John Burke
Co-Founder and General Partner @ True Ventures
Great Falls, United States
John Burke is a Series B investor at True Ventures in Great Falls focused on Retail and Sensor. John Burke is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner at PROOF.
- Total investments:
- 5
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Retail 1 (20%)
- Sensor 1 (20%)
- Fitness 1 (20%)
- Medical 1 (20%)
- Hardware 1 (20%)
Stage
- Series B 2 (40%)
- Seed 1 (20%)
- Series A 1 (20%)
- Series C 1 (20%)
Investments
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| B-Stock Solutions helps companies increase revenue and reduce costs associated with liquidation of excess inventory. The company was founded in 2009 by the team who built the private marketplace business at eBay for brand name companies like Sam's Club, HP, Motorola, and Dell. | $7M / Series B / Aug 13, 2014 | ||
| Valencell produces the most accurate wearable biometric sensor systems in the world – making them the leaders in biometric technologies and design. Valencell develops performance biometric sensor technology and provides this patent-protected technology to consumer electronics manufacturers, wearables and hearables developers, medical device makers,and sports and fitness brands for integration into their products. Valencell’s technology can be used in wearables and hearables for virtually anyone, anywhere, doing anything. Their technology is scalable to multiple form-factors such as earbuds, smartwatches, armbands and wrist devices. Valencell’s technology has been used in devices from HUAWEI, Sony, LG, Bose, Jabra, Suunto, Scosche, and many more. | $7M / Series C / Jun 16, 2014 | ||
| Valencell produces the most accurate wearable biometric sensor systems in the world – making them the leaders in biometric technologies and design. Valencell develops performance biometric sensor technology and provides this patent-protected technology to consumer electronics manufacturers, wearables and hearables developers, medical device makers,and sports and fitness brands for integration into their products. Valencell’s technology can be used in wearables and hearables for virtually anyone, anywhere, doing anything. Their technology is scalable to multiple form-factors such as earbuds, smartwatches, armbands and wrist devices. Valencell’s technology has been used in devices from HUAWEI, Sony, LG, Bose, Jabra, Suunto, Scosche, and many more. | $5.5M / Series B / Jun 20, 2011 | ||
| Valencell produces the most accurate wearable biometric sensor systems in the world – making them the leaders in biometric technologies and design. Valencell develops performance biometric sensor technology and provides this patent-protected technology to consumer electronics manufacturers, wearables and hearables developers, medical device makers,and sports and fitness brands for integration into their products. Valencell’s technology can be used in wearables and hearables for virtually anyone, anywhere, doing anything. Their technology is scalable to multiple form-factors such as earbuds, smartwatches, armbands and wrist devices. Valencell’s technology has been used in devices from HUAWEI, Sony, LG, Bose, Jabra, Suunto, Scosche, and many more. | $1M / Series A / Jan 01, 2010 | ||
| B-Stock Solutions helps companies increase revenue and reduce costs associated with liquidation of excess inventory. The company was founded in 2009 by the team who built the private marketplace business at eBay for brand name companies like Sam's Club, HP, Motorola, and Dell. | $1.2M / Seed / Feb 01, 2009 |
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About True Ventures
Founded in 2005, True Ventures is a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm that invests in early-stage technology startups. With more than $3.8 billion under management, True provides seed and Series A financing to entrepreneurs in some of today's growing markets. With more than 40 team members including special advisors, operationsprofessionals, and founders-turned-investors, True represents one of the largest and most experienced teams dedicated to the ecosystem. The True team believes creativity flourishes when founders are supported fully and empowered to pursue brave ideas. To that end, the True Platform offers programs that inspire professional and personal growth. To date, True has helped more than 350 companies launch and scale their businesses, creating over 85,000 jobs worldwide. True was awarded Venture Firm of the Year by the National Venture Capital Association in 2018. To learn more, visit www.trueventures.com.
True Ventures Contacts
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Amy Tusman
Executive Assistant
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Gus Coldebella
Partner
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Jeffrey Veen
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Rohit Sharma
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Adam D'Augelli
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What does John Burke invest in?
John Burke invests primarily in Retail, Sensor and Fitness startups, most often at Series B and Seed stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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The most recent investment recorded for John Burke closed in Aug 2014. Shizune tracks 5 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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