# John Nelson

> John Nelson is a seed investor backing Lending and Insurance. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: May 2018
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-nelson-4b1a6216

John Nelson is a seed investor focused on Lending and Insurance. John Nelson is the Fund Controller at HarbourVest Partners.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lending | 1 | 100% |
| Insurance | 1 | 100% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LeverageRx | LeverageRx is a digital lending and insurance platform, focusing on solving the unique financial needs of medical professionals nationwide. | $535K | Seed | May 15, 2018 | http://www.leveragerx.com |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Invest Nebraska](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/invest-nebraska) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [M25](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/M25-VC) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Nelnet](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nelnet) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Nelnet](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/Nelnet) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does John Nelson invest in?

John Nelson invests primarily in Lending, Insurance and Financial Services 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.

### How do I contact John Nelson?

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### When did John Nelson last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for John Nelson closed in May 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.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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