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Brian Tochman

General Partner at Trust Ventures

Austin, Texas

Overview 

Brian Tochman is the Co-Founder and General Partner at Trust Ventures in Austin, Texas, with a background in private equity, acquisition integration, and performance improvement. Notable highlights of his career include serving as President & COO at Kasita and holding leadership roles at Platinum Equity, where he was Vice President of Business Development and Vice President of Mergers and Acquisitions. Currently, Brian Tochman leads Trust Ventures, investing in companies like StellarFi and Mizzen+Main, and serves on the boards of organizations such as Ernest, Mobile Loaves & Fishes, and Veryable, showcasing his expertise in strategic business development and operational management.

Work Experience 

  • Co-Founder and General Partner

    2018 - Current

    The next crop of billion-dollar companies face significant barriers. We want to find them, fund them, and unleash their transformative value.

Trust Ventures is a venture capital firm that focuses on startups and provides knowledge and expertise in incumbent-heavy industries.

  • Board Member

    2023

Ernest Energy offers AI-powered construction platform pairing custom software with project execution to build more for less.

Raised $13,350,002.00.

  • Board Member

    2019

  • Board Member

    2019

Veryable is an industrial technology company with marketplaces designed to improve speed, flexibility, and agility in manufacturing.

Raised $45,600,000.00 from Gigafund.

  • Board Member

    2021 - 2023

Avvir is a reality analysis platform.

Raised $12,550,000.00 from Khosla Ventures, Tekfen Ventures, MetaProp and Trust Ventures.

  • Board Member - MSU Applied Engineering Sciences

    2016 - 2019

  • President & COO

    2015 - 2018

Kasita is a hospitality platform defined by product, service, and brand consistency.

Raised $10,890,000.00 from Moonshots Capital.

  • Managing Director

    2012 - 2017

    Operationally focused venture capital fund. Current portfolio includes:

  • Vice President Business Development

    2015 - 2016

  • Vice President of Mergers and Acquisitions

    2013 - 2015

    M&A Operations

Platinum Equity is a private equity investment firm that focuses on leveraged buyout investments of established companies.

  • Manager

    2011 - 2013

    Private Equity Performance Improvement(PEPI)

Alvarez & Marsal Healthcare Ventures is a consultant company with operational excellence is the heartbeat of growth for every company.

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