# John Jahr

> John Jahr is a seed investor backing Payments and Freelance. See 2 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Feb 2020
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

John Jahr is a seed investor focused on Payments and Freelance. John Jahr

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Payments | 1 | 50% |
| Freelance | 1 | 50% |
| Recruiting | 1 | 50% |
| Machine Learning | 1 | 50% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WorkGenius | WorkGenius is a digital workforce solution leveraging AI to adapt to current labor trends and power the future of work. The WorkGenius platform matches enterprises with on-demand teams from a network of 350,000 vetted professionals (“Geniuses”) within minutes. The platform’s technology handles the selection and verification of expert freelancers,project results, IP transfers, invoicing, and delivery to reduce overhead -- enabling organizations to accomplish their digital projects in record speed and costs at scale.Geniuses are based in the United States and Europe and provide services across multiple categories including content creation, graphic design, copywriting, translations, data transformation, research, and more.Founded in 2012, WorkGenius is trusted by 5,000+ businesses, such as Unilever, Expedia, Foot Locker, eBay, Mashable, LinkedIn. Offices are located in Hamburg, Germany and New York City. For more information, visit www.workgenius.com. | $7M | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 24, 2020 |  |
| WorkGenius | WorkGenius is a digital workforce solution leveraging AI to adapt to current labor trends and power the future of work. The WorkGenius platform matches enterprises with on-demand teams from a network of 350,000 vetted professionals (“Geniuses”) within minutes. The platform’s technology handles the selection and verification of expert freelancers,project results, IP transfers, invoicing, and delivery to reduce overhead -- enabling organizations to accomplish their digital projects in record speed and costs at scale.Geniuses are based in the United States and Europe and provide services across multiple categories including content creation, graphic design, copywriting, translations, data transformation, research, and more.Founded in 2012, WorkGenius is trusted by 5,000+ businesses, such as Unilever, Expedia, Foot Locker, eBay, Mashable, LinkedIn. Offices are located in Hamburg, Germany and New York City. For more information, visit www.workgenius.com. | $4M | Seed | Aug 11, 2017 |  |

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## FAQ

### What does John Jahr invest in?

John Jahr invests primarily in Payments, Freelance and Recruiting startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown 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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### When did John Jahr last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for John Jahr closed in Feb 2020. Shizune tracks 2 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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