TK

Thomas Kluz

Private equity & venture capital investment professional, impact investor and advisor

📍 Seattle, Washington, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 16 investments📅 14 years investing🗓 Last invested May 2023
VC🌍 United States
16
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Investor
May 2023
CarMagic is revolutionizing car ownership with the first 100% digital, professionally managed auto care subscription service. Our experts take care of everything, so keeping your car in tip top shape is effortless. We integrate proprietary data, industry experts, tailored financial products and the industry’s first 100% mobile Effortless Ownership™ platform to manage every piece of a car’s lifecycle. CarMagic sells direct-to-consumer and via private-label partners in insurance, vehicle repair, consumer online and other industries.
Investor
Nov 2022
We provide comprehensive, trusted medical care in the home to people with serious health concerns—with services that include urgent medical care, recovery care, and hospital-alternative care.
Managing Partner, Global Investing & M&A
2021
Our global Venture Lab was established in April 2018 as an open innovation and collaboration team to partner with and invest in the brightest creative and entrepreneurial minds around the world. Through internal innovation projects and startup partnerships, our global team of more than 300, backed by a $100M fund, is transforming the industries of mobility, food, energy, clean air, wound care, women’s health and home health to build a better future for all of us. Our Venture Lab is the doorway for us, as future partners and collaborators, to launch innovation projects that will improve the quality of life for all. Accelerate your business into the next stage and contact us at venturelab@ngksparkplugs.com. Find us on social media using #TeamVentureLab #BeyondCeramics
Investor
2021
Pegasus Tech Ventures is a global venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley. We invest in emerging technology companies around the world and work with them to expand sales in North America, Asia, and Europe. Our 110+ person team operates out of offices in seven different countries and offers a wide range of domain expertise. Pegasus Tech Ventures currently has several venture capital funds under management. We look for world-class management and technical teams that are targeting disruptive opportunities in IT, HealthTech, Artificial Intelligence, IoT, Robotics, Big Data, Quantum Computing, FinTech, and Next Generation Technologies. As a global investor, our portfolio includes companies with operations that range from Silicon Valley and across the US to the UK, Israel, Korea, Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Bangladesh, and beyond. By helping entrepreneurs break down geographical barriers and enter new markets, Pegasus Tech Ventures is helping to bridge innovation ecosystems around the world. Pegasus also founded and sponsors Startup World Cup, one of the biggest and richest startup competitions in the world. Startup World Cup extends to over 60 countries across six continents, with a Grand Finale in Silicon Valley featuring a $1 million investment prize. The goal of Startup World Cup is to support regional innovation ecosystems and connect them to Silicon Valley. Startup World Cup brings together entrepreneurs, investors and prominent thought-leaders, such as Steve Wozniak (Co-Founder of Apple), Reid Hoffman (Founding CEO of LinkedIn), John Chambers (Chairman Emeritus of Cisco), Vinod Khosla (Co-Founder of Sun Microsystems; Founder of Khosla Ventures), Marc Randolph (Co-Founder of Netflix), Adam Cheyer (Co-Founder of Siri), and many others who have participated in Startup World Cup events around the world.
Board Observer
2019
Science 37 is a clinical research site that delivers trials directly to patients homes. We accelerate research by expanding patient access to trials, leading to faster approvals and better health outcomes for all. Our solutions empower life sciences companies to reach diverse populations beyond traditional means of conducting clinical research. To learn more, visit www.science37.com or email science37@science37.com.
Board Member
2019
Welltok drives consumer actions that matter. Only Welltok delivers solutions built on a single, secure platform that includes a massive consumer database, machine learning and multi-channel engagement that drives and accounts for targeted actions. As the award-winning consumer activation company, healthcare organizations and others trust Welltok to activate their populations in meaningful ways.
Board Observer
2018
AliveCor, Inc. is transforming cardiological care using deep learning. The FDA-cleared KardiaMobile device is the most clinically-validated personal ECG solution in the world. KardiaMobile 6L provides instant detection of Atrial Fibrillation, Bradycardia, Tachycardia, Sinus Rhythm with Supraventricular Ectopy, Sinus Rhythm with Premature Ventricular Contractions, Sinus Rhythm with Wide QRS, and Normal Sinus Rhythm in an ECG. Kardia is the first AI-enabled platform to aid patients and clinicians in the efficient detection of atrial fibrillation, the most common arrhythmia and one associated with a highly-elevated risk of stroke. AliveCors enterprise platform allows third-party providers to manage their patients’ and customers’ heart conditions simply using state-of-the-art tools that provide easy front-end and back-end integration to AliveCor technologies. AliveCor protects its customers with stringent data security and compliance practices, achieving ISO 27001 Certification, SOC 2 Type 2 Certification and HIPAA compliance attestation. AliveCor is a privately-held company headquartered in Mountain View, Calif. “Consumer” or “Personal” ECGs are ECG devices available for direct sale to consumers. For more information, visit alivecor.com.
Investor
2018
Cala Health is a bioelectronic medicine company transforming the standard of care for chronic disease. The company’s wearable neuromodulation therapies merge innovations in neuroscience and technology to deliver individualized peripheral nerve stimulation. The first indication for Cala Health’s wearable therapy is essential tremor, a disease experienced by more than seven million people and characterized by severe hand tremors. New therapies are under development in neurology, cardiology, and psychiatry. The company is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area and backed by leading investors in both healthcare and technology.
Board Observer
2018
Doctor On Demand is now part of Included Health, delivering integrated virtual care and navigation. We’re on a mission to raise the standard of healthcare for everyone. We break down barriers to provide high-quality care for every person in every community — no matter where they are in their health journey or what type of care they need, from acute to chronic, behavioral to physical. We offer our members care guidance, advocacy, and access to personalized virtual and in-person care for everyday and urgent care, primary care, behavioral health, and specialty care. It’s all included.
