# John Ruffolo

> John Ruffolo is a Series A investor at Maverix Private Equity backing Software. See 17 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug…

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Maverix Private Equity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maverix-private-equity)
- Location: Toronto, Canada
- Total investments: 17
- Last investment: Mar 2023
- Lead investor: 24%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/john-ruffolo/0/984/138
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/ruffoloj
- Website: https://x.com/ruffoloj
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/john.ruffolo.98

John Ruffolo is a Series A investor at Maverix Private Equity in Toronto focused on Software and Apps. John Ruffolo is the Founder and Managing Partner of Maverix Private Equity. He previously worked at Ether Capital (listed publicly NE: ETHC) as a Board Member. John Ruffolo attended Schulich School of Business - York University.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 18% |
| Apps | 2 | 12% |
| Mobile | 2 | 12% |
| Social Media | 2 | 12% |
| SaaS | 1 | 6% |

25 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 3 | 18% |
| Series B | 3 | 18% |
| Funding Round | 3 | 18% |
| Series C | 2 | 12% |
| Secondary Market | 2 | 12% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Canada | 6 | 35% |
| United States | 1 | 6% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Just Boardrooms | Just Boardrooms provides a frictionless, on-demand platform for accessing clean, professional boardrooms and meeting spaces that empowers modern business professionals to work and collaborate from anywhere. |  | Angel | Mar 08, 2023 |  |
| Fable | Fable is a leading accessibility platform powered by people with disabilities.The best digital teams work with Fable to make products more accessible for over 1 billion people who live with disabilities. | $10.5M | Series A | May 17, 2022 |  |
| Viral Nation | Viral Nation is a global digital marketing agency that specializes in influencer marketing, talent representation, social media marketing and management, and content production. Our influencers develop engaging and authentic content that drives real ROI and likewise our creative and social teams develop compelling content that makes brands'social break through the noise of our cluttered feeds. We are a company of digital and social natives that are passionate about delivering results! | $182.9M |  | Apr 12, 2022 |  |
| Viral Nation | Viral Nation is a global digital marketing agency that specializes in influencer marketing, talent representation, social media marketing and management, and content production. Our influencers develop engaging and authentic content that drives real ROI and likewise our creative and social teams develop compelling content that makes brands'social break through the noise of our cluttered feeds. We are a company of digital and social natives that are passionate about delivering results! | $197.9M | Private Equity | Apr 12, 2022 |  |
| DuckDuckGo | At DuckDuckGo, we believe the best way to protect your personal information from hackers, scammers, and privacy-invasive companies is to stop it from being collected at all. That's why millions of people choose DuckDuckGo over Chrome and other browsers to search and browse online. Our built-in search engine is like Google but never tracks yoursearches. And our browsing protections, such as ad tracker blocking and cookie blocking, help stop other companies from collecting your data. Oh, and our browser is free — we make money from privacy-respecting search ads, not by exploiting your data. Take back control of your personal information with the browser designed for data protection, not data collection. | $100M | Secondary Market | Dec 01, 2020 |  |
| DuckDuckGo | At DuckDuckGo, we believe the best way to protect your personal information from hackers, scammers, and privacy-invasive companies is to stop it from being collected at all. That's why millions of people choose DuckDuckGo over Chrome and other browsers to search and browse online. Our built-in search engine is like Google but never tracks yoursearches. And our browsing protections, such as ad tracker blocking and cookie blocking, help stop other companies from collecting your data. Oh, and our browser is free — we make money from privacy-respecting search ads, not by exploiting your data. Take back control of your personal information with the browser designed for data protection, not data collection. | $10M |  | Aug 21, 2018 |  |
| Wave | Wave makes running a small business better by providing free accounting, invoicing, affordable credit card processing (payments) and payroll. Over 3 million small business owners, in more than 200 countries around the world, rely on WaveApps to run their business. Wave was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. | $4.8M | Series C | Mar 29, 2016 |  |
| Wave | Wave makes running a small business better by providing free accounting, invoicing, affordable credit card processing (payments) and payroll. Over 3 million small business owners, in more than 200 countries around the world, rely on WaveApps to run their business. Wave was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. | $10M | Series C | May 12, 2015 |  |
| Hootsuite | Hootsuite is a platform for managing social media. More than 15 million users, including 800+ of the Fortune 1000 companies, trust Hootsuite to manage their social media programs across multiple social networks from one integrated dashboard. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Vancouver, Canada. | $60M | Series C | Sep 25, 2014 |  |
| D2L | Founded in 1999, D2L is leader in providing cloud-based learning solutions for higher education, K-12 and Fortune 1000 companies. The Company provides next generation learning management system and solutions to engage and inspire learners lifelong - helping clients break down barriers to accessing the highest quality learning experiences.D2L's cloud-based learning solution, Brightspace, provides an open and extensible platform to over 700 clients and over 8 million learners in higher education, K-12, healthcare, government and the corporate sector including the Fortune 1000. | $85M | Series B | Aug 13, 2014 |  |

10 of 17 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [CRV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/crvvc) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Social Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/social-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Accel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accel) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Eldridge Industries](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eldridge) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Eldridge Industries](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eldridgeindustries) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [New Enterprise Associates](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-enterprise-associates) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Maverix Private Equity

VC Fund · Toronto, Canada

Maverix Private Equity is a private equity firm focused on technology-enabled growth and disruption.

5 contacts available at Maverix Private Equity.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| John Ruffolo | Founder & Managing Partner | — |
| Layth Ashoo | Partner | — |
| Michael Wasserman | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-wasserman |
| Mohit Talwar | Partner | — |
| Peter Shi | Associate | — |

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## FAQ

### What does John Ruffolo invest in?

John Ruffolo invests primarily in Software, Apps and Mobile startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 17 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact John Ruffolo?

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### When did John Ruffolo last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for John Ruffolo closed in Mar 2023. Shizune tracks 17 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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