# John Backus at KBW Ventures > John Backus, Managing Director, Institutional Fig Specialist at KBW Ventures. 1 investment on record. Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/john-backus (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Rockville Centre, US · Partner # John Backus Managing Director, Institutional Fig Specialist at [KBW Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kbw-ventures) Latest rounds - **HealthWarehouse.com** Venture · $1.5M Aug 2011 Profile summary - **Rounds named:** 1 last Aug 2011 - **Filings:** 20 with regulators - **Podcasts:** 1 +1 mentions What this record rests on - ✓ **Named in rounds** 1 round name them - ✓ **On filings** 20 filings with a regulator - ✓ **Linked to a firm** At KBW Ventures - **Claimed** Not claimed yet Titles come from filings their firm signed. [Correct or remove](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=john-backus)[Is this you? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=john-backus) ## The firm [**KBW Ventures** Family office · AE **0** cheques in 12 months **2** all time **0** led quiet](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kbw-ventures) ## Rounds they were named in - **Rounds:** 1 - **Led:** 0 - **Disclosed:** $1.5M - **Active:** 2011 2011 - [HealthWarehouse.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/healthwarehouse-com) *Venture* **$1.5M** *US* Aug 2011 Joined · +1 investor · historical By stage - Venture **1** Alongside - [New Atlantic Ventures *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-atlantic-ventures) Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names. ## Where they are named on record Filings - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[NAV Atlas Obscura](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nav-atlas-obscura)** Executive Officer since 2024 - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **NAV III Opportunity Fund, LLC** Managing Member of the Issuer's Manager since 2020 - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[PROOF](https://millionrounds.com/fund/proof)** Managing Member of the Issuer's Manager since 2020 - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Riot Ventures Opportunity V-II C1](https://millionrounds.com/fund/riot-ventures-opportunity-v-ii-c1)** Director since 2019 - SEC Form D · Fund **VCP PROOF C1, LLC** Director since 2019 - SEC Form D · Fund **DCODE PROOF C1, LLC** Director since 2019 - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[PROOF](https://millionrounds.com/fund/proof)** Director on 15 filings · since 2019 - SEC Form D · Other investment fund **FCG1 P, LLC** Director since 2019 - SEC Form D · Fund **Wonder PROOF C2 LLC** Director since 2019 - SEC Form D · Other investment fund **BM2 P, LLC, a series of PROOF Master I, LLC** Director since 2019 - SEC Form D · Other investment fund **RV2 P, LLC, a Series of Proof Master I, LLC** Director since 2019 - SEC Form D · Other investment fund **FVC2 P, LLC** Director since 2019 - SEC Form D · Fund **Leo PROOF C1 LLC** Director since 2019 - SEC Form D · Other investment fund **Tusk Ro P LLC** Director since 2019 - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[CVC1 P](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cvc1-p)** Director since 2019 - SEC Form D · Other investment fund **Tusk Bird P, LLC, a series of PROOF Master I, LLC** Managing Member of the Issuer's Manager since 2019 - SEC Form D · Other investment fund **PROOF Sweetgreen, LLC, a series of PROOF Master I, LLC** Managing Member of the Issuer's Manager since 2019 - SEC Form D · Other investment fund **[Riot Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/riot-ventures-2)** Director since 2019 - SEC Form D · Other investment fund **Oakhouse Partners P1, LLC, a series of PROOF Master I, LLC** Issuer's Manager since 2019 - SEC Form D · Other investment fund **BOA1 P, LLC, a series of PROOF Master I, LLC** Issuer's Manager since 2018 Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date. ## Also at KBW Ventures - [**Roy Choi** Director *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/roy-choi) - [**Khaled Alwaleed** Founder and CEO *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/khaled-alwaleed) - [**Matthew Greathouse** Director, Investments *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/matthew-greathouse) ## Hear them before you pitch them - [Village Global Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/village-global) · 26 Nov 2018 · 52 min Rethinking The Merits of Decentralization with John Backus With [John Backus](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-backus) About this episode On this episode of Venture Stories, Erik is joined by co-host Tony Sheng to interview John Backus (@backus), founder of Bloom and Cognito, two companies working on decentralized lending and identity. Co-host Tony Sheng (@tonysheng) leads product at Decentraland. He also publishes analyses on the… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page ### Mentioned in Episodes that name John Backus in their description, which is not the same as being on them. - [This Week in Fintech](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-fintech) · 9 Jan 2024 · 47 min 🎧Building the Best, with Jillian Williams feat. John and Alain of Cognito With [Jillian Williams](https://millionrounds.com/person/jillian-williams) Mentions [John Backus](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-backus) About this episode In this episode, Jillian is joined by the co-founders of Cognito, an ID verification and KYC provider to the fintech world, which was acquired by Plaid in 2021. Alain Meier, Co-Founder and CEO of Cognito (acquired by Plaid) John Backus, Co-Founder and CTO of Cognito (acquired by Plaid)… Listen on Apple Podcasts Episodes of [the shows we follow](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts), matched by name. Not them? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=john-backus). ## Find people like John Filter every partner and angel by firm, kind, market and whether we watched them invest. Free with an account. Search people[How we know what we know](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)