Tom Mastrobuoni
Tom was a Founding Partner and the CFO of Tyson Ventures, the venture capital arm of Tyson. Tom led investments in Beyond Meat, Clear Labs, FoodLogiQ, Future Meat Technologies, Memphis Meats, MycoTechnology, New Wave Foods, and BIV’s New Protein Fund.
Price range
- $10,000 - $13,000
Expert
- Agriculture
- Business
- Change
- Consumer Trends
- Disruption
- eCommerce
- Technology
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About
Tom currently serves as the Chief Investment Officer for Big Idea Ventures (“BIV”), a global venture capital firm that operates a number of early-stage funds focused on food and agriculture technologies. He created the Generation Food Rural Partners fund, a USDA-licensed RBIC fund that partners with US universities to commercialize intellectual property in the areas of agriculture, food, and materials. He serves as a director of TerraSafe Materials, BioBondAdhesives, DisSolves, and Bayou Best Foods.
Tom is considered an expert in:
• Corporate venture capital design and execution• Innovative investment fund models and deal structuring• Sourcing and connecting incumbent leading companies with novel technologies.Prior to joining BIV, Tom was a Founding Partner and the Chief Financial Officer of Tyson Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of Tyson Foods. While at Tyson, Tom led investments in Beyond Meat, Clear Labs, FoodLogiQ, Future Meat Technologies, Memphis Meats, MycoTechnology, New Wave Foods, Tovala, and BIV’s New Protein Fund.
Prior to Tyson Foods, Tom held senior leadership positions at several New York-based private equity funds, including Advance Venture Partners, RedBird Capital Partners, and Palladium Equity Partners. Tom has over 20 years of experience in alternative asset management and finance.
Tom began his career in public accounting and received a BS in Accountancy from Villanova University. He is a Certified Public Accountant (NY-inactive) and holds the Chartered Global Management Accountant designation from the AICPA. He lives in New Jersey with his wife and their four children.
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Video Clips
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Topics
PLANT BASED PROTEINS: TRENDS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR AGRICULTURE
Speaking on the traceability of food, the consumer perspective, and the technology being used to develop innovative food products. How will this impact the use of grain and other implications for the ag industry?
CONSUMER DEMAND FOR TRANSPARENCY IN THE FOOD SYSTEM
As the younger generations begin making purchasing decisions, they are demanding increased visibility into the source of their food and insight into the processes employed to produce it. During this session, we’ll explore how Food service outlets and retailers can leverage technology to provide deeper insights to their customers and how manufacturers can differentiate themselves in the market.
DISRUPTIVE TRENDS IN CONSUMER PACKAGED GOODS AND E-COMMERCE
The rise of Amazon and the resulting entrance of the brick and mortar retail sector into near real-time fulfillment has created both opportunities and challenges. During this session, we’ll explore the genesis of direct to consumer service and how it has influenced not only how we get the products we buy, but how we evaluate and select items for purchase.Corporate Venture Launch
Tom is available to speak to organizations on topics related to the launch, structure, compensation and execution of a corporate venture organization.