The firm
Unusual VenturesVC firm · US15cheques in 12 months92all time3ledCompanies they are listed as backing
Portfolio
Alpha Vantage
AptEdge- Arctic Wolf
- Armorblox
Arrikto
Banyan Security- Citadel Defense Company
- Click Security
CloudBees
Encounter AI
Harness- Haven Money
- HireXperience
Illumix- Magic
Oloid
Ordr
OrthoFX
Orum
Relyance AI
Ride Report
Rive
Robinhood- STEEZY
Shujinko
Styra
Traceable
Transposit
Visor
Vivun
Winnie- BluBracket
- CoScreen
- Datos IO
- Embrane
- Kloud.io
36 of 39 companies.
Where they are named on record
Filings
- SEC Form D · Company raisingArrikto Inc.Directorsince 2020
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fundUnusual VenturesManaging Member of the General Partneron 4 filings · since 2019
- SEC Form D · Company raisingCITADEL DEFENSE CoDirectorsince 2017
- SEC Form D · Company raisingDataStax, Inc.Directoron 4 filings · since 2012
- SEC Form D · Company raisingCloudBees, Inc.Directoron 8 filings · since 2011
- SEC Form D · Company raisingEvolv Inc.Directorsince 2009
Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.
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John Vrionis is the Founder and Managing Partner @ Unusual Ventures , the firm that is redefining seed investing and raising the bar for what entrepreneurs should expect from a seed investment firm. Prior to founding Unusual, John spent 11 years as a Partner @ Lightspeed where his investments… More on the show's page
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John Vrionis of Unusual Ventures joins Nick to discuss The DNA of Startup Success. In this episode, we cover: Backstory/path to venture. Talk about your experience at Lightspeed and your decision to leave. Where/when did you first meet Jyoti Bansal, the founder, AppDynamics? What's unusual about… More on the show's page
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On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Jonathan Hsu John Vrionis Trae Vassallo Kane Hsieh Each investor discusses sectors, drivers, and/or trends that may have a significant impact in the future and are potentially positioned for outsized-returns. More on the show's page
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On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: M.G. Siegler Grace Isford John Vrionis Ash Rust Each investor highlights a situation where they decided not to invest, why they passed, and how it played out. To listen more, please visit… More on the show's page
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On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: John Vrionis Elizabeth Yin Bobby Franklin Jeremy Neilson Each investor illustrates a critical lesson learned about startup investing and how it's changed their approach. To listen more, please visit… More on the show's page
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MentionsCyan BanisterDavid HorowitzJohn Vrionis
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On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: John Vrionis David Horowitz Cyan Banister Each investor discusses a portfolio company that did not survive and why it was that they failed. To listen more, please visit http://fullratchet.net/podcast-episodes/… More on the show's page
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On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: John Vrionis Bradley Tusk Oren Klaff Each investor describes the most unusual situation or pitch that they've encountered as an investor. To listen more, please visit http://fullratchet.net/podcast-episodes/ for… More on the show's page
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