# Thomas Welch

> Thomas Welch is a debt financing investor at Victory Park Capital backing Retail and Internet. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Victory Park Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/victory-park-capital)
- Location: Chicago, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jun 2022
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-welch-85159b8/

Thomas Welch is a debt financing investor at Victory Park Capital in Chicago focused on Retail and Internet. Tom Welch joined VPC in 2009 and is a Vice President. He is primarily responsible for sourcing, analyzing, executing and management of direct private debt and equity investments in lower middle market companies in the Specialty Finance and Industrials sectors. Mr. Welch also actively works on value creation initiatives and strategic alternativesfor VPC’s investments.Previously, Mr. Welch served as a credit underwriter in the cash-flow lending group for CapitalSource, concentrating his investment efforts in the industrials, consumer products and business services industries. He also worked in the Global Multi-Industries Investment Banking Group at Merrill Lynch, focusing on mergers and acquisitions, leveraged finance and growth capital transactions.Mr. Welch received a B.S. in finance with honors from the University of Illinois. He is also a member of Chicago Professionals for Youth, which connects urban scholars with young professionals to provide one-on-one mentorship throughout the college process.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Retail | 1 | 50% |
| Internet | 1 | 50% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 50% |
| Brand Marketing | 1 | 50% |
| Business Development | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | 1 | 50% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Razor Group | Razor is a global consumer holding company that partners with e-commerce merchants to acquire and scale brands. Razor uses significant growth capital with extensive e-commerce expertise in order to take these acquired merchants to the next stage of development. Razor focuses on specific product categories, long-term value enhancement, andfirst-class customer satisfaction. | $400M | Debt Financing | Jun 24, 2022 |  |
| Razor Group | Razor is a global consumer holding company that partners with e-commerce merchants to acquire and scale brands. Razor uses significant growth capital with extensive e-commerce expertise in order to take these acquired merchants to the next stage of development. Razor focuses on specific product categories, long-term value enhancement, andfirst-class customer satisfaction. | $25M | Venture - Series Unknown | May 04, 2021 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [BlackRock](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blackrock) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Presight Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/presight-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [468 Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/468-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [FJ Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fj-labs) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Global Founders Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/global-founders-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [redalpine](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/redalpine-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Victory Park Capital

VC Fund · Chicago, United States

Victory Park Capital (VPC) specializes in asset-backed lending, which includes small business and consumer finance, financial and hard asset loans, and real estate financing.

5 contacts available at Victory Park Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Thomas Welch | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/thomas-welch |
| Abhi Chandrasekhara | Investment Professional | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/abhi-chandrasekhara |
| Brendan Carroll | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brendan-carroll |
| Gordon Watson | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gordon-watson |
| Hugo Lestiboudois | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hugo-lestiboudois |

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## FAQ

### What does Thomas Welch invest in?

Thomas Welch invests primarily in Retail, Internet and E-Commerce startups, most often at Debt Financing and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Thomas Welch last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Thomas Welch closed in Jun 2022. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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