# John Nordin

> John Nordin is a seed investor at J Ventures (New York) backing Software and Food and Beverage. See 28 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [J Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/j-ventures)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 28
- Last investment: Feb 2025
- Lead investor: 4%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-nordin/

John Nordin is a seed investor at J Ventures in New York focused on Software and Food and Beverage. John Nordin is the Co-founder and Investor at J Ventures.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 6 | 21% |
| Food and Beverage | 3 | 11% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 11% |
| Energy | 2 | 7% |
| FinTech | 2 | 7% |

48 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 11 | 39% |
| Series A | 6 | 21% |
| Pre-Seed | 4 | 14% |
| Series B | 3 | 11% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 4% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 13 | 46% |
| Kenya | 1 | 4% |
| Brazil | 1 | 4% |
| Mexico | 1 | 4% |
| Germany | 1 | 4% |

6 countries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Valid | Validated helps you discover what customers want by simulating that your product ideas exist with hundreds of AI generated ads and observing conversion. | $5.5M | Seed | Feb 18, 2025 |  |
| Tierra Climate | Tierra Climate is focused on accelerating the decarbonization of the electricity grid through innovative technology. The company operates a marketplace for corporate buyers to purchase Carbon Avoidance Offsets, which are sourced from grid-scale batteries. By compensating batteries for carbon reduction, Tierra Climate aims to make a significantimpact on the economy and the environment. The company's efforts are supported by detailed economic and carbon impact studies, highlighting the necessity of grid-scale batteries for achieving 'Net Zero' targets. With a small, dedicated team, Tierra Climate is committed to building solutions that clean the grid and advance towards a sustainable future. |  | Pre-Seed | May 11, 2024 |  |
| Valid | Validated helps you discover what customers want by simulating that your product ideas exist with hundreds of AI generated ads and observing conversion. | $1.8M | Pre-Seed | Jan 15, 2024 |  |
| Singularity Energy | Singularity is a Harvard spinoff building real-time carbon tracking and decision-making solutions to help climate regulators, sustainability directors, and cleantech product directors meet ambitious targets with confidence and transparency through a combination of data and artificial intelligence.The company was founded in 2018 by Wenbo Shi andis based in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States. | $4.5M | Seed | May 24, 2022 |  |
| Powered by People | Powered by People is a mobile-first, distributed manufacturing system offering online tools, financing solutions, and a B2B marketplace to the small and mid-sized enterprises in the creative manufacturing and handmade sector. | $5M | Seed | Mar 21, 2022 |  |
| Kanda | Kanda helps customers get financing for their home improvements. |  | Seed | Jan 19, 2022 |  |
| Higo | Higo is to transform B2B payments for small and medium-sized businesses in Latin America. | $23M | Series A | Sep 30, 2021 |  |
| InstaCarro | InstaCarro is an online platform that enables individuals to buy and sell cars. The company aims to add value both to individuals who want to sell their cars and to resellers.For individuals who want to sell, InstaCarro delivers the convenience of online quotes, higher than average prices and immediate payment after inspection. For buyers, itoffers online access to the large inventory of cars previously inspected and guarantees immediate return if a car purchased is in different conditions than reported. It was launched by Diego Fischer and Luca Cafici in July 2015 and is operated from Sao Paulo, Brazil. | $22.1M | Series B | Aug 03, 2021 |  |
| Mission Barns | Mission Barns is making the juicy, savory meats they all love in a sustainable, more efficient way. At Mission Barns, they are cultivating animal cells to sustainably grow meat without the negative impacts of intensive animal agriculture. They start with a handful of cells from select animals, grow them in a nutrient-rich environment, and harvestdelicious, savory meat. Working at the convergence of biotech and food science, they’re on the path to creating a more sensible food system for the world. | $24M | Series A | Apr 07, 2021 |  |
| Higo | Higo is to transform B2B payments for small and medium-sized businesses in Latin America. | $3.3M | Seed | Mar 18, 2021 |  |

10 of 28 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [FJ Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fj-labs) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Susa Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/susa-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Haystack](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/haystack) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Third Sphere](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/urban-us) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Acurio Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acurio-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Acurio Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/all-iron-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About J Ventures

VC Fund · New York, United States

J Ventures is a venture capital firm. They move fast on decisions, are patient with growth timelines, and hustle to help entrepreneurs reach their goals.

2 contacts available at J Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| John Nordin | Co-founder and Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-nordin |
| Joshua Jacobson | Co-Founder & Advisor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joshua-jacobson |

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## FAQ

### What does John Nordin invest in?

John Nordin invests primarily in Software, Food and Beverage and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 28 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 Nordin last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for John Nordin closed in Feb 2025. Shizune tracks 28 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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