# John Werner

> John Werner is a seed investor at Link Ventures (Boston) backing Travel and Leisure. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Link Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/link-ventures)
- Location: Boston, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Sep 2023
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnwerner1/

John Werner is a seed investor at Link Ventures in Boston focused on Travel and Leisure. John Werner is the Managing Director at Link Ventures. He is the Chief Network Officer at Cogo Labs and an Advisory Board Member at EverQuote Pro. He constantly builds community and is a ‘moonshot’ thinker innovating as he goes while incorporating the latest technologies. He believes passionately in 21st-century collaborative creativity ininnovating with direct human or environmental impact. John previously worked at Meta Company as a Vice President, Strategic Partnerships. He attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Travel | 1 | 100% |
| Leisure | 1 | 100% |
| Tourism | 1 | 100% |
| Mobile Apps | 1 | 100% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tailbox | Tailbox is a developer of a location-based social network application for travelers and explorers. Its location-based social platform focuses on uncovering hidden gems and unique narratives in every city through immersive storytelling and personalized experiences. | $1.5M | Seed | Sep 12, 2023 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## About Link Ventures

VC Fund · Cambridge, United States

Link Ventures is a venture capital firm investing in early stage direct-to-consumer companies.

5 contacts available at Link Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| John Werner | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-werner |
| Lisa Dolan | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lisa-dolan |
| Boaz Fachler | Principal Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boaz-fachler-0711 |
| Cindy Blanco | CFO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cindy-blanco |
| David Blundin | Co-founder and Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-blundin |

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## FAQ

### What does John Werner invest in?

John Werner invests primarily in Travel, Leisure and Tourism 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.

### When did John Werner last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for John Werner closed in Sep 2023. 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.

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