Tom Drummond, Heavybit

Tom Drummond is the founder and Managing Director of Heavybit. See sector focus and contact routes.

About Tom Drummond

Tom Drummond is the founder and Managing Director of Heavybit, a San Francisco-based venture firm and incubator for cloud infrastructure and developer-focused startups, where he has led the firm since January 2013 after over a decade in venture capital at RE Ventures. His investment thesis targets developer tools and infrastructure software, including cloud infrastructure and APIs, typically from pre-seed through Series A stages. He usually invests between $500,000 and $2.0 million per deal, with Heavybit commonly starting at $500k–$1M at pre-seed and scaling by round, often acting as a lead investor. Notable portfolio companies include Apollo GraphQL, Blockdaemon, Tailscale, and CircleCI, with investments spanning seed to Series D rounds. Drummond brings distinctive operational expertise, helping founders with early operations, financial reporting, fundraising, and go-to-market strategy, having previously deployed over $70 million across 20+ companies at RE Ventures. He holds a Master of Engineering in Electrical & Information Sciences from the University of Cambridge and has served as a board observer for Martini Media and SpaceCurve.

Tom Drummond at a glance

Role
Managing Director
Organization
Heavybit
Location
San Francisco, CA
Investor type
Venture Capital
Focus areas
Cloud Infrastructure, Developer APIs, Developer Platform, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, Infrastructure, Venture Capital, Software

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Tom Drummond at Heavybit (San Francisco, CA) — sector focus: Cloud Infrastructure, Developer APIs, Developer Platform, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, Infrastructure, Venture Capital, Software, SaaS, Information Te….
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Tom Drummond is based in San Francisco, CA.

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