Fundraising Fox

Josh Tolman

Investor

Partner at Mudita Venture

Chicago, Illinois

Writes $250 – $1.3M checks Β· typically $500

FoundedLawLink, Inc.Polymer SolutionsPRAJNA LABS, INC.

About

Josh Tolman is Managing Partner at Mudita Venture Partners, an early-stage venture fund investing in AI, data infrastructure, and B2B SaaS companies. He brings over 25 years of operational experience as CEO, COO, CTO, and board director across fintech, healthcare, education, and professional services, including expertise in scaling sales organizations, leading financing rounds, and executing M&A transactions. Tolman mentors at 1871 in Chicago and serves on multiple boards in fintech, legaltech, edtech, and security.

Experience

  1. Mudita Venture PartnersManaging Partnercurrent2023 β€” presentChicago, Illinois, United States
  2. Mudita Venture PartnersPartner2022 β€” 2023Chicago, Illinois, United States
  3. Sign AIBoard Directorcurrent2024 β€” present
  4. Predict.lawBoard Membercurrent2024 β€” present
  5. Honeycomb CreditBoard Directorcurrent2023 β€” present
  6. Intrinsic SchoolsBoard Membercurrent2014 β€” presentGreater Chicago Area
  7. 1871Mentorcurrent2018 β€” presentGreater Chicago Area
  8. Percent PledgeBoard Advisorcurrent2018 β€” presentChicago, Illinois, United States
  9. Polymer Data SecurityBoard Director2024 β€” 2026
  10. KopiusAdvisor2025Chicago, Illinois, United States
  11. KopiusBusiness Development2020 β€” 2025Chicago, Illinois, United States
  12. HomeKey Systems, Inc.Board Director2022 β€” 2025
  13. HiLinkBoard Director2022 β€” 2024Chicago, Illinois, United States
  14. TradeHelm, Inc.Chief Integration Officer2020Chicago, Illinois, United States
  15. TradeHelm, Inc.Chief Strategy Officer2018 β€” 2020Greater Chicago Area
  16. ThinkCERCAChief Operating Officer2016 β€” 2017Greater Chicago Area
  17. ThinkCERCAChief Technology Officer2014 β€” 2017Greater Chicago Area
  18. CameronTecDeputy CEO2013 β€” 2014Greater Chicago Area
  19. Greenline Financial TechnologiesChief Executive Officer2008 β€” 2013Greater Chicago Area
  20. Greenline Financial TechnologiesChief Operating Officer2005 β€” 2008Greater Chicago Area

Education

  1. Washington University in St. LouisB.S., Computer Science1990 β€” 1995
  2. Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business SchoolM.B.A., International Business1993 β€” 1995

Skills & more

Trading Systems52Unix3Bloomberg3Team BuildingMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Financial ModelingSales GrowthProduct StrategyDue DiligenceSales OperationsGo-to-Market StrategyBoard Governance
+12 moreArtificial Intelligence (AI)Venture CapitalB2B SoftwareEarly Stage InvestmentFIX ProtocolElectronic TradingCapital MarketsOrder ManagementEquitiesDerivativesSDLCFIX
  • AWS Business Professional β€” Amazon

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Deals Β· 4

Polymer SolutionsBoard seat

via Mudita Venture Β· filed Oct 2024 Β· $3M raise

LawLink, Inc.Board seat

via Mudita Venture Β· filed Apr 2024 Β· $545.4K raise

PRAJNA LABS, INC.Board seat

via Mudita Venture Β· filed Mar 2024 Β· $564.3K raise

Homekey SystemsBoard seat

via Mudita Venture Β· filed Sep 2023

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

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