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Josh Tolman

Managing Partner at Muditā Venture Partners

Greater Chicago Area

Overview 

Josh Tolman is a multi-faceted C-Level Executive, Entrepreneur, and Investor based in the Greater Chicago Area. He currently serves as the Managing Partner and Partner at Muditā Venture Partners, where he has successfully invested in companies like HiLink and Blastpoint, showcasing his expertise in strategic sales, partnership-building, and business analysis within the FinTech and startup sectors.

Work Experience 

  • Managing Partner

    2023 - Current

  • Partner

    2022 - 2023

    We are a venture capital firm with a soul. We invest in passionate entrepreneurs who want to win at the highest levels while also making a positive impact at scale.

  • Business Development

    2020

Kopius is an IT company that offers digital experience design, analytics, machine learning, DevOps, and quality assurance services.

  • Board Director

    2024

Polymer is a cybersecurity company that offers a software platform to manage sensitive data in SaaS and AI.

Raised $9,863,730.00 from Studio VC, Indicator Ventures, Tensility Venture Partners, Green Egg Ventures, Motivate Venture Capital, Story Ventures, Cold Start Ventures, Inspiration Ventures, Maccabee Ventures and Forum Ventures.

  • Board Member

    2024

  • Board Director

    2023

Honeycomb Credit is a developer of a peer-to-peer lending platform designed to allow friends and family to fund small businesses.

Raised $17,939,909.00 from Mudita Venture Partners, Symphonic Capital, Innovation Works, SustainVC, The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation, Trog Hawley Capital, American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact, Citta Capital and Innovation Works.

  • Board Director

    2022

  • Board Member

    2014

    The mission of Intrinsic Schools is to prepare all students for post-secondary success and world-changing endeavors while providing the education community with a roadmap to sustainable implementation. I began working pro-bono for the school as it was being established in 2012, serving as an interim CTO until a full time resource could be hired. In 2014 I was elected to the Board of Directors.

  • Mentor

    2018

    1871 is a Chicago incubator for startups and growing organizations. I provide mentoring to 1871 entrepreneurs in the areas of business operations, software product development, and company acceleration strategies.

  • Board Advisor

    2018

    Advisor to start up organization focused on empowering young professionals and their employers to make giving back a bigger part of their lives, by bringing trust, transparency, and simplicity to monthly charitable donations.

B2B SaaS. Our easy-to-use platform & social impact experts offer companies a single source for donations, volunteering, and impact reports.

Raised $3,349,995.00 from Brooklyn Bridge Ventures.

  • Board Director

    2022 - 2024

A connected, interactive, and engaging digital world

Raised $10,500,000.00 from Eddie Lou, Mudita Venture Partners, Corazon Capital, Corazon Capital and Mudita Venture Partners.

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