# Sean Johnson

> Sean Johnson is a seed investor at Founder Equity (Chicago) backing Food Processing. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Founder Equity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/founder-equity-fund)
- Location: Chicago, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Dec 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/seanjohnson
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/intentionally
- Website: https://x.com/intentionally

Sean Johnson is a partner at Digital Intent, leading the product and growth teams. He's helped companies like Sittercity, Groupon and Follett build and grow new digital businesses. He's an adjunct professor at Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management teaching digital marketing. He organizes that Chicago Growth Hackers Meetup.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alfalfa | Alfalfa mission is to inspire healthier communities through balanced food & joyful experiences. | $2M | Seed | Dec 07, 2022 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Blue Falcon Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blue-falcon-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Founder Equity

VC Fund · Chicago, United States

Founder Equity invests in business models that leverage technology, have a high growth potential and modest working capital requirements. Founder Equity specifically seeks startups that address the needs of large enterprises.

5 contacts available at Founder Equity.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jordan Katz | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jordan-katz |
| Sean Johnson | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sean-johnson-2 |
| Joseph Dwyer | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joseph-dwyer |
| Matthew Anarde | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matthew-anarde |
| Matthew Anarde | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matthew-anarde-9b4b |

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## FAQ

### What does Sean Johnson invest in?

Sean Johnson invests primarily in Food Processing 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 Sean Johnson last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Sean Johnson closed in Dec 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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