# John Wood

> John Wood is a seed investor at Room to Read (Hong Kong) backing Retail and Fashion. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Room to Read](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/room-to-read)
- Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Feb 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://hk.linkedin.com/pub/john-wood/5/125/8a1
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/johnwoodRtR
- Website: https://x.com/johnwoodRtR

John Wood is a seed investor at Room to Read in Hong Kong focused on Retail and Fashion. John Wood is the founder of Room to Read. He started Room to Read after a fast-paced and distinguished career with Microsoft from 1991 to 1999. He was in charge of marketing and business development teams throughout Asia, including serving as director of business development for the Greater China region and as director of marketing for theAsia-Pacific region. John continues to bring Room to Read a vision for a scalable solution to developing global educational problems with an intense focus on results and an ability to attract a world-class group of employees, volunteers, and funders.Today, John focuses full-time on long-term strategy, capital acquisition, public speaking, and media opportunities for the organization. John also teaches at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and New York University’s Stern School of Business and serves on the Advisory Board of the Clinton Global Initiative.John holds a bachelor's degree in finance from the University of Colorado and a master’s degree from the Kellogg School of Northwestern University. Follow John on Twitter @JohnWoodRtR.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Retail | 1 | 50% |
| Fashion | 1 | 50% |
| Children | 1 | 50% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 50% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 50% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Retykle | Retykle is a Hong Kong-based online resale and consignment platform focused on pre-owned children’s, baby, and maternity clothing, accessories, toys, and gear. Founded in 2016 by fashion executive Sarah Garner, the company operates a circular fashion marketplace where parents can buy and sell gently used or new past-season items from premium globalbrands. The platform manages product inspection, listing, pricing, logistics, and resale services to simplify secondhand shopping and selling for families. Retykle has expanded beyond Hong Kong into markets including Singapore and the United Arab Emirates, with an emphasis on sustainability, reducing textile waste, and extending the lifecycle of children’s products. | $850K | Seed | Feb 19, 2021 |  |
| Green Monday | Green Monday Holdings is a manufacturer of plant-based pork substitute products and frozen meals and an operator of a chain of vegetarian-focused retail outlets and cafes. | $70M | Series A | Sep 22, 2020 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [CPT Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cpt-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Jefferies Financial Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/leucadia-national) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Sino Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sino-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Swire Pacific](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/swire-pacific) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [The Rise Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-rise-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Room to Read

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

Room to Read is a global education nonprofit focused on literacy and gender equality in education.

5 contacts available at Room to Read.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| John Wood | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-wood-4 |
| Chris Mothupi | Country Director, South Africa | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-mothupi |
| Dinesh Shrestha | Co-founder & Global Field Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dinesh-shrestha |
| Elio Sceti | Chairman UK board | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elio-leoni-sceti |
| Norkham Souphanouvong | Country Director, Laos | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/norkham-souphanouvong |

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## FAQ

### What does John Wood invest in?

John Wood invests primarily in Retail, Fashion and Children startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Hong Kong. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did John Wood last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for John Wood closed in Feb 2021. Shizune tracks 2 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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