Board Observer
2018
Common Sensing is building the next generation of accessible smart health technology for people who use disposable pen-injectors. Based in Cambridge, MA, our team has a progressive and authentic culture where strong teamwork builds the foundation of everything we do. Our Gocap® System utilizes a smart cap for disposable pen-injectors that automatically sends drug-delivery data to a connected phone app.
Investor
2018
Aktana is the category creator and leader of intelligent engagement in the global life sciences industry. By ensuring that every customer experience is tailored to individual preferences and needs, Aktana helps life science companies strengthen their relationships with healthcare providers to inspire better patient care. Today, commercial and medical teams from nearly 300 brands use Aktana’s AI-enabled Contextual Intelligence Engine to coordinate and optimize personalized omnichannel engagement at scale. More than half of the top-20 global pharmaceutical companies are Aktana customers. Headquartered in San Francisco, Aktana has offices in every major biopharma region around the world. For more information, visit www.aktana.com.
Investor
2017
Noom is the worlds leading behavior change company, disrupting the weight loss and healthcare industries. By combining the power of artificial intelligence, mobile tech, and psychology with the empathy of personal coaches, Noom helps people live healthier lives by changing their long-term habits. More than 50 million people have benefited from Noom’s behavior change courses, including its virtual diabetes prevention program, which was the first of its kind to be recognized by the CDC. The Noom platform is already being used by leading healthcare and pharmaceutical companies to improve treatment outcomes for patients worldwide. The company is headquartered in New York City with employees living and working worldwide. To learn more about careers with Noom, visit https://www.noom.com/careers **Disclaimer: Noom, Inc. job offers will only come from @noom.com personnel. Do not believe fraudulent Recruiters or similar domain names. @noomteam.com and similar [noomjobname]@gmail are not affiliated whatsoever with Noom, Inc.**
Investor
Apr 2012
TytoCare works with leading health plans and providers to roll out Home Smart Clinic solutions that enable accessible, high-quality primary care from home, with no compromises. The Home Smart Clinic solutions include remote physical exams that work across primary care modalities and can be tailored to any cohort or population. Together with Tyto Insights™, our AI-powered diagnostics and guidance, and Tyto Engagement Labs™, our member journeys and engagement frameworks, Home Smart Clinic solutions ensure more equitable access to care across the globe and enable healthcare organizations to meet their KPIs. TytoCare’s solutions resolve 59% more conditions than audio and video telehealth solutions and reduce the cost of care by 10-20%. Co-founded by Dedi Gilad and Ofer Tzadik in 2012, TytoCare has FDA and CE clearances and partners with over 180 major health systems, health plans, and strategic partners in the U.S., Europe, Asia, Latin America, and Israel.
Chief of Staff to CFO / Strategic Investing and M&A
2012
Cambia Health Solutions is a family of companies headquartered in Portland, Oregon, working to create a person-focused and economically sustainable health care system. Through our health plans, innovative technology and strategic investments, we are delivering consumer-centric solutions that: • help people achieve better health and well-being • make health care more available, affordable and accessible • are easily understood by everyone We put people at the heart of everything we do. Our company reaches more than 70 million Americans nationwide, including more than two million people in the Pacific Northwest who are enrolled in our regional health plans.
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2024
Venture Director
2024
We are a global materials science and digital identification solutions company with locations in over 50 countries, and we employ approximately 35,000 employees worldwide. We provide a wide range of branding and information solutions that optimize labor and supply chain efficiency, reduce waste, advance sustainability, circularity and transparency, and better connect brands and consumers. Our products and solutions include labeling and functional materials, radio frequency identification (RFID) inlays and tags, software applications that connect the physical and digital, and a variety of products and solutions that enhance branded packaging and carry or display information that improves the customer experience. We lead in serving an array of industries worldwide — including home and personal care, apparel, general retail, e-commerce, logistics, food and grocery, pharmaceuticals and automotive.
2023
Investor
May 2023
CarMagic is revolutionizing car ownership with the first 100% digital, professionally managed auto care subscription service. Our experts take care of everything, so keeping your car in tip top shape is effortless. We integrate proprietary data, industry experts, tailored financial products and the industry’s first 100% mobile Effortless Ownership™ platform to manage every piece of a car’s lifecycle. CarMagic sells direct-to-consumer and via private-label partners in insurance, vehicle repair, consumer online and other industries.
2022
Investor
Nov 2022
We provide comprehensive, trusted medical care in the home to people with serious health concerns—with services that include urgent medical care, recovery care, and hospital-alternative care.
2021
Managing Partner, Global Investments, Niterra Ventures
2021
Niterra Co., Ltd. is a comprehensive manufacturer of fine ceramics.
Managing Partner, Global Investing & M&A
2021
Our global Venture Lab was established in April 2018 as an open innovation and collaboration team to partner with and invest in the brightest creative and entrepreneurial minds around the world. Through internal innovation projects and startup partnerships, our global team of more than 300, backed by a $100M fund, is transforming the industries of mobility, food, energy, clean air, wound care, women’s health and home health to build a better future for all of us. Our Venture Lab is the doorway for us, as future partners and collaborators, to launch innovation projects that will improve the quality of life for all. Accelerate your business into the next stage and contact us at venturelab@ngksparkplugs.com. Find us on social media using #TeamVentureLab #BeyondCeramics
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