United States · Investor

John Thompson

Last cheque observed Oct 2019. 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, 11 on record
Since the last cheque2582days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$60MRounds led1 of 11Mostly inUnited States, 91%
Pitch John Thompson

John Thompson highlights

  1. 01

    11 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Seed: 70% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Led 1 rounds

What they do

Type
Angel (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Seed
Based in
United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first11 appearances

  1. 2019

    2 rounds

  2. Oct
    FlockjayUS · Fastcompany$3.0MLed
  3. Jul
    DriveNetsSeries A · IL · FinSMEs$117MWith 5 others
  4. 2015

    3 rounds

  5. Sept
    Phantom CyberSeries A · US$6.5MWith 4 others
  6. Apr
    Phantom CyberSeed · US$2.7MWith 4 others
  7. Apr
    IllumioSeries C · US$100MWith 11 others
  8. 2014

    1 round

  9. Aug
    PernixDataSeries C · US$35MWith 8 others
  10. 2013

    1 round

  11. May
    PernixDataSeries B · US · forbes.com$20MWith 4 others
  12. 2012

    2 rounds

  13. Aug
    DEY Storage SystemsSeed · US · news.yahoo.com$3.0MWith 4 others
  14. Jan
    PernixDataSeries A · US · venturebeat.com$7.0MWith 3 others
  15. 2011

    2 rounds

  16. Aug
    TapteraSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$2.0MWith 4 others
  17. May
    DomoSeed · US · techrockies.com$10MWith 15 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.

The team

We hold 1 person at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as John Thompson. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Lightspeed Venture PartnersVC firm4rounds togetherLane BessAngel3rounds togetherMarc BenioffVC firm3rounds togetherMark LeslieAngel3rounds togetherAndreessen HorowitzVC firm2rounds togetherGeneral CatalystVC firm2rounds togetherJim DavidsonAngel2rounds togetherKleiner Perkins Caufield & ByersVC firm2rounds togetherStephen J. LuczoInvestment firm2rounds togetherZach NelsonAngel2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies John Thompson put money into.

Flockjay$3.0M · Oct 2019

Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name John Thompson in their description, not their title.

Quick answers about John Thompson

What does John Thompson invest in?

John Thompson invests most often at Series A and Seed (70% of the rounds on record).

How active is John Thompson?

11 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Oct 2019.

What has John Thompson invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Flockjay (Undisclosed round, Oct 2019) and DriveNets (Series A, Jul 2019).

How big are John Thompson's cheques?

The median round it joins is $60M.

Does John Thompson lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 11 investments on record (9%).

Where does John Thompson invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (91%) and Israel (9%).

Is John Thompson investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2019.

Who does John Thompson invest alongside?

Most often Lightspeed Venture Partners (4 rounds together), Lane Bess (3 rounds together) and Marc Benioff (3 rounds together).

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