Jon Bonanno (he/him/his)

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📍 United States🔄 Updated October 2026💼 6 investments📅 7 years investing🗓 Last invested Oct 2025
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Oct 2025
Led by Ilias Papageorgiou and Christina Papalexandri, PILA is an architecture studio based in Athens and New York that creates environments for culture, working, and living around the world. We believe in architecture’s enduring character to create meaningful connections between people and their environment as a counterpoint to the speed of contemporary living. By reimagining existing ideas around program and function, physical spaces can offer new ways of experiencing the world. PILA builds lasting spaces that adapt to future transformation while considering today’s opportunities and constraints. Drawing upon material and immaterial contexts, we approach the unique parameters of each project with openness and curiosity. Through a highly collaborative and iterative process, we translate each project’s opportunities and constraints into clear design directions that are sensitive to client and contextual needs.
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Apr 2022
Ivy Energy enables real estate investors to monetize a solar asset used by their community. Tenants are paying for a product, a place to live. In doing so they are required to buy another necessary product, electricity. However, landlords have never been able to truly benefit from supplying energy to their tenants. Until now... With Ivys turn-key solution, investors can profitably supply clean energy to their tenants. Our vision is to create an energy landscape that is a win-win for tenants and investors. With solar costs at an all time low, and energy rates continuing to rise, the stage is set for the evolution of energy in real estate. We are a team of passionate and innovative visionaries who are evolving the way we create, use, and think about energy. Contact one of our energy investment advisers to see how the returns look on your real estate asset. www.ivy-energy.com / info@ivy.energy
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Oct 2021
Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) is on a mission to deliver clean fusion energy to the planet fast enough to matter for humanity’s biggest challenges. It’s urgent. The gap between the energy we need and the energy we have is widening every day. Fusion is a critical part of the energy transition away from fossil fuels, a new chapter for the world’s energy supply. We’re committing to delivering fusion power plants and a full-fledged fusion energy industry as we’ve delivered on other promises. Like the world’s strongest high-temperature superconducting magnet, the game-changing technology that’s making commercial fusion energy a reality. We’ve raised over $2 billion in capital — more than any other fusion energy company — and attracted top talent to design, build, and deliver commercial fusion power plants. And we’re working with policymakers and suppliers to make fusion energy available globally. As we push toward the fusion-energy future, we’ll keep setting and meeting milestones, sharing and validating our progress, and encouraging others to do the same. If you are interested in joining our team, check out cfs.energy/careers for more information.
Senior Advisor (part time) & Investor
Feb 2021
With over 31,000 fast food restaurants in California alone and only 4% of the EV charging infrastructure we’re going to need by 2040, we’ve structured ourselves to use modular solutions to scale rapidly. Our world-class diversified team with direct domain experience transforms QSR parking lots from cost centers to profit centers while enabling underserved communities to seamlessly extract maximum value from mobility electrification. We have commercial traction on several fronts with revenue and a solid pipeline for rapid growth.
Board Observer, Senior Advisor and Investor (part time)
Dec 2019
Enzinc is developing the next generation of safe, powerful and efficient batteries. Utilizing cutting edge nanotechnology structures, Enzincs rechargeable zinc-air batteries will be a substantial improvement over the existing lead acid and lithium-based batteries used in many applications. Its energy density and safety makes it suitable for applications from mobility to microgrids. Careers information: https://enzinc.com/careers/.
Senior Advisor (part-time) & Investor
Oct 2019
Noon Energy provides 24/7/365 clean, reliable electricity with ultra-long duration energy storage, enabling speed-to-power for data-center load growth and other electrification.
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2025
Investor
Oct 2025
Led by Ilias Papageorgiou and Christina Papalexandri, PILA is an architecture studio based in Athens and New York that creates environments for culture, working, and living around the world. We believe in architecture’s enduring character to create meaningful connections between people and their environment as a counterpoint to the speed of contemporary living. By reimagining existing ideas around program and function, physical spaces can offer new ways of experiencing the world. PILA builds lasting spaces that adapt to future transformation while considering today’s opportunities and constraints. Drawing upon material and immaterial contexts, we approach the unique parameters of each project with openness and curiosity. Through a highly collaborative and iterative process, we translate each project’s opportunities and constraints into clear design directions that are sensitive to client and contextual needs.
2023
Managing Partner
Nov 2023
We are invested in you...for the long haul. Factor is a team of world-class executive advisors helping our CEOs become better leaders by providing them with flexible services they need to thrive and grow. Services We Provide: * Capital Access -- Non-Dilutive: grants, awards -- Dilutive: investors * Finance * Emotional Awareness & Development of Leadership * Commercialization Who We Serve: * Clean Economy CEOs * Clean Economy Investors -- Family Offices -- Portfolio owners/managers -- Institutional investors -- Private foundations * Government Program Leaders
2022
Investor
Apr 2022
Ivy Energy enables real estate investors to monetize a solar asset used by their community. Tenants are paying for a product, a place to live. In doing so they are required to buy another necessary product, electricity. However, landlords have never been able to truly benefit from supplying energy to their tenants. Until now... With Ivys turn-key solution, investors can profitably supply clean energy to their tenants. Our vision is to create an energy landscape that is a win-win for tenants and investors. With solar costs at an all time low, and energy rates continuing to rise, the stage is set for the evolution of energy in real estate. We are a team of passionate and innovative visionaries who are evolving the way we create, use, and think about energy. Contact one of our energy investment advisers to see how the returns look on your real estate asset. www.ivy-energy.com / info@ivy.energy
2021
Investor
Oct 2021
Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) is on a mission to deliver clean fusion energy to the planet fast enough to matter for humanity’s biggest challenges. It’s urgent. The gap between the energy we need and the energy we have is widening every day. Fusion is a critical part of the energy transition away from fossil fuels, a new chapter for the world’s energy supply. We’re committing to delivering fusion power plants and a full-fledged fusion energy industry as we’ve delivered on other promises. Like the world’s strongest high-temperature superconducting magnet, the game-changing technology that’s making commercial fusion energy a reality. We’ve raised over $2 billion in capital — more than any other fusion energy company — and attracted top talent to design, build, and deliver commercial fusion power plants. And we’re working with policymakers and suppliers to make fusion energy available globally. As we push toward the fusion-energy future, we’ll keep setting and meeting milestones, sharing and validating our progress, and encouraging others to do the same. If you are interested in joining our team, check out cfs.energy/careers for more information.
Senior Advisor (part time) & Investor
Feb 2021
With over 31,000 fast food restaurants in California alone and only 4% of the EV charging infrastructure we’re going to need by 2040, we’ve structured ourselves to use modular solutions to scale rapidly. Our world-class diversified team with direct domain experience transforms QSR parking lots from cost centers to profit centers while enabling underserved communities to seamlessly extract maximum value from mobility electrification. We have commercial traction on several fronts with revenue and a solid pipeline for rapid growth.
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