John Maeda

Last cheque observed Feb 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietAngel

Seed

Cheques on record

0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 3 on record

Since the last cheque4273days00hrs00min00sec

Median round$2.0MRounds led0 of 3Sole investor1 rounds

Pitch John Maeda

John Maeda highlights

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3 rounds on record
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Mostly Seed: 100% of its rounds
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Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $2.2M

What they do

Type: Angel (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size: Not stated
Cold pitches: Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first3 appearances

2015
2 rounds
Feb
EyegrooveSeed · US$2.2MSole investor
Feb
Bitfinder Inc.Seed · US$1.4MWith 6 others
2014
1 round
Nov
FlipsicleSeed · US$2.0MWith 8 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

Books by the people here

3 books written by people at John Maeda: John Maeda.

The Laws of Simplicity
John Maeda · 2006
3.89 from 7,082 ratings on Goodreads
About the book
Ten laws of simplicity for business, technology, and design that teach us how to need less but get more. Finally, we are learning that simplicity equals sanity. We're rebelling against technology that's too complicated, DVD players with too many menus, and software…
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Redesigning Leadership
John Maeda · 2011
3.76 from 569 ratings on Goodreads
About the book
Lessons for a new generation of leaders on teamwork, meetings, conversations, free food, social media, apologizing, and other topics. When designer and computer scientist John Maeda was tapped to be president of the celebrated Rhode Island School of Design in 2008, he had to…
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How to Speak Machine: Laws of Design for a Computational Age
John Maeda · 2019
3.70 from 534 ratings on Goodreads
About the book
John Maeda is one of the world's preeminent thinkers on technology and design, and in How to Speak Machine , he offers a set of simple laws that govern not only the computers of today, but the unimaginable machines of the future. Machines are already more powerful than we can…
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On podcasts

1 episode naming John Maeda in the title, and 1 more that mention it.

Masters of Scale8 Jun 2023 · 26 min
Rapid Response: Make AI your co-pilot, w/Microsoft VP of Design & AI, John Maeda
MentionsJohn Maeda
Apple Podcasts

Mentioned in

The a16z Show24 Jun 2026 · 49 min
What Happens to Design After AI?
Apple Podcasts Show page

Quick answers about John Maeda

What does John Maeda invest in?

John Maeda invests most often at Seed (100% of the rounds on record).

How active is John Maeda?

3 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Feb 2015.

How big are John Maeda's cheques?

The median round it joins is $2.0M.

Is John Maeda investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Feb 2015.

What kind of investor is John Maeda?

John Maeda is an angel.

Where does this information on John Maeda come from?

From public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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