# John O'Donoghue

> John O'Donoghue is a Series B investor at Vistara Growth backing Security. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Vistara Growth](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vistara-capital-partners)
- Location: Vancouver, Canada
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Jul 2024
- Lead investor: 75%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnodonoghuecfa/

John O'Donoghue is a Series B investor at Vistara Growth in Vancouver focused on Security and Information Technology. John O'Donoghue Vistara Capital Partners

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Security | 2 | 50% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 50% |
| SaaS | 1 | 25% |
| Software | 1 | 25% |
| Web Browsers | 1 | 25% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 1 | 25% |
| Debt Financing | 1 | 25% |
| Private Equity | 1 | 25% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 3 | 75% |
| Canada | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DataCore Software | DataCore Software is a leading independent software vendor specializing in storage virtualization, storage management, and storage networking. Founded in 1998, the privately-held firm operates global sales, support and service from headquarters in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and through worldwide subsidiaries and distribution partners.Global 2000data centers, enterprises of all sizes, storage OEM's, and system builders rely on DataCore solutions to virtualize storage, easily expand capacity, protect and enhance access to data, and centralize and automate storage administration for Windows, UNIX, Linux, MacOS, and Netware systems. DataCore has thousands of customers worldwide and, through its network, of authorized and trained solution providers, offers its rich set of core competencies to solve some of the biggest challenges facing businesses today. | $60M | Private Equity | Jul 16, 2024 | http://www.datacore.com |
| ThreatX | ThreatX is the only SaaS-based web application and API protection solution that enables enterprises to confidently secure all their applications against a rapidly evolving threat landscape.​ Its purpose is built for the hybrid-cloud and delivers complete visibility and the most precise threat detection and neutralization capabilities available bycombining progressive behavior profiling, collective threat intelligence, and deep analytics with a managed service. ThreatX eliminates the false positives and maintenance burdens associated with WAFs and static, rule-based solutions.The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Louisville, Colorado. | $30M | Series B | Aug 17, 2022 | https://www.threatx.com |
| D3 Security | D3 Security provides the platform for incident response, investigation/case management, and security operations. | $10M | Venture - Series Unknown | Aug 31, 2021 | https://www.d3security.com |
| Authentic8 | The browser has become one of the most important tools on the desktop, but the browser’s ubiquity makes it the leading target of exploit. Users connect from untrusted devices over insecure networks; corrupted websites plant malicious code; spoofed URLs are clicked; and credentials are entered into phishing forms. All of this leads to managementchallenges and risk to sensitive data and resources.Authentic8 Silo is a secure, virtual browser in the cloud designed to insulate and isolate web data. Silo is built fresh on launch and executes all web code in a secure sandbox. Users connect via a secure RDP connection, giving full interactivity of web sites while creating a perfect insulation layer between the device and the web. And when the session ends, the virtual instance is destroyed - zero forensic residue remains on the client device.Authentic8, Inc. is headquartered in Mountain View, California. Learn more at www.authentic8.com. | $12M | Debt Financing |  | https://authentic8.com |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [.406 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/406-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Access Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/access-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Grotech Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/grotech-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Harbert Growth Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/harbert-growth-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Vistara Growth

VC Fund · Vancouver, Canada

Vistara Growth provides highly flexible growth debt and growth equity financing solutions for mid-late stage technology companies across North America. Founded, managed, and funded by seasoned technology finance and operating executives, “Vistara” (Sanskrit for “expansion”) is focused on enabling growth for its portfolio companies, investors,people and the communities we operate in.

5 contacts available at Vistara Growth.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Noah Shipman | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/noah-shipman |
| Randy Garg | Founder & Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/randy-garg |
| John O'Donoghue | Director, Investments | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-o-donoghue-bddc |
| Kevin Barber | Associate Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kevin-barber-bf8d |
| Neil Kenley | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/neil-kenley-1dde |

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## FAQ

### What does John O'Donoghue invest in?

John O'Donoghue invests primarily in Security, Information Technology and SaaS startups, most often at Series B and Debt Financing stage. Most of the 4 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 O'Donoghue last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for John O'Donoghue closed in Jul 2024. Shizune tracks 4 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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