John Tough
Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Energize Capital · Chicago, United States
Invests in AIJohn Tough's investor profile lists AI alongside Climate & Energy, Robotics & Automation and SaaS & Enterprise, at Series B. The record holds 9 deals, among them PVcase, BloomNation and ZEDEDA Inc..
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John Tough backs companies at Series B. A few of the larger credit programs on AI Perks for teams at that point:
Portfolio on record
Portfolio companies
- PVcase
- BloomNation
- ZEDEDA Inc.
- SparkCognition
- Nozomi Networks
- ChooseEnergy
- DroneDeploy
- Sitetracker
- Matroid, Inc.
Investment focus
- Backs startups in
- Artificial Intelligence, Climate & Energy, Robotics & Automation, SaaS & Enterprise, Digital Health & HealthTech
- Rounds
- Series B
- Profile
- Angel investor
- Deals on record
- 9
- Based in
- Chicago, United States

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Questions founders ask
- Does John Tough invest in AI startups?
- Yes. Artificial Intelligence is one of the sectors on John Tough's investor profile, together with Climate & Energy, Robotics & Automation and SaaS & Enterprise. The stages on record are Series B.
- Which companies has John Tough backed?
- The record lists 9 deals, including PVcase, BloomNation, ZEDEDA Inc., SparkCognition and Nozomi Networks. None of them has a perk listed on AI Perks yet.
- What credits can a startup claim before pitching John Tough?
- For a company raising a Series B round, AI Perks lists credits such as Okta (up to $8,000), HubSpot via AWS (up to $12,000), Statsig (up to $5,000) and Upwork (up to $20,000), with each program's terms and how to apply.
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