# Joe Marchese

> Joe Marchese is a Series B investor at Attention Capital (New York) backing Apps and Software. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Attention Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/attention-capital)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Mar 2026
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/joemarchese
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/joemarchese
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/jmarchese

Joe Marchese is a Series B investor at Attention Capital in New York focused on Apps and Software. Joe Marchese is the Partner and Co-Founder of Casa Komos Brands Group. He previously worked at Fox Networks Group as a President, Advertising Revenue . Joe Marchese attended Bentley University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 1 | 25% |
| Software | 1 | 25% |
| Marketing | 1 | 25% |
| Advertising | 1 | 25% |
| Restaurants | 1 | 25% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 2 | 50% |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Breakaway Group | Breakaway Music Festival is a performing arts company of pop, dance, and hip-hop music festival series. Breakaway Music Festival hosts college students and young professionals annually, touring college campuses across the US, and activating a small army of college student ambassadors. Founded by Adam Lynn in 2016 and is located in Columbus,Ohio. | $48.9M | Series B | Mar 12, 2026 |  |
| Adelaide | Adelaide develops a media analytics platform to measure omnichannel media quality. It specializes in measurement and digital ad-buying analytics and offers an omnichannel media quality score that measures attention for media planning and buying. | $7M | Seed | Jun 02, 2022 |  |
| Reserve | Reserve is the country's premier hospitality technology platform, helping restaurants and guests connect. Reserve helps guests discover restaurants, make reservations, get personalized service and seamlessly pay the bill. Restaurant partners see fewer reservation cancellations, get better CRM and receive actionable data that helps them betterunderstand their business. Our mission is to be the preferred booking method for all reservations. Reserve has partnered with hundreds of the country's best restaurateurs — from David Chang to Jean-Georges Vongerichten.Reserve is venture-backed and headquartered in New York City. The app is available to download for iOS and Android. | $10M | Series B | Feb 01, 2017 |  |
| Reserve | Reserve is the country's premier hospitality technology platform, helping restaurants and guests connect. Reserve helps guests discover restaurants, make reservations, get personalized service and seamlessly pay the bill. Restaurant partners see fewer reservation cancellations, get better CRM and receive actionable data that helps them betterunderstand their business. Our mission is to be the preferred booking method for all reservations. Reserve has partnered with hundreds of the country's best restaurateurs — from David Chang to Jean-Georges Vongerichten.Reserve is venture-backed and headquartered in New York City. The app is available to download for iOS and Android. | $15M | Series A | Feb 11, 2015 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Expa](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/expa) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Advancit Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/advancit-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Animal Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/animal-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Asto Consumer Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/asto-consumer-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Gross Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gross-labs) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hinge Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hinge-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Attention Capital

VC Fund



1 contacts available at Attention Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Joe Marchese | Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joe-marchese |

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## FAQ

### What does Joe Marchese invest in?

Joe Marchese invests primarily in Apps, Software and Marketing startups, most often at Series B and Seed stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Joe Marchese last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Joe Marchese closed in Mar 2026. Shizune tracks 4 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?

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