Tom Tognoli

INVESTOR | ADVISOR | VC | 1FLOURISH CAPITAL | CONNECT SILICON VALLEY

📍 United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 18 investments📅 9 years investing🗓 Last invested Oct 2024
VC🌍 United States
18
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5
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8
Mid stage
1
Late stage
9y
Years active

Portfolio

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Investor & Business Advisor
Oct 2024
At Bass Rocks Asset Management, we believe in making a difference through strategic investments. Our mission is to provide financial returns that support impactful initiatives for foundations, nonprofits, high-net worth individuals, and pension plans. ​ We are committed to helping our clients achieve their financial goals while supporting initiatives that make a significant difference in communities across the nation. Discover how our investment strategies can help secure the financial Our investment strategies are centered on risk-adjusted returns, cash flow and long-term growth. Our options-based approach seeks to capitalize on the implied volatility risk premium which helps to generate cash flow while mitigating risk. Bass Rocks Asset Management benefits from an experienced investment management team with expertise dating back to 1992. We offer versatile solutions that can be applied across a range of portfolio strategies. From enhancing cash flow on equities to diversifying fixed income investments as well as adding a liquid, transparent component to alternative holdings.
Investor & Advisor
Apr 2022
As an opportunity zone fund resource center, OZ FundHub offers fund search and OZ resources for all types of investors, including a robust blog filled with trending topics related to opportunity zone funds and private equity.
Investor and Advisor
Mar 2022
Stakeholder Labs develops enterprise software to help public companies measure and increase shareholder engagement. Offering a comprehensive suite of solutions, including interactive corporate websites, digital shareholder verification, and targeted communications and rewards programs, Stakeholder Labs provides investor relations officers with the latest tools to connect with todays shareholder. For more information about Stakeholder Labs, please visit stakeholderlabs.com.
Investor and Advisor
Jun 2021
Making quality coffee accessible. The Steeped Coffee brewing method is the new standard in coffee — combining quality and convenience. Steeped, Inc. has pioneered the first and only proprietary single-serve coffee brewing method that is fully compostable, made similar to tea, and requires no barrier to entry by avoiding all upfront equipment. Welcome to Coffee Simplified. Steeped, Inc. is operating in the specialty and single-serve coffee markets, using innovation to bring these high-growth trends together for the first time. Steeped Packs serve as a convenient unplugged alternative to wasteful pods dependent on additional machinery. Steeped Packs deliver craft coffee thats freshly roasted, precision ground, and triple nitro-sealed in Steepeds Full Immersion Filters and Guilt-Free Packaging. Headquartered in Santa Cruz, California, Steeped provides a pre-ground pre-portioned single-serve technology to the B2C and B2B distribution channels under its Steeped Coffee brand as well as providing turnkey packaging solutions to hundreds of top Licensed Partners through its disruptive brewing method and patent-pending processes. Steeped, Inc. is also offering sustainable packaging for its customers, roasters, and CPG companies around the world through its Steeped Packaging arm. Steeped, Inc. is a Certified B Corp and Benefit Corporation focused on every detail from farm-to-cup and beyond, to bring people the most convenient, high quality, ethically sourced, and sustainably packaged products available. Steeped believes in Coffee Without Compromise and is focused on Purpose Beyond Profits seeing success as the amount of good we can do together. To become a Steeped Coffee x Partner, for licensing, investment, jobs, wholesale opportunities, or any other inquiries please contact support@steepedcoffee.com | steepedcoffee.com
Investor
Jun 2021
Praisidio gives you instant insights into your people and their impact on your business. Powered by patented AI, Praisidio gives everyone the power of people analytics, regardless of their business size or data prowess. Praisidio is 100 times faster than manual people analytics, 1/10th the price, and takes less than a day to set up. To learn more or book a demo, visit https://praisidio.com
Investor
May 2021
Butlr is the world’s first and only 100% anonymous people sensing and occupancy detection platform that helps enterprises all over the world improve their workplace planning and optimize their operations. Using just body heat and advanced AI technologies, Butlr understands presence and traffic without capturing any identities—ever.
Investor and Advisor
May 2021
LineLeap gets customers to the fun, faster. Through the LineLeap app, customers can skip the line, buy cover, get tickets, and more at 700+ of the top nightlife venues across the country. Since participating in Y Combinator in 2019, LineLeap has grown to over 1.5 million customers. For venues, our technology unlocks new revenue streams and makes it easier than ever to engage with customers in real time. For brands, we create on-premise connections with customers in ways never before possible - partnering with the world’s leading BevAlc companies to deliver impactful experiences right where it matters the most. Our vision is to be the must-have platform for all purchases, discovery, & fun at the world’s top venues & events while being the first choice for brands to connect with consumers.
