Tom Mastrobuoni

Tom Mastrobuoni is an Investor at Big Idea Ventures based in New York City, New York, where he focuses on seed-stage investments in alternative proteins and sustainable agriculture. Through the firm's New Protein Fund, which recently closed its second iteration with $25 million in March 2024, he supports a portfolio that has deployed over $50 million across more than 50 companies. His investment activity includes backing food technology startups such as The EVERY Company, Formo, and participating in a $16.5 million seed round for Brown Foods Inc. in late 2023. Prior to his current role, Mastrobuoni worked in venture investing and operations at Techstars, and he holds a degree from the University of Waterloo. His career centers on accelerating early-stage agtech and biotech ventures to address global food security and climate change challenges.