# John Fisher

> John Fisher is a Series B investor at Threshold backing Software. See 23 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Threshold](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/threshold)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 23
- Last investment: Jun 2019
- Lead investor: 30%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jfisher4/

John Fisher is a Series B investor at Threshold in San Francisco focused on Software and Information Technology. John H. N. Fisher is the Co-Founder and Partner of Draper Fisher Jurvetson. He previously worked at ABS Ventures as an Associate. He attended Harvard Business School.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 6 | 26% |
| Information Technology | 5 | 22% |
| Analytics | 3 | 13% |
| Cloud Computing | 3 | 13% |
| Enterprise Software | 3 | 13% |

48 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 4 | 17% |
| Series A | 3 | 13% |
| Series C | 3 | 13% |
| Funding Round | 3 | 13% |
| Series D | 2 | 9% |

8 stages tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aera Technology | Aera Technology is the Cognitive Automation company that makes business agility happen. it deliver the first scalable digital platform that integrates with your existing systems to make and execute business decisions in real time. In the era of digital acceleration, Aera helps enterprises around the world transform they respond to the ever-changingenvironment. | $80M | Series C | Jun 27, 2019 | http://www.aeratechnology.com/ |
| Aera Technology | Aera Technology is the Decision Intelligence company that transforms how enterprises make and execute decisions. Our innovative platform, Aera Decision Cloud, integrates with existing systems and data sources to enable business decision making in real time, at scale. Trusted by many of the world’s best-known companies and brands, Aera is helpingenterprises operate sustainably, intelligently, and efficiently. | $80M | Series C | Jun 27, 2019 | http://www.aeratechnology.com |
| Maisonette | Maisonette provides an online shopping platform that offers baby and children's fashion and lifestyle products. The platform curates and aggregates a diverse and differentiated assortment of quality apparel, accessories, toys, furniture, and home decor for children ages 0-12 via a global network of brands and boutiques, enabling parents with aone-stop shopping destination for style-driven, quality products at every price point. | $15M | Series A | May 17, 2018 | https://www.maisonette.com/ |
| Raydiance | Raydiance is the world’s leading developer of ultrafast laser technology. Raydiance has built a deeply experienced team that draws expertise from the software, microelectronics, telecommunications and photonics industries.Creator of the first compact, reliable, “industrial grade” femtosecond laser platform, Raydiance is powering an explosion ofinnovation in manufacturing, healthcare, defense and more.Raydiance began when senior Defense Department officials introduced technology pioneer Barry Schuler to a DARPA project designed to miniaturize ultrafast lasers for military applications. Schuler immediately grasped the compelling capabilities of ultrafast lasers – if they could be liberated from highly controlled lab environments and transformed into small, inexpensive photonic engines that could power many applications.Schuler brought together a world-class team to build the world’s first miniaturized, computer controlled, software driven “plug and play” ultrafast laser platform. Raydiance’s Smart LightTM technology is transforming a wide array of sectors, including medical micro-devices, clean tech energy, consumer electronics and defense applications.The company has built the world’s first high-volume manufacturing facility capable of scaling production to thousands of units per year. Further, it has invented key technologies—such as its proprietary fiber delivery system—that support volume commercialization.By aggregating many markets onto its platform, Raydiance is using volume-manufacturing techniques to drive costs down and open market opportunities. The company is rapidly transforming ultrafast technology from a unique research tool into a practical and broadly accessible platform technology. | $28.8M |  | May 19, 2014 | http://www.raydiance.com/ |
| Flywheel | Flywheel is an industry disruptor for offering a truly unique solution to an industry in need of a technology upgrade. Flywheel harnesses the power of data-driven insights and analytics to help owners, operators and workers resist going off course during day-to-day operations. Flywheel is an industry disruptor, offering a truly unique solution toan industry in need of a technology upgrade. Flywheel is a dedicated and passionate team of individuals that have come together with a vision to create a sustainable, economical and efficient environment for every facility they serve. | $12M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 01, 2014 | http://www.flywheelbi.com |
| Good Technology | Good Technology Corporation provides secure mobility solutions for enterprises and governments worldwide. It offers a suite of collaboration applications, such as Good Launcher, a mobile desktop solution for business, Good Work, a mobile workforce for business-class e-mail and collaboration, Good Access, a browser that allows users to access thecorporate Intranets and Web applications, and Good Share, a solution that enables mobile business users to access, download, and share documents. It was founded in 1996 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. | $50M |  | Apr 29, 2013 | http://www.good.com |
