# John Ason

> John Ason is a seed investor in New York backing Internet and Mobile. See 11 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 11
- Last investment: Aug 2019
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/john-ason/0/6b4/a25
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/kewpster
- Website: http://johnason.com

John Ason is a seed investor in New York focused on Internet and Mobile. John has been an Angel Investor for over 15 years. Prior to investing he worked for over 25 years at AT&T, both doing engineering and international business. He made over 100 trips to the far east and was working on “bleeding edge” technology. He grew up in Chicago and graduated from IIT with degrees in Mathematics and Anthropology.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $200k–$5M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Internet | 4 | 36% |
| Mobile | 3 | 27% |
| Software | 3 | 27% |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 18% |
| Enterprise | 2 | 18% |

33 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 45% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 18% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 9% |
| Series A | 1 | 9% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 8 | 73% |
| India | 1 | 9% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Orbo.ai | Orbo.ai provide contextual information and become a gateway to the world and not just stay limited to computational photography through our deep learning technology based solutions.Orbo’s face tracking technology can be implemented across devices to identify human emotions, transformative & augmented effects as well as one can build enhancedcamera centric applications. | $1.6M | Seed | Aug 16, 2019 | http://orbo.ai/ |
| Navigine | Navigine is a global provider of integrated positioning mobile technologies that enable advanced virtual navigation and proximity solutions with over 500 client installations worldwide and over 30 public mobile and web applications. Being a comprehensive platform, Navigine is especially well-suited to support digital transformation in Retail,Transportation and Logistics industries, not only by providing functions to improve user experience but also ensuring highly granular offline-to-online customer attribution for seamless foot traffic monetization. Navigine software platform includes 3 major technology products:1. Mobile SDK to integrate indoor navigation, marketing and analytics functions into any app2. Software system for quick deployment of asset and vehicles tracking inside large buildings3. Online-to-offline attribution platform to monetize foot traffic via online and mobile ads | $900K |  | Aug 03, 2017 | https://navigine.com |
| MOMO BOARD | We bring people together and help them communicate efficiently from desktop and mobile by combining message board, chat and cloud storage in a single platform, community communication made super easy.MOMO BOARD is a powerful all-in-one message board for your community that’s FREE and works on any platforms, allowing anyone to create a communitymessage board to help members connected and engaged. It comes with a built-in chat function for real time collaboration and 10 Gb of cloud storage for archiving files. We focus on enhanced privacy, archiving and search for more appropriate and efficient communication. - Free 10GB cloud storage for each account - Permanently archive any uploaded files, images, videos. - Community privacy setting (Public/Private) - Community admin features (Dismiss members, Delete board posts, Transfer admin) - Designate staff admin members and co-manage your community - Unlimited posts/members - Create 1:1 or Group chat room - Attach files, image, video when you're posting or sending chat messages. - Permanently delete your own chat messages from all sidesStay simple, relevant and efficient. Save time and effort running your community. | $966.4K | Seed | Feb 02, 2017 | https://momoboard.com |
| Twosense, Inc. | Twosense provides Continuous Authentication and Continuous Access Evaluation as a service for employee IAM. | $1.2M | Pre-Seed | Jan 09, 2017 | https://www.twosense.ai |
| Navigine | Navigine is a global provider of integrated positioning mobile technologies that enable advanced virtual navigation and proximity solutions with over 500 client installations worldwide and over 30 public mobile and web applications. Being a comprehensive platform, Navigine is especially well-suited to support digital transformation in Retail,Transportation and Logistics industries, not only by providing functions to improve user experience but also ensuring highly granular offline-to-online customer attribution for seamless foot traffic monetization. Navigine software platform includes 3 major technology products:1. Mobile SDK to integrate indoor navigation, marketing and analytics functions into any app2. Software system for quick deployment of asset and vehicles tracking inside large buildings3. Online-to-offline attribution platform to monetize foot traffic via online and mobile ads | $400K |  | Mar 23, 2016 | https://navigine.com |
| HYPR | HYPR is revolutionizing influencer marketing by providing clients with in depth audience demographics of social influencers. This enables marketers, for the first time to effectively target their desired demographics, while using the ever powerful voice of influencers, lowering costs and making influencer marketing a science.Our targetingcapabilities empower us to create the first real Programmatic Influencer Network for niche influencers at scale. Marketers will be able to engage their target audience by hiring any number of influencers, from 1 to thousands, at a click of a very special button. | $5M | Seed | Oct 28, 2015 | http://www.hyprbrands.com |
| MOMO BOARD | We bring people together and help them communicate efficiently from desktop and mobile by combining message board, chat and cloud storage in a single platform, community communication made super easy.MOMO BOARD is a powerful all-in-one message board for your community that’s FREE and works on any platforms, allowing anyone to create a communitymessage board to help members connected and engaged. It comes with a built-in chat function for real time collaboration and 10 Gb of cloud storage for archiving files. We focus on enhanced privacy, archiving and search for more appropriate and efficient communication. - Free 10GB cloud storage for each account - Permanently archive any uploaded files, images, videos. - Community privacy setting (Public/Private) - Community admin features (Dismiss members, Delete board posts, Transfer admin) - Designate staff admin members and co-manage your community - Unlimited posts/members - Create 1:1 or Group chat room - Attach files, image, video when you're posting or sending chat messages. - Permanently delete your own chat messages from all sidesStay simple, relevant and efficient. Save time and effort running your community. | $1.1M | Seed | Aug 31, 2012 | https://momoboard.com |
| Tip or Skip | Tip or Skip, a New York City-based developer of a shopping game that applies social discovery and gamification to mobile commerce. Founded by CEO Michael Weiksner, Ph.D., and President Nathaniel McNamara and headquartered in New York’s Fashion District, Tip or Skip is a mobile shopping game where players compete to be recognized as a top tastemakerby spotting the best products. | $2M |  | Jul 25, 2012 | https://x.com/tiporskip |
| Spling | Spling helps brands increase media engagement and ad revenue by optimizing their content presentation. | $400K | Seed | Dec 05, 2011 | http://spling.com |
| Off Track Planet | Off Track Planet is a digital-based travel brand for independent travelers that publishes in print and online. | $200K | Seed | Jul 05, 2011 | http://offtrackplanet.com |

10 of 11 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does John Ason invest in?

John Ason invests primarily in Internet, Mobile and Software startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 11 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is John Ason's check size?

John Ason typically joins rounds of $200k–$5M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds John Ason participates in.

### How do I contact John Ason?

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### When did John Ason last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for John Ason closed in Aug 2019. Shizune tracks 11 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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