John Tough
Founder bij Energize Capital
Profiel
John J.
Tough is the founder and the Managing Partner of Energize Capital, which was founded in 2017.
He is currently a Director at DroneDeploy, Inc. since 2018, Nozomi Networks, Inc. since 2017, SiteTracker, Inc. since 2019, Matroid, Inc. since 2016, ZEDEDA, Inc., Volta Industries, Inc. since 2018, and Smartcar, Inc. since 2021.
Mr. Tough has also held former positions as Chairman at Optimus Ride, Inc., Director at Aurora Solar, Inc., Director-Business Development & Operations at Choose Energy, Inc. from 2012 to 2017, Director at Jupiter Intelligence, Inc., Director at Volta, Inc. from 2018 to 2023, Principal at XMS Capital Partners LLC, Partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers LLC from 2011 to 2012, and Principal at UBS Investment Bank (US).
Mr. Tough completed his undergraduate degree at Duke University in 2007 and holds an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Actieve functies van John Tough
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Nozomi Networks, Inc.
Nozomi Networks, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Nozomi Networks, Inc. provides operational technology and Internet of things security and visibility services. It offers guardian, central management console, threat and asset intelligence and smart polling. The firm provides solutions for building automation systems, electric utilites, mining, oil and gas, pharmaceutical, transportation and logistics. The company was founded by Andrea Carcano and Moreno Carullo in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Director/Board Member | 01-12-2017 |
Volta Industries, Inc.
Volta Industries, Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Volta Industries, Inc. develops a media platform that charges electric vehicles(EV). It accelerates EV adoption, creates a network of smart charging stations, and provides sustainable technology solutions. The company was founded by Scott Mercer, Michael Menendez and Christopher Ching in 2010 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Director/Board Member | 01-03-2018 |
Matroid, Inc.
Matroid, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Matroid, Inc. acts as computer vision company. Its product provides a studio allowing users to monitor streams of video data in the cloud and on edge devices. The company was founded by Reza Zadeh and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Director/Board Member | 01-03-2016 |
SiteTracker, Inc.
SiteTracker, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services SiteTracker, Inc. develops enterprise project management software for site based projects. It serves to telecommunications, utilities, smart cities, and alternative energy industries. The company was founded by Timothy May and Brett Cupta in 2013 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Director/Board Member | 01-05-2019 |
Zededa, Inc.
Zededa, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Zededa, Inc. develops software applications and provides information technology services. It focuses on industrial automation, energy and automotive. The company was founded by Said Ouissal and Roman Shaposhnik in 2016 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
DroneDeploy, Inc.
DroneDeploy, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Dronedeploy, Inc. operates a smart drone management platform. Its products includes mobile app, enterprise, live app and app market. The company was founded by Nicholas Pilkington, Michael Winn and Jono Millin in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Director/Board Member | 01-06-2018 |
Energize Capital
Energize Capital Investment ManagersFinance Energize Ventures LLC (Energize Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Michael polsky. The firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. | Founder | 01-02-2017 |
Smartcar, Inc.
Smartcar, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Smartcar, Inc. operates a software platform for car services. The company was founded by Sanketh Katta and Sahas Katta and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Director/Board Member | 01-11-2021 |
Eerdere bekende functies van John Tough
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VOLTA INC. | Director/Board Member | 01-03-2023 |
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Opleiding van John Tough
Duke University | Undergraduate Degree |
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business | Masters Business Admin |
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XMS Capital Partners LLC
XMS Capital Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance XMS Capital Partners LLC engages in the provision of financial advisory services. It offers mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, private placements, initial public offering, and debt restructuring advisory services. The company was founded by John Spence and Theodore Brombach in 2006 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Finance |
Volta Industries, Inc.
