John Funge
Chief Product Officer @ DataTribe
Washington, United States
John Funge is a seed investor at DataTribe in Washington focused on Cyber Security and Software. At DataTribe, John helps great entrepreneurs accelerate the growth of their businesses. John loves working at the intersection of technology, design, and business. Prior to DataTribe, John led product management at WealthEngine. Previously, John has co-founded and built three successful technology firms, all of which have been acquired by largercompanies: Clara Vista acquired by CMGI (1999), Pickle.com acquired by Scripps Networks (2007), and BrightContext acquired by WealthEngine (2014).
- Total investments:
- 18
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 61%
Last updated:
For AI agents: llms.txt
Industries John Funge invests in
Stages John Funge invests in
Countries John Funge invests in
Contacts
| Type | Contact | Validation |
|---|---|---|
| Work email | ||
| Personal email | ||
| Work phone | ||
| Personal phone | ||
| Socials |
Investment Focus
Industry
- Cyber Security 5 (28%)
- Software 3 (17%)
- Information Technology 3 (17%)
- Privacy 2 (11%)
- Cloud Security 2 (11%)
Stage
- Seed 6 (33%)
- Grant 2 (11%)
- Series A 2 (11%)
- Pre-Seed 1 (6%)
- Series B 1 (6%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balance Theory provides a knowledge sharing and collaboration platform purpose-built for cybersecurity. | $19M / Series A / Jul 31, 2026 | ||
| BlackCloak's Concierge Cybersecurity & Privacy Platform protects C-Suite Executives and High-Net-Worth Individuals from hacking, privacy, financial, and reputational risks. BlackCloak protects its clients in their personal lives, as opposed to corporate devices, monitoring the executive/high-profile person and their family. Oursolution protects (1) their privacy, (2) their devices, (3) their home, and (4) their peace of mind with bespoke solutions for this specific audience. | $17M / Series B / Sep 17, 2024 | ||
| QuickCode.ai provides a software platform that helps solve this problem of getting the right kind of labeled training data. | $1.1M / Seed / Jun 26, 2024 | ||
| QuickCode.ai provides a software platform that helps solve this problem of getting the right kind of labeled training data. | $1.1M / Seed / May 07, 2024 | ||
| Vigilant Ops is an IT company that provides solutions for software bill of materials generation, management, and vulnerability monitoring. | $2M / Seed / Nov 02, 2023 | ||
| Balance Theory provides a knowledge sharing and collaboration platform purpose-built for cybersecurity. | $3M / Seed / Nov 04, 2022 | ||
| Our NorthStar platform uses existing security and enterprise data to prioritize the exposures that present the greatest risk to the business | Grant / Oct 13, 2022 | ||
| Web3fied builds decentralized digital identity and credentials management that allows end users to custodian their own proven identity and data with increased security and privacy. | Grant / Oct 13, 2022 | ||
| QuickCode.ai provides a software platform that helps solve this problem of getting the right kind of labeled training data. | $2M / Seed / Dec 15, 2021 | ||
| BlackCloak's Concierge Cybersecurity & Privacy Platform protects C-Suite Executives and High-Net-Worth Individuals from hacking, privacy, financial, and reputational risks. BlackCloak protects its clients in their personal lives, as opposed to corporate devices, monitoring the executive/high-profile person and their family. Oursolution protects (1) their privacy, (2) their devices, (3) their home, and (4) their peace of mind with bespoke solutions for this specific audience. | $11M / Series A / Jul 29, 2021 | ||
| See all 18 investments → | |||
Co-Investors
About DataTribe
DataTribe is a startup foundry that invests in and co-builds world-class startups focused on generational leaps in cybersecurity and data science. Founded by leading investors, startup veterans, and alumni of the U.S. intelligence community, DataTribe commits capital, in-kind services, access to an unparalleled network, and decades of professionalexpertise to give their companies an unfair advantage. DataTribe is headquartered in the Washington-Baltimore metro area, in Fulton, Maryland. For more information, visit https://datatribe.com.
DataTribe Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Leo Scott
Chief Innovation Officer
|
|||
Maurice Boissiere
Chief Customer Officer
|
|||
Tony Surak
Investor and Advisor
|
|||
John Funge
Chief Product Officer
|
|||
|
John Funge
Chief Product Officer
|
Access 48,091 investors
822 industries, 177 countries. Updated daily. Emails and phones included.
Browse database — It's Free!
Find investors for your startup
Search 48,091 investors by industry and country. Emails and phones included.
Similar Investors
Recommended lists
FAQ
What does John Funge invest in?
John Funge invests primarily in Cyber Security, Software and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Grant stage. Most of the 18 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
How do I contact John Funge?
Public channels for John Funge include LinkedIn and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.
When did John Funge last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for John Funge closed in Jul 2026. Shizune tracks 18 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 Sep 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
Contact your first 100 investors today
Find who invests in your industry, stage, and country. Download investor list with emails in 5 minutes.
Find investors — It's Free!
Continue with Google
Continue with LinkedIn
