# Tom Reno

> Tom Reno is the San Francisco-based co-founder and CEO of Agave, which connects construction companies’ project and financial systems and builds AI tools for back-office workflows. Previously at Barclays Investment Bank, Graphiq and Amazon Alexa, he emphasizes customer visits, written decisions and narrowly defined implementation goals. Agave joined Y Combinator’s Winter 2022 batch and announced a $15 million Series A led by Accel in July 2026.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Agave
- **Organizations:** Agave, Amazon, Graphiq, Barclays Investment Bank
- **Known for:** At Amazon Alexa, led three engineering teams working on data integration and knowledge management tools., Helped develop Alexa’s Knowledge Skills product from pitch to public launch., Co-founded Agave, a Y Combinator Winter 2022 company.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2014** — Worked at Barclays Investment Bank before Graphiq and Amazon; precise dates not confirmed in primary materials.
- **2014** — Agave’s founding team met at Graphiq in Santa Barbara.
- **2017** — Graphiq was acquired by Amazon. Reno subsequently worked on Alexa data integration and knowledge management tools.
- **2021** — Co-founded Agave after the team conducted more than 300 construction interviews.
- **2022** — Agave participated in Y Combinator’s Winter 2022 batch.
- **2023** — Appeared on Bridging the Gap; Accel published its seed investment announcement in August.
- **2025** — Appeared on Digital Builder; Agave shipped its first AI product late in the year.
- **2026** — Agave announced a $15 million Series A led by Accel on July 7.

## Achievements

- At Amazon Alexa, led three engineering teams working on data integration and knowledge management tools.
- Helped develop Alexa’s Knowledge Skills product from pitch to public launch.
- Co-founded Agave, a Y Combinator Winter 2022 company.
- Led Agave as it announced a $15 million Series A in July 2026, with more than 500 contractor customers and over two years of reported profitability.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Agave announced a $15 million Series A led by Accel with continued participation from Y Combinator; the company reported over 500 contractor customers and more than two years of profitability.

## Links

- Website: https://useagave.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomreno

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Last updated: 2026-10-22