Investor and Advisor
Feb 2021
CrowdSmart AI amplifies human intelligence and alignment across an organization. With CrowdSmart, any business leader can quickly and easily gain refined, actionable insights to address critical business challenges and opportunities. The Power of the Crowd CrowdSmart technology is the first to unify the knowledge and ideas of internal and external stakeholders into AI-assisted, unparalleled intelligence. Instant Insight Leaders and teams can quickly engage and scale across your ecosystem to discover and distill key insights and intelligence. Smart Conversations at Scale CrowdSmart’s AI scales and engages participants as they share their opinions anonymously, free from bias while learning from others in an interactive exchange of ideas. Ease of Use CrowdSmart generates predictive data that is easy for managers to understand, and our customer setups are so simple they can be up and running within hours.
Investor and Advisor
Feb 2021
MoCaFi is committed to building a financial services platform that helps America’s marginalized communities create wealth through better access to public, private, and social capital. We are a fintech built for government and non-profit organizations committed to creating finance for all. Our platform is a turnkey digital banking solution for delivering cash payments, deposit accounts, and wealth empowerment tools at the city, state, and federal levels. MoCaFi has distributed over $100M in guaranteed basic income, cash assistance, emergency rental assistance, and emergency utility payments in over a dozen municipalities. We are led by a diverse team of finance, engineering, and startup professionals committed to closing America’s racial wealth gap. We offer FDIC-insured bank accounts, municipal-funded disbursement cards, and financial empowerment services directly to consumers and through our public and private sector partners. To learn more, visit https://hubs.ly/H0fnrbb0
Investor
Jan 2021
Functionize: Pioneering the Future of Enterprise Agentic Automation Functionize is revolutionizing enterprise automation with its innovative Agentic Automation Platform. By harnessing cutting-edge Generative AI and proprietary Enterprise Application Intelligence (EAI), we deliver scalable, autonomous solutions that far surpass traditional rules-based automation like RPA. Our AI-powered EAI Agents intelligently automate workflows across complex applications—such as Salesforce, Workday, and ServiceNow—or custom web and mobile applications—reducing maintenance burdens and delivering exceptional operational efficiency. Trusted by Fortune 500 companies and industry leaders, Functionize is transforming how enterprises operate. Our intuitive platform, Functionize Studio, empowers both technical and non-technical teams to deploy AI Agents that continuously learn, self-heal, and adapt to changing environments. With a consumption-based SaaS model and flexible pricing, we help businesses scale their automation efforts while achieving significant cost savings. Join us in transforming the future of work with Functionize’s AI-driven solutions—delivering the next generation of enterprise automation, today. Key Highlights: - Generative AI-Powered Automation: Functionize AI Agents autonomously manage complex workflows, self-healing in real time without breaking. - Proven Success: Trusted by 60+ enterprise customers, including Fortune 500 companies, to streamline testing and operational processes. - Scalable and Secure: Our cloud-native platform delivers seamless, secure automation across enterprise environments, with unmatched flexibility. - Data-Driven Advantage: Our multimodal AI models process millions of data points to enhance accuracy, reduce errors, and improve automation efficiency. - Agentic Innovation: Pushing beyond traditional automation with next-gen capabilities for autonomous lifecycle management.
Investor and Advisor
Mar 2020
Its time for more than property management software. Leasera has created a new category of rental solutions called Rental Ecosystem Management software, REM. Purpose built tools enabling property managers, service groups and renters to operate with affordability, flexibility and seamless access. Leaseras open, free management platform goes further. We connect service professionals with their own, direct app with access to our rental communities. Renters leverage their app to create rewards, personalized lifestyle and consistency of service and loyalty across travel, pet, financial, food delivery and more. A new era of leasing is here. A balanced, cloud based portal that blends the long term renter ecosystem with intelligent infrastructure and access. Weve created empowerment for renters while improving accessibility and cost challenges. Automation, machine learning and connectivity is one thing in property software but its time to make step changes that really mean something. Our expert team of industry loving professionals, has lead Leasera to think differently. Never before has a system created such versatility, accessible, so strengthened and rewarding while removing harmful per unit SaaS fees. Never have property owners and administrators been able to build such loyalty and value for their tenants. A new era of leasing is defined through a new lens and unified rental network. Leasera changes everything, giving the consumer market what it is ready for all because we took the time to create the most thoughtful marketplace with the most technically advanced system in industry. Welcome to a new era of leasing! Find out how were putting up to $2600 extra into the pockets of our residents while also generating an additional $630 per door on behalf of our property partners.
mid stageReal Estate
Investor
Jan 2020
ICON is a construction technology company developing robotic and AI systems to lower the cost and increase the speed and quality of construction to tackle the global housing crisis and prepare to build on other worlds. As a pioneer of large-scale 3D printing, ICON continually sets new standards for delivering resilient, dignified housing and recently unveiled a radical new robotic printer that enables multi-story construction, a new low-carbon building material, a digital catalog for residential architecture, and an AI architect for home design and construction. Using proprietary 3D printing robotics, software and advanced materials, ICON is shifting the paradigm of homebuilding on Earth and beyond. For more information visit www.iconbuild.com or follow on X™, Instagram®, Facebook®, YouTube®, or Threads® (@ICON3DTech).
mid stageConstruction
Investor and Advisor
Jan 2020
able.com – Able automates savings, tax calculations, and record keeping so you can enjoy working for yourself.
