# John McCarter

> John McCarter is a seed investor at University of Chicago backing News and Journalism. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [University of Chicago](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/university-of-chicago)
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Mar 2018
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-mccarter

John McCarter is a seed investor at University of Chicago focused on News and Journalism. John McCarter is Chair of the Board of Regents, Smithsonian Institution. He is President Emeritus of the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, where he served as President and CEO for sixteen years. He is a Board Member of Argonne National Laboratory, the Chicago Humanities Festival, the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, the Marine BiologicalLaboratory, the National Recreation Foundation, the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation (USA), and the Prize to End Blindness by 2020. He is an Emeritus Trustee of the University of Chicago; former Trustee of Princeton University; Emeritus Trustee and former Chairman of Chicago’s Public Television Station, WTTW. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He has served on five corporate and three mutual fund boards in capacities as lead director and chair of audit, governance and compensation committees. A native Chicagoan, he was formerly: Senior Vice President of Booz-Allen & Hamilton, Inc., President of DeKalb Corporation, Budget Director of the State of Illinois under Governor Richard B. Ogilvie, and a White House Fellow during the Administration of Lyndon B. Johnson. Mr. McCarter received an M.B.A. from Harvard University, attended the London School of Economics and graduated from Princeton University in 1960.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| News | 1 | 100% |
| Journalism | 1 | 100% |
| Broadcasting | 1 | 100% |
| Digital Media | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NewsGuard | NewsGuard will address the fake news crisis by hiring dozens of trained journalists as analysts to review the 7,500 news and information websites most accessed and shared in the United States. NewsGuard will license its ratings and Nutrition Labels to the various social media and search platforms and other aggregators of news and information sothat they can offer the ratings and Nutrition Labels with their feeds. | $6M | Seed | Mar 06, 2018 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Blue Haven Initiative](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blue-haven-initiative) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cox Investment Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cox-investment-holdings) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fitz Gate Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fitzrandolph-gateway) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Knight Enterprise Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/knight-enterprise-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Publicis Groupe](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/publicis-groupe) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About University of Chicago

VC Fund · Chicago, United States

University of Chicago is a private research university that focuses on sciences, medicine, economics, law, business, and others. In addition to providing a dynamic education based on critical thinking and interdisciplinary exposure, the university sponsors hundreds of art and cultural events open to the public free of charge. Venues such as theCourt Theatre, the Oriental Institute, and the Smart Museum often host these events for local residents and students. The university’s retail development initiatives also help strengthen the economic health of the city.Academics include more than 50 areas of specialized undergraduate and graduate study, including some interdisciplinary programs like Big Problems, which tackles matters of global and universal concern that do not belong to one discipline or interest group, scientific fields like Biological Chemistry, and more.Experiential programs known as “Chicago Careers In” provide students with research, internships, and advising in fields like business and health professions.

5 contacts available at University of Chicago.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Boris Epel | Research Professor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boris-epel-7d65 |
| Bruce Cumings | Professor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bruce-cumings |
| Eric Isaacs | Professor in the Department of Physics | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eric-isaacs |
| Jai Yu | Assistant Professor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jai-yu |
| John McCarter | Emeritus Trustee | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-mccarter |

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## FAQ

### What does John McCarter invest in?

John McCarter invests primarily in News, Journalism and Broadcasting startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 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 McCarter last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for John McCarter closed in Mar 2018. Shizune tracks 1 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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