Washington University, where a building is named in their honor, and serves on the boards of BJC Health System and Barnes-Jewish Hospital. He is also actively involved with the Young Presidents Organization (YPO).

As an undergraduate, Tom started his first business: a stand selling imported European cheese in a local market.

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Experience
34 Years
Current Role
General Partner
Location
St Louis, Missouri, United States
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Midwest Venture Capital
His firm, Lewis & Clark Ventures, explicitly focuses on investing in late seed through Series B companies located between the US coasts.
St. Louis Entrepreneurship
He is a central figure in the local startup scene, backing St. Louis companies and mentoring student entrepreneurs at Washington University.
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Career

Work history

2014
General Partner
Lewis & Clark Ventures
2001
Managing Partner
Lewis & Clark Holdings
2001
Managing Partner
Lewis and Clark Capital
2006
Board Member and Founding Partner
Gateway Blend, LLC
2011
Trustee
Washington University in St. Louis
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Media appearances

Capital Ideas: Tom Hillman of Lewis & Clark Ventures. Featured in Entrepreneur Quarterly
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Tom Hillman, Founding General Partner - Lewis & Clark Ventures. Featured in Lewis & Clark Ventures
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Education
1976 - 1978
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Washington University in St. Louis
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