# John Vrionis at Unusual Ventures > John Vrionis, Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Unusual Ventures. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/john-vrionis (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Menlo Park, US · Partner # John Vrionis Co-Founder & Managing Partner at [Unusual Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/unusual-ventures) Profile summary - **Rounds named:** - none observed - **Filings:** 6 with regulators - **Podcasts:** 3 +5 mentions What this record rests on - **Named in rounds** No round names them yet - ✓ **On filings** 6 filings with a regulator - ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Unusual Ventures - **Claimed** Not claimed yet Titles come from filings their firm signed. [Correct or remove](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=john-vrionis)[Is this you? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=john-vrionis) ## The firm [**Unusual Ventures** VC firm · US **15** cheques in 12 months **92** all time **3** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/unusual-ventures) ## Companies they are listed as backing Portfolio - [Alpha Vantage](https://millionrounds.com/startup/alpha-vantage-inc) - [AptEdge](https://millionrounds.com/startup/aptedge) - [Arctic Wolf](https://millionrounds.com/startup/arctic-wolf) - [Armorblox](https://millionrounds.com/company/armorblox) - [Arrikto](https://millionrounds.com/startup/arrikto) - [Banyan Security](https://millionrounds.com/company/banyan-security) - [Citadel Defense Company](https://millionrounds.com/startup/citadel-defense-company) - [Click Security](https://millionrounds.com/startup/click-security) - [CloudBees](https://millionrounds.com/company/cloudbees) - [Encounter AI](https://millionrounds.com/startup/encounter-ai) - [Harness](https://millionrounds.com/startup/harness-6) - [Haven Money](https://millionrounds.com/startup/haven-money) - [HireXperience](https://millionrounds.com/startup/hirexperience) - [Illumix](https://millionrounds.com/company/illumix) - [Magic](https://millionrounds.com/startup/magic-8) - [Oloid](https://millionrounds.com/startup/oloid) - [Ordr](https://millionrounds.com/company/ordr) - [OrthoFX](https://millionrounds.com/startup/orthofx) - [Orum](https://millionrounds.com/startup/orum) - [Relyance AI](https://millionrounds.com/startup/relyance-ai) - [Ride Report](https://millionrounds.com/company/ride-report) - [Rive](https://millionrounds.com/company/rive) - [Robinhood](https://millionrounds.com/startup/robinhood-2) - [STEEZY](https://millionrounds.com/startup/steezy-inc) - [Shujinko](https://millionrounds.com/company/shujinko) - [Styra](https://millionrounds.com/company/styra) - [Traceable](https://millionrounds.com/startup/traceable) - [Transposit](https://millionrounds.com/company/transposit) - [Visor](https://millionrounds.com/startup/visor-4) - [Vivun](https://millionrounds.com/startup/vivun-2) - [Winnie](https://millionrounds.com/company/winnie) - BluBracket - CoScreen - Datos IO - Embrane - Kloud.io 36 of 39 companies. ## Where they are named on record Filings - SEC Form D · Company raising **Arrikto Inc.** Director since 2020 - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Unusual Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/unusual-ventures)** Managing Member of the General Partner on 4 filings · since 2019 - SEC Form D · Company raising **CITADEL DEFENSE Co** Director since 2017 - SEC Form D · Company raising **DataStax, Inc.** Director on 4 filings · since 2012 - SEC Form D · Company raising **CloudBees, Inc.** Director on 8 filings · since 2011 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Evolv Inc.** Director since 2009 Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date. ## Also at Unusual Ventures - [**Lars Albright** General Partner *8 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/lars-albright) - [**Jyoti Bansal** Co-Founder & Entrepreneur Partner *2 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/jyoti-bansal) - [**Jordan Segall** Partner *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/jordan-segall) - [**Sarah Leary** Venture Partner *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/sarah-leary) - [**Andrew Johns** Head of Product & Knowledge *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/andrew-johns) - [**Bill Hodak** Team *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/bill-hodak) - [**Calvin Ling** Director of Finance and Investment Operations *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/calvin-ling) - [**Corinne Bechtle** Head of Strategic Product Marketing and Alliances *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/corinne-bechtle) ## Hear them before you pitch them - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 26 Dec 2022 · 52 min Replay - The DNA of Startup Success (John Vrionis) With [John Vrionis](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-vrionis) About this episode On this special replay episode, John Vrionis joins Nick to discuss the DNA of Startup Success, including: What's unusual about what you do? "How it works" vs. "Why it matters", what's the disconnect you've observed with early-stage founders? Arrogance vs. Humility, have you invested in founders… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) · 9 Dec 2019 · 34 min 20VC: Unusual Ventures' John Vrionis on Why We Need To Raise The Bar In Venture, Why Taking Multi-Stage Money At Seed Is Not In The Best Interest of Founders & Why To Be The Best, You Have To Specialise To Be The Best With [John Vrionis](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-vrionis) Mentions [Unusual Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/unusual-ventures) About this episode 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 Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 30 Oct 2019 · 54 min 197. The DNA of Startup Success (John Vrionis) With [John Vrionis](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-vrionis) Mentions [Unusual Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/unusual-ventures)[Jyoti Bansal](https://millionrounds.com/person/jyoti-bansal) About this episode 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 Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page ### Mentioned in Episodes that name John Vrionis in their description, which is not the same as being on them. - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 8 Oct 2020 · 10 min Investor Stories 161: What's Next (Hsu, Vrionis, Vassallo, Hsieh) Mentions [John Vrionis](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-vrionis)[Jonathan Hsu](https://millionrounds.com/person/jonathan-hsu)[Kane Hsieh](https://millionrounds.com/person/kane-hsieh)[Trae Vassallo](https://millionrounds.com/person/trae-vassallo) About this episode 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 Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 23 Jul 2020 · 9 min Investor Stories 150: Why I Passed (Siegler, Isford, Vrionis, Rust) Mentions [Ash Rust](https://millionrounds.com/person/ash-rust)[Grace Isford](https://millionrounds.com/person/grace-isford)[John Vrionis](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-vrionis) About this episode 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 Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 29 May 2020 · 11 min Investor Stories 142: Lessons Learned (Vrionis, Yin, Franklin, Neilson) Mentions [Elizabeth Yin](https://millionrounds.com/person/elizabeth-yin)[Jeremy Neilson](https://millionrounds.com/person/jeremy-neilson)[John Vrionis](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-vrionis) About this episode 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 Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 18 Mar 2020 · 7 min Investor Stories 134: Post Mortems (Vrionis, Horowitz, Banister) Mentions [Cyan Banister](https://millionrounds.com/person/cyan-banister)[David Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/person/david-horowitz)[John Vrionis](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-vrionis) About this episode 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 Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 19 Dec 2019 · 9 min Investor Stories 128: Strange & Unusual (Vrionis, Tusk, Klaff) Mentions [Bradley Tusk](https://millionrounds.com/person/bradley-tusk)[John Vrionis](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-vrionis) About this episode 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 Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page Episodes of [the shows we follow](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts), matched by name. Not them? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=john-vrionis). ## 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)