# Joe Gagliese

> Joe Gagliese is a pre-seed investor at Viral Nation (Toronto) backing Water and Waste Management. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Viral Nation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/viralnation)
- Location: Toronto, Canada
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jun 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joegagliese/

Joe Gagliese is a pre-seed investor at Viral Nation in Toronto focused on Water and Waste Management. Joe Gagliese

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Water | 1 | 100% |
| Waste Management | 1 | 100% |
| Water Purification | 1 | 100% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Xatoms | Xatoms develops novel photocatalysts to create efficient and sustainable water treatment. It utilizes cutting-edge quantum chemistry calculations, combined with the power of artificial intelligence, to model novel photocatalyst molecules. Xatom's mission is to provide clean water to people throughout Africa and Asia. | $2M | Pre-Seed | Jun 19, 2025 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Bdc Thrive venture](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bdc-thrive-venture) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BoxOne Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boxone-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Capital Angel Network](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/capital-angel-network) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Genesis Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/genesis-ventures-e8a8) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [League of Innovators](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/league-of-innovators) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Quantacet](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/quantacet) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Viral Nation

VC Fund · Toronto, Canada

Viral Nation is a global digital marketing agency that specializes in influencer marketing, talent representation, social media marketing and management, and content production. Our influencers develop engaging and authentic content that drives real ROI and likewise our creative and social teams develop compelling content that makes brands'social break through the noise of our cluttered feeds. We are a company of digital and social natives that are passionate about delivering results!

5 contacts available at Viral Nation.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ahmad Nassri | Chief Technology Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ahmad-nassri |
| Brandon Lentino | CCO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brandon-lentino-0452 |
| Joe Gagliese | Co-Founder & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joe-gagliese |
| Mathew Micheli | Co-Founder & Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mathew-micheli |
| Nicholas Spiro | Chief Product Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nicholas-spiro-899b |

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## FAQ

### What does Joe Gagliese invest in?

Joe Gagliese invests primarily in Water, Waste Management and Water Purification startups, most often at Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Joe Gagliese last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Joe Gagliese closed in Jun 2025. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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