# Tim McAdam

> Tim McAdam is a General Partner at TCV (Technology Crossover Ventures), one of the world's leading growth equity firms, where he has focused on enterprise software, security, and tech-enabled services since joining in 2010. With a career in venture and growth investing that stretches back to the early 1990s at TA Associates, GTCR, and Trinity Ventures, McAdam has backed category-defining companies including GitLab, Splunk, Avalara, Rapid7, Alarm.com, OneTrust, and Vectra. An unlikely archaeology major from Dartmouth turned perennial enterprise investor, he combines a Stanford MBA pedigree with a nose for operational software that sticks.

- **Role:** General Partner at TCV (Technology Crossover Ventures)
- **Organizations:** TCV, Aviatrix (board), Oversight (board), Vectra AI (board), Perceptyx (board), GitLab (NASDAQ: GTLB), OneTrust, Nasuni, Alarm.com (NASDAQ: ALRM, chair)
- **From:** Boston area, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** M.B.A., Stanford Graduate School of Business, B.A. in Classical Archaeology, Dartmouth College
- **Known for:** General Partner at TCV, one of the world's leading growth equity firms with $21B+ AUM, Backed GitLab (NASDAQ: GTLB) - one of the largest DevSecOps platforms globally, Backed Splunk (NASDAQ: SPLK) - acquired by Cisco for $28B in 2024

## Career timeline

- **Early 1990s** — Started career at TA Associates (Boston) - focused on enterprise software investing
- **Mid 1990s-2000s** — Joined GTCR (Chicago) as Vice President, focused on IT investments
- **2000s-2010** — Partner at Trinity Ventures, focusing on software and security investments
- **2010** — Joined TCV as General Partner
- **2015** — Became Chairman of the Board at Alarm.com (NASDAQ: ALRM)
- **2019** — Led $100M Series E investment in Vectra AI
- **2020** — Avalara went public (NYSE: AVLR); Silver Peak acquired by HPE
- **2020** — Led $300M Series C in OneTrust ($710M total raised)
- **2021** — Led $200M Series E in Aviatrix ($340M total raised)
- **2024** — Nasuni received majority investment led by Vista Equity at ~$1.2B valuation
- **2025** — Roofr raised $44M Series B (Jan 2025) with TCV participation

## Achievements

- General Partner at TCV, one of the world's leading growth equity firms with $21B+ AUM
- Backed GitLab (NASDAQ: GTLB) - one of the largest DevSecOps platforms globally
- Backed Splunk (NASDAQ: SPLK) - acquired by Cisco for $28B in 2024
- Backed Avalara (NYSE: AVLR) - acquired by Vista Equity for $8.4B
- Backed Rapid7 (NASDAQ: RPD) - publicly listed cybersecurity platform
- Backed Alarm.com (NASDAQ: ALRM) - served as Chairman of the Board
- Led $300M Series C in OneTrust, which reached $5.1B valuation
- Led $200M Series E in Aviatrix
- Over 30 years of continuous venture and growth equity investing

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — Roofr raised $44M Series B round with TCV participation
- **2024-05** — TCV closed new fund (latest funding round of $3B)
- **2024** — Nasuni received majority investment led by Vista Equity Partners at ~$1.2B valuation, with TCV and KKR co-investing

## Links

- Website: https://www.tcv.com/team/tim-mcadam
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/timmcadam
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/tmcadam

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