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Tom Hawkins

Board Observer at RapidSOS

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Overview

Tom Hawkins serves as Board Observer at RapidSOS [1]. Hawkins is Founder, CEO & Managing Partner at Forté Ventures, a multi-stage venture capital firm, with over 25 years of experience collaborating with corporate strategic partners to invest in transformative technology companies across diverse industries including Information Technology, InsurTech, FinTech, Cybersecurity, and Industrial Technology [2][3]. Hawkins holds additional board and advisory positions at Airspace Link, Inc. [8], Evident [10], and Jump [9], and serves on the Advisory Board of the National Venture Capital Association's Corporate Venture Group [7]. Hawkins is also Co-Founder and Private Investor at Parlay Capital Holdings LLC [4] and Founder and CEO of Hawkins Ventures Inc [5]. Hawkins holds an MBA in Finance, Management & Strategy from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Duke University [11][12].

Profile introduction
Source excerptLinkedIn [2]

As Managing Partner at Forté Ventures, a multi-stage venture capital firm, I have over 25 years of experience collaborating with corporate strategic partners to invest in transformative technology companies across diverse industries. With a focus on Information Technology, InsurTech, FinTech, Cybersecurity, and Industrial Technology, our investments typically range between $3-5 million and include partnerships with leading corporate co-investors to drive innovation and growth. My expertise lies in corporate development, new business development, and strategic investments, enabling organizat…

Career history

  1. Founder, CEO & Managing PartnerOct 2011 to presentForté Ventures
  2. Co-Founder, Private InvestorJun 2019 to presentParlay Capital Holdings LLC
  3. Founder, CEOMay 1992 to presentHawkins Ventures Inc
  4. Executive Committee MemberSep 2010 to presentJunior Achievement of Georgia
  5. Corporate Venture Group, Advisory Board MemberJan 2018 to presentNational Venture Capital Association
  6. Board MemberMay 2025 to presentAirspace Link, Inc.
  7. Board ObserverDec 2022 to presentJump
  8. Board MemberJul 2022 to presentEvident
  9. Board ObserverRapidSOS

Education

  1. MBA, Finance, Management & StrategyNorthwestern University, Kellogg School of Management
  2. Bachelor of Arts, Political ScienceDuke University

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