# John Kobs, CEO, Founder & Chairman

> John Kobs, CEO, Founder & Chairman. 2 investments on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

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

San Francisco, US · Angel

# John Kobs

CEO, Founder & Chairman at John Kobs

Latest rounds

- **Periscope Data** Round · $25M Nov 2016
- **Chobolabs** Seed · $1.3M Sept 2014

Backs *Big Data & Analytics* *Gaming*

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** 2 last Nov 2016
- **Filings:** 1 with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 1 episodes

What this record rests on

- ✓ **Named in rounds** 2 rounds name them
- ✓ **On filings** 1 filing with a regulator
- **Linked to a firm** No firm on record
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from filings their firm signed.

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## Rounds they were named in

- **Rounds:** 2
- **Led:** 0
- **Disclosed:** $26.3M
- **Active:** 2014–16

2016

- [Periscope Data](https://millionrounds.com/company/periscope-data) *Round* **$25M** *US* Nov 2016 Joined · +36 investors

2014

- [Chobolabs](https://millionrounds.com/company/chobolabs) *Seed* **$1.3M** *US* Sept 2014 Joined · +8 investors · historical

By stage

- Round **1**
- Seed **1**

What they backed

Big Data & Analytics **1** Gaming **1**

Alongside

- 2020 Ventures *1*
- Aadil Mamujee *1*
- [AngelPad *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/angelpad)
- Ankur Pansari *1*
- [Benjamin Ling *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bling-capital)
- [Bessemer Venture Partners *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners)
- Carine Magescas *1*
- [Chad Byers *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chad-byers)

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

- [Accept.inc](https://millionrounds.com/startup/accept)
- [Aptible](https://millionrounds.com/company/aptible)
- [Avo](https://millionrounds.com/company/avo)
- [ByteGain](https://millionrounds.com/startup/bytegain)
- [Cambly](https://millionrounds.com/startup/cambly-inc)
- [Chatdesk](https://millionrounds.com/startup/chatdesk-inc)
- [Chobolabs](https://millionrounds.com/startup/chobolabs)
- [Chubbies Shorts](https://millionrounds.com/startup/chubbies-shorts)
- [Dealpath](https://millionrounds.com/company/dealpath)
- [FirstLine](https://millionrounds.com/startup/firstline)
- [Guidespark](https://millionrounds.com/startup/guidespark)
- [Hint Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/hint-health)
- [Huckleberry](https://millionrounds.com/company/huckleberry)
- [Mutiny](https://millionrounds.com/startup/mutiny)
- [MyTime](https://millionrounds.com/startup/mytime-2)
- [Open Collective](https://millionrounds.com/startup/open-collective-2)
- [Orro](https://millionrounds.com/startup/orro)
- [Periscope Data](https://millionrounds.com/company/periscope-data)
- [Pluto Money](https://millionrounds.com/startup/pluto-money)
- [Rinse](https://millionrounds.com/company/rinse)
- [Scalyr](https://millionrounds.com/company/scalyr)
- [Simple Habit](https://millionrounds.com/company/simple-habit)
- [SketchDeck](https://millionrounds.com/startup/sketchdeck)
- [Spruce Health](https://millionrounds.com/startup/spruce-health)
- [StoryWorth](https://millionrounds.com/startup/storyworth)
- Board.live
- CStorePro
- Darby Smart
- Hike Labs
- MHS Capital
- Man Crates
- OpenCollective
- Opencare
- Quadrant Eye

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Company raising **Auto List, Inc.** Director since 2014

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

## Hear them before you pitch them

- [Village Global Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/village-global) · 7 Mar 2019 · 38 min Requests For Startups: Marketplaces with Jonathan Swanson and John Kobs With [John Kobs](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-kobs) Mentions [Jonathan Swanson](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jonathan-swanson)[Brett Bolkowy](https://millionrounds.com/person/brett-bolkowy) About this episode Jonathan Swanson (@swaaanson), co-founder and chairman of Thumbtack, and John Kobs (@johnkobs), co-founder of Apartment List join Erik to talk all about marketplaces. John and Jonathan talk about their lessons from running their respective companies about what makes a good marketplace, and how… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

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