# Tom Friel

> Tom Friel is a seed investor backing Recruiting and Human Resources. See 2 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jun 2020
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-friel-9534039

Tom Friel is a Member of the Advisory Board at DocuSign.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recruiting | 2 | 100% |
| Human Resources | 2 | 100% |
| Sales | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Marketing | 1 | 50% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Candidate Labs | Candidate Labs is a recruitment platform that offers all hiring process services for candidates and employers to connect professionally. We’re reimagining what’s possible in the recruiting space by creating a radically better experience for both professionals and the technology companies hiring them. Through end-to-end process reinvention andtechnology enablement, our team of experienced search professionals are delivering results other firms simply cannot. | $5M | Seed | Jun 25, 2020 | https://candidatelabs.com |
| TextRecruit | TextRecruit is a candidate and employee engagement platform that leverages text, chat and AI to optimize the recruiting funnel. With customized, integrated solutions for large teams, TextRecruit consolidates consumer messaging applications and turns them into enterprise communication platforms. TextRecruit is a profitable organization that has beengrowing at 5x year over year for the last 2 years. | $3M | Series A | Mar 21, 2017 | http://textrecruit.com |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [SignalFire](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/signal-fire) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [BoxGroup](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boxgroup) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [FJ Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fj-labs) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fuel Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fuel-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Salesforce Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/salesforce-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Uncommon Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/uncommon-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Tom Friel invest in?

Tom Friel invests primarily in Recruiting, Human Resources and Sales startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Tom Friel?

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### When did Tom Friel last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Tom Friel closed in Jun 2020. 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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