# John Hanke, CEO at Niantic

> John Hanke, CEO at Niantic. 1 investment on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/john-hanke (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

Mountain View, US · Angel

# John Hanke

CEO at [Niantic](https://millionrounds.com/fund/niantic)

Latest rounds

- **CamioCam** Seed Feb 2014

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** 1 last Feb 2014
- **Filings:** 2 with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 1 +1 mentions

What this record rests on

- ✓ **Named in rounds** 1 round name them
- ✓ **On filings** 2 filings with a regulator
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Niantic
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from filings their firm signed.

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## The firm

[**Niantic** Investment firm · US **0** cheques in 12 months **0** all time **0** led unknown](https://millionrounds.com/fund/niantic)

## Rounds they were named in

- **Rounds:** 1
- **Led:** 0
- **Active:** 2014

2014

- [CamioCam](https://millionrounds.com/company/camiocam) *Seed* Feb 2014 Joined · +6 investors · historical

By stage

- Seed **1**

Alongside

- [BoxGroup *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup)
- [Ellen Levy *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ellen-levy)
- [FLOODGATE *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/floodgate)
- [Freestyle Capital *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/freestyle)
- [Greylock Partners *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greylock-partners)
- [Marissa Mayer *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/marissa-mayer)

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.

## Companies they are listed as backing

Portfolio

- [Camio](https://millionrounds.com/startup/camio)
- SCHEDit

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Company raising **Niantic, Inc.** Executive Officer, Director on 6 filings · since 2015
- SEC Form D · Company raising **SourceTrace Systems, Inc.** Director since 2010

Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.

## Also at Niantic

- [**Lucas Nealan** System Engineer *2 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/lucas-nealan)
- [**Audrey Anderson** Director of Business Operations *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/audrey-anderson)
- [**Jeff Shouger** Chief Financial Officer *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/jeff-shouger)

## Hear them before you pitch them

- [Grit](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/grit) · 12 Aug 2024 · 1h 9m #203 CEO Niantic, John Hanke: Buried Ships With [John Hanke](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-hanke) Mentions [Frank Slootman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/frank-slootman)[Mark Zuckerberg](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mark-zuckerberg)[Noam Bardin](https://millionrounds.com/fund/noam-bardin)[David Lawee](https://millionrounds.com/person/david-lawee)[Gilman Louie](https://millionrounds.com/person/gilman-louie)[Jay Chaudhry](https://millionrounds.com/person/jay-chaudhry) About this episode Guest: John Hanke, CEO of Niantic When Pokémon Go launched, Niantic CEO John Hanke was enjoying a tranquil walk through a bamboo forest near Kyoto with his son. When he got back, it was all hands on deck: Building on a platform Niantic had developed for its previous game, Ingress, Pokémon Go was… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

### Mentioned in

Episodes that name John Hanke in their description, which is not the same as being on them.

- [Grit](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/grit) · 30 Dec 2024 · 1h 5m #223 Great Stories and Gritty Advice for 2025 Mentions [Eoghan McCabe](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eoghan-mccabe)[Jason Kilar](https://millionrounds.com/person/jason-kilar)[John Hanke](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-hanke)[Mark Fields](https://millionrounds.com/person/mark-fields)[Mark McLaughlin](https://millionrounds.com/person/mark-mclaughlin)[Rony Abovitz](https://millionrounds.com/person/rony-abovitz) About this episode On this special episode of Grit, we look back at some of the coolest stories and best advice our guests have shared in 2024. Chapters: (00:49) - David Risher on his Amazon easter egg & moving on (07:02) - Jason Kilar on bouncing between relevance & irrelevance (15:13) - Eoghan McCabe on… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

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