# John Goldsmith

> John Goldsmith is a seed investor at GLG (Boulder) backing Health Care and Local. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [GLG](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gerson-lehrman-group)
- Location: Boulder, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Feb 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/john-goldsmith/0/b9/887

John Goldsmith is a seed investor at GLG in Boulder focused on Health Care and Local. John Goldsmith is the Director of Phosphorus.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 2 | 40% |
| Local | 1 | 20% |
| Big Data | 1 | 20% |
| Software | 1 | 20% |
| Marketing | 1 | 20% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 60% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 20% |
| Series A | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Yali Bio | Yali Biosciences is a food tech company that uses synthetic biology and genomics tools to make climate-smart, sustainable foods. | $3.9M | Seed | Feb 22, 2022 |  |
| Vetcove | Vetcove is like Kayak.com for veterinary hospitals to order their supplies. We aggregate the catalogs of all veterinary suppliers across the country, resulting in the largest veterinary catalog in the world, spanning more than 200,000 skus and 2,100 manufacturers. Clinics search one unified catalog with rich content, compare pricing and what'sin stock, and order in one place. Manufacturers, compounding pharmacies, and diagnostic laboratories manage their own product listings, receive payments, and offer free samples. For the first time ever, veterinarians and their staff can use collective insights to discover new products, buy smarter, and advance their practice of veterinary medicine. Our goal is to help vet hospitals operate profitably and assist them in providing the best possible products and services to pets and their pet parents. | $3M | Seed | Aug 22, 2016 |  |
| Vetcove | Vetcove is like Kayak.com for veterinary hospitals to order their supplies. We aggregate the catalogs of all veterinary suppliers across the country, resulting in the largest veterinary catalog in the world, spanning more than 200,000 skus and 2,100 manufacturers. Clinics search one unified catalog with rich content, compare pricing and what'sin stock, and order in one place. Manufacturers, compounding pharmacies, and diagnostic laboratories manage their own product listings, receive payments, and offer free samples. For the first time ever, veterinarians and their staff can use collective insights to discover new products, buy smarter, and advance their practice of veterinary medicine. Our goal is to help vet hospitals operate profitably and assist them in providing the best possible products and services to pets and their pet parents. | $3M | Pre-Seed | Aug 22, 2016 |  |
| SkillSlate | Skillslate enables consumers to find and connect with local individual businesses. Business owners get free marketing tools and leads to gain more customers. | $1.1M | Seed | Oct 20, 2010 |  |
| Kyruus Health | Kyruus Health is a care access platform that provides solutions for providers data management, patient engagement, and activation. |  | Series A |  |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Grape Arbor VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/grape-arbor-vc) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Fuel Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fuel-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Bodley Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bodley-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CRCM](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/CRCM) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Essential Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/essential-404e) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Essential Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/essential-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About GLG

VC Fund · New York, United States

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5 contacts available at GLG.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| John Goldsmith | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-goldsmith |
| Andrew Somosi | Head of GLG Americas | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-somosi |
| Angie Lee | GLG Council Member | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angie-lee |
| Catrina Harding | EVP, Chief Human Resources Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/catrina-harding |
| David Lansanah | Head of Solutions | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-lansanah |

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## FAQ

### What does John Goldsmith invest in?

John Goldsmith invests primarily in Health Care, Local and Big Data startups, most often at Seed and Pre-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.

### When did John Goldsmith last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for John Goldsmith closed in Feb 2022. 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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