Tough Day
When the work gets tough, the tough get working.
TL;DR
What they do: B2B GenAI Employee Resilience platform (brand: Tuffy) offering confidential on-demand guidance for workplace challenges
Founded / HQ: Founded Jan 13, 2024; New York, NY
Team size: 7 employees
Funding: Pre-Seed round closed Jun 1, 2025; total funding reported as $1,360,000 (USD) in snapshot
Founders / leadership: Katherine von Jan (Co-founder & CEO), Alberto Escarlate (Co-founder & CTO)
Company Overview
Problem Domain
Workplace challenges, employee resilience, HR support, manager augmentation
Founded
2024
Industry
Human Resources / Artificial Intelligence
Funding Track Record
1360000.00 USD
Round lists nine investors including Rick Marini and JHH vc
Investor Signal
“Has participation from angel/early-stage investors (9 total investors named, including Rick Marini and JHH vc)”