# John Evans

> John Evans is a seed investor in New York backing Real Time and Photography. See 2 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/john-evans/13/aa2/2b7
- Website: http://www.decisioncfo.com

John Evans is a seed investor in New York focused on Real Time and Photography. John Evans is the CEO of Beam Therapeutics. He attended The Wharton School.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Real Time | 1 | 50% |
| Photography | 1 | 50% |
| File Sharing | 1 | 50% |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Terrain Bio | Terrain BioSciences is in the field of RNA-based therapeutics and vaccine development. Leveraging advanced AI and proprietary manufacturing platforms, Terrain BioSciences addresses the challenges of designing, selecting, manufacturing, and delivering optimal RNA sequences. Terrain BioSciences collaborates with over a dozen biotech firms to enhancethe expression, durability, and manufacturability of RNA sequences, significantly accelerating their path to clinical application. With a focus on personalized cancer vaccines and other RNA-based modalities, Terrain BioSciences is at the forefront of the next generation of programmable medicines. | $9M | Seed | Feb 12, 2025 | http://www.terrainbiosciences.com |
| Kicksend | Kicksend is a web, mobile and desktop app that provides an easy solution for printing and sending photographs. Kicksend platform is complete with social tools, multiple payment options, one click purchasing and a robust virtual currency system. The company has partnerships with Walmart, Walgreens, Target, CVS and Duane Reade that provide localretail locations for users to pick up their printed photos. | $1M | Seed | Apr 13, 2013 | http://kicksend.com |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Brainstorm Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brainstorm-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bruker](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bruker) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hawktail Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hawktail-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Magnetic Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/magnetic-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Olive Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/olive-capital-f743) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Rogue Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rogue-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does John Evans invest in?

John Evans invests primarily in Real Time, Photography and File Sharing startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 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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