Thomas Trenker

Entrepreneur, Instigator, Innovator. Connectioneer btw Wall Street, Silicon Valley, Hollywood. Dealer in Powerful Ideas.

Location
San Francisco Bay Area
Industry
Venture Capital & Private Equity

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Thomas Trenker's Overview

Current
  • Managing Director at FilmAngels
  • Founder & Chairman at Institute for Int'l Film Financing (IIFF)
  • Co-founder & President at [stealth-mode startup]
  • Principal at VentureDev Partners
Past
  • Entrepreneur-in-Residence at START
  • VP of Products at CoWeave Corp.
  • CFO & Sr. Director of Finance and Strategy at Eveo
  • Associate at Deutsche Morgan Grenfell
Education
  • Universität St. Gallen-Hochschule für Wirtschafts-, Rechts- und Sozialwissenschaften
  • NYU Stern School of Business
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Thomas Trenker's Summary

"Entrepreneur, Instigator, Innovator. Connectioneer between Wall Street, Silicon Valley and Hollywood. Dealer in Powerful Ideas."

Educated in international finance and economics at Switzerland’s leading business school and NYU’s MBA program, Mr. Trenker's professional career spans the fascinating and cutting-edge worlds of Wall Street, Silicon Valley, and Hollywood.

As a technology banker in New York City and the San Francisco Bay Area, Mr. Trenker participated in numerous equity, debt, and M&A transactions for clients from the software, internet, and biotech industries. He helped raise approx. $3B in growth capital through public stock offerings alone. Moreover, Mr. Trenker worked on M&A mandates ranging from billion-dollar mergers to LBO-type industry rollups to strategic divestitures. Mr. Trenker eventually left Deutsche Bank to complement his banking credentials with a hands-on management role as a startup executive.

As CFO at digital entertainment startup Eveo, Mr. Trenker helped raise $15M in VC funding, managed M&A projects, and oversaw Eveo’s corporate planning, strategy and finances. Eveo was among a handful of startups that pioneered digital distribution of independent film over the Internet. The company made Fortune magazine’s list of “Cool Companies / Hot Ideas” and, unlike most peers, survived the Internet bubble.

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Specialties

Finance, fundraising, venture philanthropy, social entrepreneurship, planning & strategy, business development, product development, team building, independent film, motion pictures, film financing, film funds.

Thomas Trenker's Experience

Managing Director

FilmAngels

November 2004Present (7 years 3 months)

Founder & Chairman

Institute for Int'l Film Financing (IIFF)

December 2003Present (8 years 2 months)

Co-founder & President

[stealth-mode startup]

May 2003Present (8 years 9 months)

Principal

VentureDev Partners

October 2001Present (10 years 4 months)

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

START

March 2002June 2003 (1 year 4 months)

VP of Products

CoWeave Corp.

June 2001December 2001 (7 months)

CFO & Sr. Director of Finance and Strategy

Eveo

August 2000August 2001 (1 year 1 month)

Associate

Deutsche Morgan Grenfell

June 1998August 2000 (2 years 3 months)

Thomas Trenker's Education

Universität St. Gallen-Hochschule für Wirtschafts-, Rechts- und Sozialwissenschaften

19931998

NYU Stern School of Business

Thomas Trenker's Additional Information

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In addition to his professional pursuits in technology, film and finance, Mr. Trenker has a particular interest in world politics and international relations that runs in the family. Mr. Trenker's uncle used to be Austria’s Foreign Minister, and several members of his family are international diplomats. Mr. Trenker himself is well connected in diplomatic circles.

Groups and Associations:

Institute for Int'l Film Financing (IIFF), FilmAngels Club, Mensa

Honors and Awards:

E&Y's "Entrepreneur of the Year" award

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