Tom Bliska

Tom Bliska is a General Partner at Crosslink Capital, a venture capital firm headquartered in Mill Valley, California. In this role, he acts as a mentor and research generalist for the firm's public investment strategies, providing leadership and oversight in identifying and evaluating promising companies for Crosslink’s portfolio.

Bliska focuses primarily on public equity investing and has demonstrated particular expertise in sectors such as cloud infrastructure and early-stage technology companies, especially those in the San Francisco Bay Area. His investment experience spans both early venture rounds and public market strategies, reflecting his capacity to support companies across multiple stages of growth.

Before joining Crosslink in 1999, Bliska was a technology portfolio manager at West Highland Capital, a $700 million hedge fund, and held prior roles in investment banking at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette as well as equity research and institutional sales at Robertson Stephens. He holds a BS from the University of Colorado and an MBA from the University of Michigan, with a career marked by successful investments and significant contributions to technology portfolio management.