Investor and Advisor
Jan 2020
Soul of Nomad is a premium, purpose-driven lifestyle brand that serves modern fashion-savvy travelers. Offered online and by leading fashion retailers worldwide, SON has been committed to transforming any trip into an effortless adventure by merging physical and digital products into one flawless experience. SON is more than just high-performance gear and hotels. As evidenced by the growing number of members of the Club of Nomad, platforms offer a seamless way to conquer the world & goes the extra mile, whether your destination is Paris, Tokyo, or Miami.
Investor and Advisor
Dec 2019
Urban Catalyst is a premier real estate firm specializing in private equity placement into both ground-up development projects and income-producing properties. As both a fund manager and developer, Urban Catalyst boasts extensive experience in ground-up development. Its fund portfolio includes tax-advantaged Opportunity Zone funds and a traditional real estate private equity fund. Urban Catalysts Opportunity Zone Fund, centered in downtown San Jose, California, ranked in the top 4% of all 2023 tracked Opportunity Zone fund sponsors, according to the research firm Novogradac. Additionally, Forbes named it one of the top ten Opportunity Zone funds. Urban Catalyst was also recognized as the 2024 Developer of the Year by the Silicon Valley Business Journal.
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2024
Investor & Business Advisor
Oct 2024
At Bass Rocks Asset Management, we believe in making a difference through strategic investments. Our mission is to provide financial returns that support impactful initiatives for foundations, nonprofits, high-net worth individuals, and pension plans. ​ We are committed to helping our clients achieve their financial goals while supporting initiatives that make a significant difference in communities across the nation. Discover how our investment strategies can help secure the financial Our investment strategies are centered on risk-adjusted returns, cash flow and long-term growth. Our options-based approach seeks to capitalize on the implied volatility risk premium which helps to generate cash flow while mitigating risk. Bass Rocks Asset Management benefits from an experienced investment management team with expertise dating back to 1992. We offer versatile solutions that can be applied across a range of portfolio strategies. From enhancing cash flow on equities to diversifying fixed income investments as well as adding a liquid, transparent component to alternative holdings.
2022
Investor & Advisor
Apr 2022
As an opportunity zone fund resource center, OZ FundHub offers fund search and OZ resources for all types of investors, including a robust blog filled with trending topics related to opportunity zone funds and private equity.
Investor and Advisor
Mar 2022
Stakeholder Labs develops enterprise software to help public companies measure and increase shareholder engagement. Offering a comprehensive suite of solutions, including interactive corporate websites, digital shareholder verification, and targeted communications and rewards programs, Stakeholder Labs provides investor relations officers with the latest tools to connect with todays shareholder. For more information about Stakeholder Labs, please visit stakeholderlabs.com.
2021
Investor and Advisor
Jun 2021
Making quality coffee accessible. The Steeped Coffee brewing method is the new standard in coffee — combining quality and convenience. Steeped, Inc. has pioneered the first and only proprietary single-serve coffee brewing method that is fully compostable, made similar to tea, and requires no barrier to entry by avoiding all upfront equipment. Welcome to Coffee Simplified. Steeped, Inc. is operating in the specialty and single-serve coffee markets, using innovation to bring these high-growth trends together for the first time. Steeped Packs serve as a convenient unplugged alternative to wasteful pods dependent on additional machinery. Steeped Packs deliver craft coffee thats freshly roasted, precision ground, and triple nitro-sealed in Steepeds Full Immersion Filters and Guilt-Free Packaging. Headquartered in Santa Cruz, California, Steeped provides a pre-ground pre-portioned single-serve technology to the B2C and B2B distribution channels under its Steeped Coffee brand as well as providing turnkey packaging solutions to hundreds of top Licensed Partners through its disruptive brewing method and patent-pending processes. Steeped, Inc. is also offering sustainable packaging for its customers, roasters, and CPG companies around the world through its Steeped Packaging arm. Steeped, Inc. is a Certified B Corp and Benefit Corporation focused on every detail from farm-to-cup and beyond, to bring people the most convenient, high quality, ethically sourced, and sustainably packaged products available. Steeped believes in Coffee Without Compromise and is focused on Purpose Beyond Profits seeing success as the amount of good we can do together. To become a Steeped Coffee x Partner, for licensing, investment, jobs, wholesale opportunities, or any other inquiries please contact support@steepedcoffee.com | steepedcoffee.com
Investor
Jun 2021
Praisidio gives you instant insights into your people and their impact on your business. Powered by patented AI, Praisidio gives everyone the power of people analytics, regardless of their business size or data prowess. Praisidio is 100 times faster than manual people analytics, 1/10th the price, and takes less than a day to set up. To learn more or book a demo, visit https://praisidio.com
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