# John Bonten

> John Bonten is a seed investor backing Machine Learning. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Aug 2020
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnbonten/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/johnbonten

John Bonten is a seed investor in Amsterdam focused on Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence. John Bonten actively invests in various startups including Calm, Atoms, HeadSpin, Outdoor Voices, and more. He is a former member of a small cross-functional expansion and growth team at Spotify.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Machine Learning | 2 | 67% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 67% |
| Music | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| Analytics | 1 | 33% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Series C | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| France | 1 | 33% |
| Sweden | 1 | 33% |
| United States | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Photoroom | Photoroom is an AI-enabled image capturing app that lets users create studio-quality product pictures in seconds. The company offers to remove background, change the background, and showcase products in one click on iPhone and iPad for free, helping users to easily make changes to their images. | $125K | Seed | Aug 25, 2020 |  |
| HeadSpin | HeadSpin is a developer of a digital experience intelligence platform used to provide flawless digital experiences. Its platform utilizes automation, AI, and analytics to unify end-to-end testing, performance optimization, and experience monitoring with thousands of devices deployed in 100+ locations on the real carrier and WiFi networks around theglobe that enable development, QA, operations, and product teams to remotely test and monitor mobile applications and increase revenue. | $60M | Series C | Feb 25, 2020 |  |
| SNAFU Records | SNAFU Records creates algorithms that scan through data from major music platforms like Spotify and Youtube to find artists and songs that stand out. | $2.9M | Seed | Feb 06, 2020 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Bill Silva Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bill-silva-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Day One Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/day-one-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Dell Technologies Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dell-technologies-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ICONIQ Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/iconiq-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Liquid 2 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/liquid2-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- NextWorld Capital — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does John Bonten invest in?

John Bonten invests primarily in Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Music startups, most often at Seed and Series C stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact John Bonten?

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### When did John Bonten last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for John Bonten closed in Aug 2020. Shizune tracks 3 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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