Founder of a listed tool
Nick Kokonas
Founder emeritus, named behind the Tock listing on Anchor Terminal.
What Nick builds
Tock F · Restaurant & local bookings
Tock is a reservation and experience booking platform for restaurants, wineries and other venues, owned by American Express and now part of the Resy network. Venues run it through the Tock Dashboard, and diners book on exploretock.com and Resy.
Founder emeritus, researched 27 October 2026 · the people behind it
Works with
- Brian W. Fitzpatrick Historical co-founder and CTO
- Pablo Rivero CEO, Resy and Tock; SVP and Head of Amex Global Dining
Questions
Who is Nick Kokonas?
Nick Kokonas founded Tock, the reservation and ticketing system first developed at his Chicago restaurants Alinea, Next and The Aviary, which Squarespace acquired in 2021. He is known for his partnership with chef Grant Achatz, and before that ran his own financial firm for ten years.
What does Tock, LLC (Resy network / American Express) make?
Anchor Terminal lists Tock from Tock, LLC (Resy network / American Express). Tock is a reservation and experience booking platform for restaurants, wineries and other venues, owned by American Express and now part of the Resy network. Venues run it through the Tock Dashboard, and diners book on exploretock.com and Resy.
How are Nick's tools graded?
Tock is graded F, 16.8 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.
Sources (10)
- https://blog.resy.com/newsroom/resy-welcomes-tock-restaurants-wineries-experiences
- https://www.google.com/search?q=Pablo+Rivero+Resy+LinkedIn+X
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/pablotrivero
- https://www.valorep.com/tock-company-profile
- https://x.com/nickkokonas
- https://www.red-bean.com/fitz/bio/
- https://www.google.com/search?q=Tock+official+X+LinkedIn
- https://x.com/tock
- https://www.exploretock.com/help
- https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VQGTSY5
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