# Tom McGovern

> Tom McGovern is a seed investor in Pasadena backing iOS and News. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Pasadena, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: May 2015
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/tommcgovern
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/tmcgove
- Website: http://idealab.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/idealab

Tom McGovern is a seed investor in Pasadena focused on iOS and News. STARTUPS| ENTREPRENEUR| LATom is a Managing Director of Idealab where he focuses on new company creation and early stage investments. Prior to this role, Tom founded Snap Technologies which was contextual advertising and content distribution (Snap Shots) Company. In 1999, Tom founded a successful e-commerce company with Idealab, which wasacquired by PETsMART, Inc. a leading multi-channel marketer. Tom served as President and CEO of the division of PETsMART managing the Internet and traditional direct marketing businesses. Tom returned to Idealab in 2003 to explore new internet marketing and search opportunities. Prior to his Idealab group endeavors, Tom was a Senior Vice President of Warner Bros. and a management consultant. While at Warner Bros. he co-founded the Internet mall which was one of the earliest online marketplaces. Tom started his career at Price Waterhouse and is a CPA. Tom serves on a number of private company boards and is a graduate of the Harvard Business School and earned his B.S. from the University of Colorado.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| iOS | 1 | 50% |
| News | 1 | 50% |
| Mobile | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Ediscovery | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Israel | 1 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ivee | Ivee is a Wi-Fi voice-activated assistant that can answer questions, respond to commands, and connect to many smart home devices.It is designed to function as a tabletop clock with the added benefit of 33 voice-activated functions. It is also capable of controlling many home automation devices such as Nest thermostat, Hue Lights, orWeMo-enabled devices. | $1M | Seed | May 11, 2015 | http://www.helloivee.com/ |
| Hitpad | Hitpad is a trends discovery platform that provides the quickest, easiest and most comprehensive way to discover & consume relevant information for trends as they evolve over time within the chaos and noise of the social streams.The company's first product, Hitpad for iPad, provides users with a quick and easy way to see what's upand important today. The company was founded by Jay Meydad (CEO) & Nir Holtzman Ninio (CTO) at the end of 2010. The company is located in Tel Aviv. Prior to moving back to Israel from Los Angeles, Jay spent four years as the Vice President of Products and Operations at Snap.com (backed by Idealab and Mayfield Fund) and three years as the Vice President of Products at Spark Networks (AMEX: LOV, parent company of JDate.com). Prior to Hitpad, Nir spent four years as the Director for Consumer Websites at LivePerson (NASDAQ: LPSN) and two years as SW Development Manager at Kasamba.com (acquired by Liveperson). The company’s investors include Pasadena-based Idealab and Tom McGovern, CEO of Snap.com. Advisors and directors to the company include Bill Gross, Allen Morgan, Marcia Goodstein and Tom McGovern. |  | Seed | Apr 05, 2011 | http://www.hitpad.com |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Idealab](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/idealab) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Tom McGovern invest in?

Tom McGovern invests primarily in iOS, News and Mobile startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Israel. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### When did Tom McGovern last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Tom McGovern closed in May 2015. 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.

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