# Tom Freston, Principal

> Tom Freston, Principal. 2 investments on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/tom-freston (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

Angel

# Tom Freston

Principal

Latest rounds

- **Veoh** Series D · $30M Jun 2008
- **PlumTV** Venture · $20M Dec 2006

Backs *Software*

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** 2 last Jun 2008
- **Filings:** - with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 1 episodes

What this record rests on

- ✓ **Named in rounds** 2 rounds name them
- **On filings** No filing names them
- **Linked to a firm** No firm on record
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from the investor lists this database was built from, so read them as of their date.

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## Rounds they were named in

- **Rounds:** 2
- **Led:** 0
- **Disclosed:** $50M
- **Active:** 2006–08

2008

- [Veoh](https://millionrounds.com/company/veoh) *Series D* **$30M** *US* Jun 2008 Joined · +9 investors · historical

2006

- [PlumTV](https://millionrounds.com/company/plumtv) *Venture* **$20M** *US* Dec 2006 Joined · +4 investors · historical

By stage

- Series D **1**
- Venture **1**

What they backed

Software **1**

Alongside

- [Ackerley Partners *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ackerley-partners-llc)
- [Adobe Systems *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adobe-systems)
- [Goldman Sachs *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs)
- [Gordon Crawford *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gordon-crawford)
- [Intel Capital *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital)
- [Jonathan Dolgen *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jonathan-dolgen)
- [Pilot Group *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pipeline-capital-partners)
- [Raptor Ventures *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/raptor-ventures)

Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names.

## Hear them before you pitch them

- [Masters of Scale](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/masters-of-scale) · 13 Aug 2026 · 32 min Know which rules to break, with MTV co-founder Tom Freston With [Tom Freston](https://millionrounds.com/person/tom-freston) About this episode Tom Freston is a cofounder of MTV and former CEO of Viacom. He joined host Jeff Berman to dig into the wild stories and meaningful lessons from his life as an unconventional corporate leader. Freston reveals how MTV’s audience-first mentality and “subway car” approach to hiring helped the network… Listen on Apple Podcasts

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