Tom Mastrobuoni
InvestorChief Investment Officer at Big Idea Ventures
New Jersey
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Chief Investment Officer who was previously a Founding Partner and Chief Financial Officer at Tyson Ventures, where he led investments in notable alternative protein and food-tech companies. He holds an accountancy degree from Villanova University and serves as a CPA-licensed in-house resource for portfolio companies.
Experience
- Big Idea VenturesChief Investment Officercurrent2020 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- Big Idea VenturesVenture Partner2020New York, New York, United States
- Big Idea VenturesAdvisory Board Member2019New York
- American Prime Sustainable SolutionsBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
- Seton Hall Stillman School of BusinessAdvisory Council Membercurrent2025 — presentNew Jersey, United States
- Bayou Best FoodsBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
- SuperchargerBoard Observercurrent2024 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- BioBond Adhesives, Inc.Member Board of Directorscurrent2023 — presentNew York, United States
- TerraSafe Materials, Inc.Board Membercurrent2023 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- Advance Vixeid PartnersSenior Advisor (former Chief Financial Officer)current2015 — presentNew York and San Francisco
- Villanova School of BusinessGuest Lecturercurrent2019 — presentVillanova, PA
- NYSSCPACommittee Member, Private Equity & Venture Capital Committeecurrent2012 — presentNew York, NY
- PlantSustain, Inc.Board Member2024 — 2025
- BioCloak, Inc.Board Member2024 — 2025
- DisSolvesBoard Member2024 — 2025Greater Pittsburgh Region
- New Wave FoodsBoard Observer2019San Francisco Bay Area
- FoodLogiQBoard Observer2018 — 2019Durham, NC
- Tyson VenturesChief Financial Officer - Tyson Ventures2017 — 2019Chicago, Illinois
- Whole Coffee Co.Member, The Whole Coffee Company Board of Advisors2018 — 2019Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area
- Beyond MeatBoard Observer2017 — 2019El Segundo, CA
Education
- VILLANOVA UNIVERSITYBachelor of Science, Accountancy1998 — 2000
- University of Notre Dame1995 — 1996
- Don Bosco Preparatory High School1991 — 1995
Skills & more
Certified Public Accountant20Fundraising16Fund Formation15Valuation60Financial Reporting93Equities18CPA20Accounting38Mutual Funds16Internal Audit15Private Equity99Cash Management21
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Managerial FinanceAuditingFinanceInvestmentsBudgetsVenture CapitalBusiness PlanningAccount ReconciliationMicrosoft ExcelChartered Global Management AccountantInternal ControlsInvestor RelationsLanguages English
- Certified Public Accountant — New York
From Tom's professional profile.
Colleagues at Big Idea Ventures
Adrien Villalonga
Associate at Big Idea Ventures
Andrew Ive
Managing Partner at Big Idea Ventures
Bill Arnold
Venture Discovery Director, Generation Food Rural Partners at Big Idea Ventures
Caroline Mak
Program Director, NYC Accelerator at Big Idea Ventures
Christian Cadeo
Managing Partner at Big Idea Ventures
Dhanesh Alagarsamy
Investment Associate at Big Idea Ventures
Elsa Swanson Sareen
Vice President, Generation Food Rural Partners at Big Idea Ventures
Emily Linett
Director of Investor Relations at Big Idea Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Tom Mastrobuoni work?
- Tom Mastrobuoni is Chief Investment Officer at Big Idea Ventures.
- What check size does Tom Mastrobuoni write?
- Tom Mastrobuoni typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Same school
Also attended VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY85
Connor HillAssistant Controller at GreycroftEric JohnsonInvestor at Khosla VenturesAndrea CambriaPrincipal, Head of Valuation at TCVDeb TraversEntrepreneur-In-Residence at The Innovation SpaceKaki CaceresVice President, Finance at StripesSarah ChanController at Stripes
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Shared employers
Also worked at Big Idea Ventures17
Tejas VijhSenior Investment Analyst at Boomerang VenturesHippolyte Durand SeidlImpact Leader at Shift4GoodChristian CadeoManaging Partner at Big Idea VenturesAndrew IveManaging Partner at Big Idea VenturesVan N. TruskettInvestor at Big Idea VenturesAdrien VillalongaAssociate at Big Idea Ventures
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