| PulsePoint | PulsePoint is an advanced data and technology company that is breaking new ground with programmatic solutions for healthcare organizations, to personalize information and improve outcomes. We are leading a revolution in radical health personalization to help organizations improve how they provide care, education and support to people when they needit most. Through programmatic automation, we interpret the hard to read signals of the customer journey and understand the connection points between relevance and engagement. This enables us to deliver a suite of tools that allow for the seamless activation of health options. | $3M |  | Jan 01, 2013 | http://www.pulsepoint.com |
| General Assembly | General Assembly provides education and career transformation, specializing in today’s most in-demand skills. The leading source for training, staffing, and career transitions, we foster a flourishing community of professionals pursuing careers they love. It was founded in 2011 and headquartered in New York, United States. | $9.8M | Series B | Oct 31, 2012 | https://generalassemb.ly/ |
| Raydiance | Raydiance is the world’s leading developer of ultrafast laser technology. Raydiance has built a deeply experienced team that draws expertise from the software, microelectronics, telecommunications and photonics industries.Creator of the first compact, reliable, “industrial grade” femtosecond laser platform, Raydiance is powering an explosion ofinnovation in manufacturing, healthcare, defense and more.Raydiance began when senior Defense Department officials introduced technology pioneer Barry Schuler to a DARPA project designed to miniaturize ultrafast lasers for military applications. Schuler immediately grasped the compelling capabilities of ultrafast lasers – if they could be liberated from highly controlled lab environments and transformed into small, inexpensive photonic engines that could power many applications.Schuler brought together a world-class team to build the world’s first miniaturized, computer controlled, software driven “plug and play” ultrafast laser platform. Raydiance’s Smart LightTM technology is transforming a wide array of sectors, including medical micro-devices, clean tech energy, consumer electronics and defense applications.The company has built the world’s first high-volume manufacturing facility capable of scaling production to thousands of units per year. Further, it has invented key technologies—such as its proprietary fiber delivery system—that support volume commercialization.By aggregating many markets onto its platform, Raydiance is using volume-manufacturing techniques to drive costs down and open market opportunities. The company is rapidly transforming ultrafast technology from a unique research tool into a practical and broadly accessible platform technology. |  | Series D | Aug 15, 2012 | http://www.raydiance.com/ |
| SolarCity | SolarCity provides solar energy services to homeowners, businesses, government, and non-profit organizations. | $20M | Series F | Jul 01, 2011 | http://www.solarcity.com |

10 of 23 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Gotham Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gotham-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Oak Investment Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/oak-investment-partners) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Rustic Canyon Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rustic-canyon-partners) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Updata Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/updata-partners) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Blueprint Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blueprint-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [DFJ Growth](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dfj-growth) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

## About Threshold

VC Fund · Menlo Park, United States

Threshold is an early-stage venture capital firm that focuses on a high-conviction investment strategy. The firm partners with entrepreneurs to build innovative consumer, enterprise, and healthcare technology companies.

5 contacts available at Threshold.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bill Bryant | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bill-bryant |
| Maryanna Saenkohas | Senior Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maryanna-saenkohas |
| Andreas Stavropoulos | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andreas-stavropoulos |
| Arpit Mittal | Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arpit-mittal-1fbc |
| Carol Wentworth | Marketing partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carol-wentworth |

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## FAQ

### What does John Fisher invest in?

John Fisher invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Analytics startups, most often at Series B and Series A stage. Most of the 23 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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### When did John Fisher last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for John Fisher closed in Jun 2019. Shizune tracks 23 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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