# John Maeda at Microsoft > John Maeda, CVP Engineering, CoreAI Computational Design & Research at Microsoft. 3 investments on record. Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/john-maeda (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Redmond, US · Angel # John Maeda CVP Engineering, CoreAI Computational Design & Research at [Microsoft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/microsoft) Latest rounds - **Eyegroove** Seed · $2.2M Feb 2015 - **Bitfinder Inc.** Seed · $1.4M Feb 2015 - **Flipsicle** Seed · $2M Nov 2014 Backs *B2C* *Consumer Apps* *Internet* Profile summary - **Rounds named:** 3 last Feb 2015 - **Filings:** 1 with regulators - **Books:** 3 written What this record rests on - ✓ **Named in rounds** 3 rounds name them - ✓ **On filings** 1 filing with a regulator - ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Microsoft - **Claimed** Not claimed yet Titles come from filings their firm signed. [Correct or remove](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=john-maeda)[Is this you? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=john-maeda) ## The firm [**Microsoft** Corporate VC · US **12** cheques in 12 months **105** all time **3** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/microsoft) ## Rounds they were named in - **Rounds:** 3 - **Led:** 0 - **Disclosed:** $5.6M - **Active:** 2014–15 2015 - [Eyegroove](https://millionrounds.com/company/eyegroove) *Seed* **$2.2M** *US* Feb 2015 Joined · historical - [Bitfinder Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/bitfinder-inc) *Seed* **$1.4M** *US* Feb 2015 Joined · +6 investors · historical 2014 - [Flipsicle](https://millionrounds.com/company/flipsicle) *Seed* **$2M** *US* Nov 2014 Joined · +8 investors · historical By stage - Seed **3** What they backed B2C **1** Consumer Apps **1** Internet **1** Alongside - Ash Lilani *1* - [Chester Roh *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chester-roh) - [Compound *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/compound-4) - [Esther Dyson *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/esther-dyson) - [FuturePlay *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/futureplay) - [Gautam Godhwani *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gautam-godhwani) - [Global Brain Corporation *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-brain-corporation) - Korean Goverment *1* 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 - [AWAIR](https://millionrounds.com/company/awair) - [Flipsicle](https://millionrounds.com/startup/flipsicle-inc) - [Walker & Company Brands](https://millionrounds.com/startup/walker-company-brands) - Eyegroove ## Where they are named on record Filings - SEC Form D · Company raising **Sonos Inc** Director on 3 filings · since 2012 Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date. ## Also at Microsoft - [**John Thompson** Chairman of the Board *11 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-thompson-2) - [**Kevin Scott** Corporate Vice President Global Enterprise Sales *5 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/kevin-scott) - [**Gordon Bell** Researcher Emeritus (Ret) *4 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/gordon-bell) - [**Bruce Jaffe** General Partner *3 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/bruce-jaffe) - [**Jeff Miller** Team *3 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/jeff-miller-9) - [**Vinayak Hegde** Angel Investor *2 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/vinayak-hegde-2) - [**Baharat Vemuri** Team *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/baharat-vemuri) - [**Gaurav Agarwal** Team *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/gaurav-agarwal-3) ## Their books - 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… On AmazonListen on Audible - 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… On AmazonListen on Audible - 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… On AmazonListen on Audible - Find the books for what you are building, or how you invest. [Open the Reading List](https://millionrounds.com/reading-list) As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. ## 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)