Summary
Tony Nicalo is a serial founder and investor with 15 years of experience building and scaling tech-enabled businesses across sports, fintech, e-commerce and consumer brands. Currently founding WeaselsFC in Vancouver, he’s applying video and AI to train and measure football intelligence, bringing a product-first founder’s sensibility to sports tech. Previously he led strategy and exits—founding Donde (acquired by Mobify), helping Mobify scale into a SaaS platform, and co-founding Finhaven to modernize securities issuance with blockchain. As Managing Director at Frazee Firth Ventures he has hands-on experience in go-to-market, startup incubation and board-level company building across B2B media, hardware, and blockchain startups. His background ranges from professional kitchens to investor decks, giving him an uncommon blend of operational grit, product intuition, and early-stage fundraising expertise. Fluent in turning consumer insight into repeatable revenue models, he favors pragmatic technology adoption that ties directly to measurable customer outcomes.
14 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Policy Debate Public Policy Political Science, Policy Debate Public Policy Political Science at University of Michigan
Cathedral Preparatory High School
Interior Architecture, Interior Architecture at Columbia College Chicago