Tom Gimbel

Founded, built & sold LaSalle Network | 12 x Inc 5000 CEO | Investor | Advisor

📍 United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 5 investments📅 11 years investing🗓 Last invested Mar 2025
Angel investor🌍 United States
5
Total investments
0
Early stage
3
Mid stage
0
Late stage
11y
Years active

Portfolio

3 investments · sorted by recency
All investments
Early stage
Mid stage
Late stage
Lead investor, Advisor
Mar 2025
Puberry is a gamified EdTech app, like DuoLingo for puberty! With more than 77% of students requesting more in depth health education and the majority of parents feeling uncomfortable talking to their kids about puberty, were offering a fun and accessible solution! Users learn via lessons and play games to move onto the next levels. They can also ask anonymous questions that are answered by verified health experts and complete daily check-ins to create self-awareness and emotional intelligence around feelings, both emotionally and physically. We also use fruit as our theme, to enable conversations by making the content easily digestible. Puberry makes learning about your body fun, so youth can feel prepared, supported, and confident entering puberty/adulthood!
mid stageEducation
Seed Investor
Aug 2021
100,000+ custom songs delivered, 10,000+ 5-star reviews, and 1,000+ artists to choose from. Let’s turn your favorite memories and feelings into a radio-quality song. 🙌🤩
mid stageMusicians
Seed Investor
Jul 2019
We are a purpose-built software platform that enables economic mobility by connecting underrepresented talent with employers seeking to fill critical roles. We empower community organizations, training providers, and companies looking to fill entry-level, frontline positions to collaborate seamlessly, creating pathways to meaningful careers. We believe everyone deserves access to opportunities that lead to economic success, regardless of their background or barriers.
Experience · 5 entries
All (5)
Investments (5)
Board (2)
2025
Lead investor, Advisor
Mar 2025
Puberry is a gamified EdTech app, like DuoLingo for puberty! With more than 77% of students requesting more in depth health education and the majority of parents feeling uncomfortable talking to their kids about puberty, were offering a fun and accessible solution! Users learn via lessons and play games to move onto the next levels. They can also ask anonymous questions that are answered by verified health experts and complete daily check-ins to create self-awareness and emotional intelligence around feelings, both emotionally and physically. We also use fruit as our theme, to enable conversations by making the content easily digestible. Puberry makes learning about your body fun, so youth can feel prepared, supported, and confident entering puberty/adulthood!
mid stageEducation
2022
Board Member
Feb 2022
LaSalle Network is a national staffing, recruiting and culture firm with business units that specialize in accounting and finance, administrative, call center, executive search, healthcare revenue cycle, human resources, management resources, marketing, sales, supply chain and technology. Since inception in 1998, LaSalle has worked with thousands of clients and placed more than 80,000 candidates in temporary, temporary-to-permanent and permanent positions. LaSalle Network has been listed on the Inc. 5000 “Fastest-Growing Privately Held Companies in America” list for 12 years, Inc. magazine’s “50 Best Workplaces,” Forbes’ "America’s Best Professional Recruiting Firms" list, Fortunes "Best Small & Medium Companies to Work For," “Best Workplaces in Consulting and Professional Services", and "Best Workplaces in Chicago", and Crain’s Chicago Business’ “Best Places to Work” list. For more information, please call 312-419-1700 or visit www.lasallenetwork.com.
2021
Seed Investor
Aug 2021
100,000+ custom songs delivered, 10,000+ 5-star reviews, and 1,000+ artists to choose from. Let’s turn your favorite memories and feelings into a radio-quality song. 🙌🤩
mid stageMusicians
2019
Seed Investor
Jul 2019
We are a purpose-built software platform that enables economic mobility by connecting underrepresented talent with employers seeking to fill critical roles. We empower community organizations, training providers, and companies looking to fill entry-level, frontline positions to collaborate seamlessly, creating pathways to meaningful careers. We believe everyone deserves access to opportunities that lead to economic success, regardless of their background or barriers.
2015
Board Member
Dec 2015
ASA is the voice of the U.S. staffing and recruiting industry. ASA and its state affiliates advance the interests of the industry across all sectors through advocacy, research, education, and the promotion of high standards of legal, ethical, and professional practices.
Investment activity
2015–2025 · 5 investments
2015120191202112022120251
Recent (last 2 years)Earlier