# Tom Griffiths

> Tom Griffiths is the CEO and co-founder of Hone, a live, cohort-based talent development platform that trains managers at companies like Indeed, ConocoPhillips, and Aramark. Before Hone, he co-founded daily fantasy sports company FanDuel and ran product for a decade as Chief Product Officer, helping pioneer a new category and grow it into a billion-dollar business with millions of users. A Cambridge computer scientist who left a machine learning PhD in Edinburgh to chase a startup, he now builds technology that teaches human skills.

- **Role:** CEO & Co-founder at Hone
- **Organizations:** Hone, FanDuel, Founders Pledge
- **Nationality:** British
- **Education:** MA (Hons), Computer Science (First Class), University of Cambridge, MSc, Informatics / Machine Learning (Distinction), University of Edinburgh, PhD program, Machine Learning (left to start FanDuel), University of Edinburgh
- **Known for:** Co-founded and built FanDuel into a billion-dollar daily fantasy sports business with millions of active users, Pioneered the daily fantasy sports category, arguing the game was one of skill, Opened FanDuel's first three US offices and built its product and customer support operations

## Career timeline

- **2009** — Co-founded FanDuel out of a small University of Edinburgh office, leaving his PhD behind
- **2009-2018** — Served as Chief Product Officer of FanDuel, opening its first three US offices and acting as media spokesperson
- **2018** — Co-founded Hone, a live, cohort-based talent development platform
- **2019** — Closed a seed round for Hone (reported by TechCrunch)
- **2022** — Hone raised a $30M Series B; Tom continues as CEO from the San Diego area

## Achievements

- Co-founded and built FanDuel into a billion-dollar daily fantasy sports business with millions of active users
- Pioneered the daily fantasy sports category, arguing the game was one of skill
- Opened FanDuel's first three US offices and built its product and customer support operations
- Served as media spokesperson for FanDuel across ESPN, CNBC, Bloomberg, Fox, and NPR
- Founded Hone, scaling live leadership training to enterprise clients including Indeed, ConocoPhillips, and Aramark
- Raised more than $52M for Hone, including a $30M Series B
- Member of Founders Pledge, committing to give back from entrepreneurial success

## Latest updates

- **2022-09** — Hone raised a $30M Series B round to expand its live talent development platform.
- **2024-01** — Hone expanded into AI-assisted learning, including the Hone AI coach, building on Tom's machine learning background.

## Links

- Website: https://www.tomgriffiths.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomgriffithsuk/

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Last updated: 2026-06-04