GROUND-UP GROWTH & FINANCIAL STRATEGY

Tim Arnold

Tim Arnold has spent 20+ years building and financing companies through recessions, rate shocks, and shifting trade and political landscapes, engineering a 20x+ exit along the way and advising Fortune 500s including Target, Walmart, Best Buy, TJX, VF Corp, T-Mobile, and L’Oréal. His edge: substantial experience, pragmatic judgment, sharpened by an EMBA from UCLA Anderson and a California CPA license, applied across a myriad of industries 

For the past five years, Tim has channeled that discipline into Steamwork Ventures, the firm he co-founded and leads as General Partner alongside Marshall Smith. Steamwork’s “Confirm and Return” strategy backs mature, seed-stage established companies: B2B/B2C SaaS, connected consumer, FinTech, IoT, climate and health tech, built to return capital faster and cap downside without capping upside.  

Tim at a glance:

• Twenty years as a serial entrepreneur with multiple exits 
• Proven track record, combined with an advanced degree and certification 
• Multi-industry CEO, CFO with sales, marketing, operations, retail and manufacturing expertise
• Also found surfing, swimming, paddleboarding, running, hiking, or mountain biking alongside his wife and 4 kids