# John R. Hass

> John R. Hass is a seed investor at RRE Ventures (New York) backing Internet and Social Media. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [RRE Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rre-ventures)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jay-hass-1a90622b
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/jayrunner1
- Website: https://x.com/jayrunner1

John R. Hass is a seed investor at RRE Ventures in New York focused on Internet and Social Media. Jay Hass is a Partner at RRE Ventures and a Partner and CFO at AlleyCorp. He graduated from Princeton University with an AB in Politics in 1983. He completed the CFA Institute's Investment Management summer program at Harvard Business School in 2004.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Internet | 1 | 100% |
| Social Media | 1 | 100% |
| Public Relations | 1 | 100% |
| Media and Entertainment | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mingyian | Mingyian is a China brand management company for western celebrities and influencers, and is developing the first micro-event platform for celebrities to host online events that engage, grow, and monetize their fan base in the Chinese market. Early investors include RRE Ventures, #DominateFund, Oscar-Nominated Hollywood Director M. NightShyamalan, Foley Ventures, and Eric Yao, a senior executive at one of China's largest energy companies.Our team is made up of industry giants in the China digital and US entertainment spaces, including the Co-founder of E! Entertainment, Former General Manager of the Television Network, Former SVP at William Morris and EVP at Universal Television, Former Director of Business Development at Live Nation, China's First Blogger, Co-Founder of largest site for engineers and designers in China, among many others. | $500K | Seed | Jul 02, 2013 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Foley & Lardner](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/foley-lardner) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About RRE Ventures

VC Fund · New York, United States

RRE Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage technology companies across various sectors. RRE Ventures invests in early-stage companies, often participating in Seed and Series A funding rounds. They look for innovative technology solutions and scalable business models.

5 contacts available at RRE Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Stuart Ellman | Co-Founder & General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stuart-ellman |
| Ana Rosenstein | Senior Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ana-rosenstein |
| James Robinson | Co-Founder, General Partner, and Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-d-robinson |
| James Robinson | Founder & General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-d-robinson-iii |
| John R. Hass | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-r-hass |

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## FAQ

### What does John R. Hass invest in?

John R. Hass invests primarily in Internet, Social Media and Public Relations 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.

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