Tom Phipps

Combined with his passion for startups, having been a founder during his early university days, Tom was brought on to lead all crypto and blockchain deal flow analysis at Creator Fund, whilst studying for a PhD in the field of AI Ethics. Tom started in crypto in 2015, having discovered the world of blockchain whilst studying for his undergrad in Law. During his Masters in Project Management, he obsessed over disruptive decentralised technologies, spending every second of his spare time learning everything from the fundamentals of the tech to diving into DeFi, NFTs and the Metaverse.

Tom now works for Entrepreneur First, the leading global talent investor, as Head of Web3, having been brought on to build and launch their first ever vertical-specific cohort with their Web3 programme.