# John Eckert

> John Eckert is a Series A investor at Round13 Capital (Toronto) backing Internet and Video. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Round13 Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/round13-capital)
- Location: Toronto, Canada
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Feb 2021
- Lead investor: 80%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-eckert-75280412/

John Eckert is a Series A investor at Round13 Capital in Toronto focused on Internet and Video. John Eckert - Founding Partner @ Round13 Capital

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Internet | 2 | 40% |
| Video | 1 | 20% |
| Security | 1 | 20% |
| Wholesale | 1 | 20% |
| Consulting | 1 | 20% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 20% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 20% |
| Post-IPO Equity | 1 | 20% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| TradeCafe | TradeCafe is a cloud-based technology platform and online marketplace for trading protein commodities. This global platform has been used to conduct, finance, and fulfill over $2 billion in trade transactions to date, and provides value across the entire supply chain, from producer to processor to retailer – at zero cost. | $7.9M | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 25, 2021 |  |
| Sourced Group | Sourced Group is a global cloud consultancy that helps enterprises make the most of cloud services with a focus on security, governance, and compliance. With offices in Australia, Canada, and Singapore, the company provides professional services for securing, migrating, and managing the cloud infrastructure of large enterprise customers. Itspecializes in configuration management, automation, cloud computing, and data management for a wide range of industries, including financial services, media, transport, and telecommunications companies. | $1.8M |  | Oct 21, 2020 |  |
| Sourced Group | Sourced Group is a global cloud consultancy that helps enterprises make the most of cloud services with a focus on security, governance, and compliance. With offices in Australia, Canada, and Singapore, the company provides professional services for securing, migrating, and managing the cloud infrastructure of large enterprise customers. Itspecializes in configuration management, automation, cloud computing, and data management for a wide range of industries, including financial services, media, transport, and telecommunications companies. | $14.6M |  | Sep 10, 2019 |  |
| Sourced Group | Sourced Group is a global cloud consultancy that helps enterprises make the most of cloud services with a focus on security, governance, and compliance. With offices in Australia, Canada, and Singapore, the company provides professional services for securing, migrating, and managing the cloud infrastructure of large enterprise customers. Itspecializes in configuration management, automation, cloud computing, and data management for a wide range of industries, including financial services, media, transport, and telecommunications companies. | $10.9M | Series A | Sep 10, 2019 |  |
| IndiVideo | BLUERUSH is a digital solutions company. They strategize, conceptualize, design, develop and implement customer experiences that grow and retain your business. Add their video expertise and you have a winning formula.They create custom experiences that enable brands to more effectively communicate with existing customers, prospects and internalstaff online, via mobile and through social media. They optimize the reach and the message with SEO combined with 24/7 tracking and analytics software. Their lead generation programs boost their customers sales initiatives and their email campaigns retain, inform and grow relationships!BLUERUSH clients are supported with category expertise to ensure that their content is perfectly aligned with their target audiences expectations and then segmented to the right audience. They rely on industry research and conduct their own to ensure their clients campaigns meet and exceed target objectives. | $1.3M | Post-IPO Equity | Oct 20, 2017 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Espresso Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/espresso-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [HSBC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hsbc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Comerica Bank’s Technology](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/comerica-banks-technology) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Round13 Capital

VC Fund · Toronto, Canada

Founded in 2013, Round13 Capital is a leading venture and growth equity investment platform based in Toronto, Canada. The firm invests in high-potential companies across a range of sectors, with a focus on supporting their growth and development over the long term. Round13's team of experienced investors and operators bring a wealth ofexpertise and insight to every investment, helping portfolio companies to realize their full potential. With a commitment to building an enduring 100-year firm, Round13 is dedicated to creating long-term value for its investors and the companies it supports. For more information, please visit www.round13.com.

5 contacts available at Round13 Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Brahm Klar | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brahm-klar |
| Bruce Croxon | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bruce-croxon |
| Craig Strong | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/craig-strong-2 |
| John Eckert | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-eckert |
| Sanjiv Samant | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sanjiv-samant |

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## FAQ

### What does John Eckert invest in?

John Eckert invests primarily in Internet, Video and Security startups, most often at Series A and Funding Round stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did John Eckert last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for John Eckert closed in Feb 2021. 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.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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