# John Woods

> John Woods is a grant investor at Algorand Foundation backing Software and Language Learning. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Algorand Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/algorand-foundation)
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Oct 2022
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnalanwoods
- Website: https://x.com/JohnAlanWoods

John Woods is a grant investor at Algorand Foundation focused on Software and Language Learning. John Woods is the Chief Technology Officer of Algorand Foundation. He previously worked at Input Output (IOHK) as a Director of Cardano Architecture. John Woods attended Technological University Dublin.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Language Learning | 1 | 100% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Milkomeda | Milkomeda delivers rollup technologies to leading Layer 1 ecosystems by offering the most popular smart contracting language, Solidity while enhancing inter-blockchain interoperability, user experience, and developer traction all at the Layer 2 level. |  | Grant | Oct 11, 2022 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## About Algorand Foundation

VC Fund · Singapore, Singapore

Algorand Foundation is dedicated to fulfilling the global promise of blockchain technology by leveraging the Algorand protocol and open-source software, which was initially designed by Silvio Micali and a team of leading scientists. With core beliefs in the establishment of an open, public, and permissionless blockchain, the Algorand Foundation hasa vision for an inclusive ecosystem that provides an opportunity for everyone to harness the potential of an equitable and truly borderless economy.

5 contacts available at Algorand Foundation.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| John Woods | Chief Technology Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-woods-f7fd |
| Daniel Yang | Head of Defi | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daniel-yang-a8da |
| Deirdre Halligan | Chief Operating Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/deirdre-halligan-95d7 |
| Harpal Singh | Chief Financial Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/harpal-singh-5580 |
| Jessica Tsai Chin | Chief Marketing Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jessica-tsai-chin |

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## FAQ

### What does John Woods invest in?

John Woods invests primarily in Software, Language Learning and Information Technology startups, most often at Grant stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did John Woods last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for John Woods closed in Oct 2022. 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.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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