Tim McAdam - Trinity Ventures

“I got into this business to affect change and be part of iconoclastic companies that challenge the way people think about a category. I’m stimulated by variety.
I like to hear about all facets of IT every day. I live it.”

“I’ll never forget the day that the first company I was involved in funding went public. Seeing that ticker go across the screen was thrilling. It went from a concept and $3.5 million dollars in the bank to a NASDAQ listed company. Knowing all that went into that moment, it was an incredible feeling.”

Tim McAdam, General Partner
tim@trinityventures.com

Since joining Trinity Ventures in 2000, Tim McAdam has focused on innovative software and Internet service models. Tim has been in the venture capital industry for eighteen years, and currently focuses on enterprise software, IT security, and Internet-based services.

Prior to joining Trinity Ventures, Tim was a vice president at GTCR where he made numerous information technology investments. Previously, Tim was with TA Associates where he focused on investing in enterprise software companies.

Focus
Infrastructure, Software and Services

Education
M.B.A., Stanford Graduate School of Business
B.A., Classics, Dartmouth College

Active investments
Fluid Entertainment
Likewise Software
Ripple
Rivermuse
Sabrix
SciQuest
Tippit

Past investments
Cardinal Logistics
Cyclone Commerce (acquired by Sopra/Axway)
Fiderus (acquired by EDS)
Hummingbird Communications (HUMC)
IntruVert Networks (acquired by MFE)
JDA Software (JDAS)
Restrac (HIRE)
Sygate (acquired by SYMC)
Trident International (acquired by Illinois Tool Works, Inc. – ITW)
Vista Information Technologies (acquired by Avaya – AV)
VTC (acquired by Lucent Technologies – LU)