John Tough
Managing Partner at Energize Capital
Greater Chicago Area
Overview
Work Experience
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
2017 - Current
Oversee all investments, strategy and execution at Energize Capital Member of Investment Committee for Energize Ventures, Energize Growth Member of Management Committee
Board Member
2023
Leading solar software company focused on commercial and utility scale assets. Energize participated in the $100M Series B.
Board Member
2019
Board Member
2018
DroneDeploy is a cloud-based drone mapping and analytics platform to help businesses get things done.
Raised $142,552,368.00 from Bessemer Venture Partners, Emergence, Uncork Capital, Frontline Ventures, Airtree Ventures, Scale Venture Partners, AngelPad, Energize Capital and BluePointe Ventures.
Board Member
2017
Nozomi Networks is a cybersecurity company specializing in operational technology and IoT security for critical infrastructure.
Raised $265,999,996.00 from Energize Capital, Porsche Ventures, Samsung Ventures, Keysight Technologies, Johnson Controls, Triangle Peak Partners, Activate Capital Partners, Mitsubishi Electric, GGV Capital and Schneider Electric.
Board Member
2020
Matroid provides a studio to create, combine, and use computer vision detectors, without programming.
Raised $33,500,000.00 from New Enterprise Associates, Intel Capital and Energize Capital.
Board Observer
2019
ZEDEDA is a provider of distributed orchestration and virtualization software for Edge AI Compute.
Raised $129,484,000.00 from Almaz Capital, The Hillman Company, Rockwell Automation, Juniper Networks, Coast Range Capital, Forward Investments, LDV Partners, Chevron Technology Ventures, Emerson Ventures and Endeavor Catalyst.
Venture Investor
2017
Board Member
2018 - 2023
Board Member
2021 - 2023
Smartcar is a software platform that integrates mobility apps and services with cars.
Raised $36,000,000.00 from New Enterprise Associates, Energize Capital and Andreessen Horowitz.