Volta Industries, Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Volta Industries, Inc. develops a media platform that charges electric vehicles(EV). It accelerates EV adoption, creates a network of smart charging stations, and provides sustainable technology solutions. The company was founded by Scott Mercer, Michael Menendez and Christopher Ching in 2010 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Producer Manufacturing |
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers LLC
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers LLC Investment ManagersFinance Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers LLC (Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers) is a venture capital firm founded in 1972 by Eugene Kleiner, Thomas Perkins, Brook Byers and Frank J. Caufield. The firm is headquartered in California, US. | Finance |
UBS Investment Bank (US)
UBS Investment Bank (US) Investment Banks/BrokersFinance UBS Investment Bank provides investment banking and securities brokerage services. Its clients include institutional and corporate clients, intermediaries, governments, and hedge funds. The firm also provides merger and acquisition advisory, private placement, investment research, foreign exchange, equity, and leverage finance advisory services. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Finance |
Aurora Solar, Inc.
Aurora Solar, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Aurora Solar, Inc. operates cloud-based platform that enables solar photovoltaic engineering design, supports operations and facilitates. The company was founded by Christopher Hopper and Samuel Adeyemo in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Choose Energy, Inc.
Choose Energy, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Choose Energy, Inc. provides online energy platform. It provides comparison shopping for consumers and business owners on its monthly energy bill. The firm finds cheaper energy for homes and businesses, compare electricity rates between supplier and switch energy suppliers. The company was founded by Jerry C. Dyess in 2008 and is headquartered in Fort Mill, SC. | Technology Services |
DroneDeploy, Inc.
DroneDeploy, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Dronedeploy, Inc. operates a smart drone management platform. Its products includes mobile app, enterprise, live app and app market. The company was founded by Nicholas Pilkington, Michael Winn and Jono Millin in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Optimus Ride, Inc.
Optimus Ride, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Optimus Ride, Inc. designs and develops a self-driving technology for geo-fenced environments. The firm also offers transport solutions. The company was founded by Ramiro Almeida, Ryan Chin, Albert Huang, Sertac Karaman, and Jenny Larios Berlin in 2015 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Technology Services |
Nozomi Networks, Inc.
Nozomi Networks, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Nozomi Networks, Inc. provides operational technology and Internet of things security and visibility services. It offers guardian, central management console, threat and asset intelligence and smart polling. The firm provides solutions for building automation systems, electric utilites, mining, oil and gas, pharmaceutical, transportation and logistics. The company was founded by Andrea Carcano and Moreno Carullo in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Smartcar, Inc.
Smartcar, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Smartcar, Inc. operates a software platform for car services. The company was founded by Sanketh Katta and Sahas Katta and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Technology Services |
Energize Capital
Energize Capital Investment ManagersFinance Energize Ventures LLC (Energize Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Michael polsky. The firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. | Finance |
SiteTracker, Inc.
SiteTracker, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services SiteTracker, Inc. develops enterprise project management software for site based projects. It serves to telecommunications, utilities, smart cities, and alternative energy industries. The company was founded by Timothy May and Brett Cupta in 2013 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Technology Services |
Matroid, Inc.
Matroid, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Matroid, Inc. acts as computer vision company. Its product provides a studio allowing users to monitor streams of video data in the cloud and on edge devices. The company was founded by Reza Zadeh and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Technology Services |
Zededa, Inc.
Zededa, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Zededa, Inc. develops software applications and provides information technology services. It focuses on industrial automation, energy and automotive. The company was founded by Said Ouissal and Roman Shaposhnik in 2016 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Technology Services |
Jupiter Intelligence, Inc.
Jupiter Intelligence, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Jupiter Intelligence, Inc. develops climate score intelligence platform which offers weather and climate data, trend visualizations, forecasts, weather models and climate models. The company was founded by Rich Sorkin, Eric Wun, Josh Hacker and Alan Blumberg in 2017 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA. | Technology Services |
Volta, Inc.
Volta, Inc. Specialty StoresRetail Trade Volta, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the business of owning, operating, and maintaining a network of smart media-enabled charging stations for electric vehicles. The firm is also involved in selling paid advertising on the media-enabled charging station network; and installing and maintaining charging stations. The company was founded by Scott Mercer and Christopher Wendel in 2010 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Retail Trade |