Chicago, US · HNWI
Steven Johnson
The firm
Combined InsuranceCorporate VC · US0cheques in 12 months0all time0ledunknownRounds they were named in
- Rounds
- 1
- Led
- 0
- Active
- 2013
- Jelly HQSeries AUSJoined · +8 investors · historical
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.
Where they are named on record
Filings
- SEC Form D · Hedge fundSoroban Long Only Equity Cayman Fund LtdExecutive Officeron 2 filings · since 2025
- SEC Form D · Hedge fundSoroban Long Only Equity Fund LLCExecutive Officeron 2 filings · since 2025
- SEC Form D · Company raisingNew Fat Ass Holding Co, LLCManager of Managersince 2024
- SEC Form D · Hedge fundSoroban Decarbonization Beneficiaries Cayman Fund LtdExecutive Officeron 3 filings · since 2022
- SEC Form D · Hedge fundSoroban Decarbonization Beneficiaries Cayman Fund II LtdExecutive Officeron 3 filings · since 2022
- SEC Form D · Hedge fundSoroban Decarbonization Beneficiaries Fund II LLCExecutive Officeron 3 filings · since 2022
- SEC Form D · Hedge fundSoroban Decarbonization Beneficiaries Fund LLCExecutive Officeron 3 filings · since 2022
- SEC Form D · Hedge fundSoroban Opportunities Fund III LLCExecutive Officeron 5 filings · since 2022
- SEC Form D · Other investment fundNew Capital US Value Fund, a Sub-Fund of New Capital UCITS Fund plcDirectoron 2 filings · since 2021
- SEC Form D · Hedge fundSoroban Opportunities Cayman Fund III LPExecutive Officeron 6 filings · since 2021
- SEC Form D · Company raisingAbbiamo Pasta CoExecutive Officer, Directorsince 2020
- SEC Form D · Company raisingHeleo Inc.Directoron 3 filings · since 2020
- SEC Form D · Hedge fundSoroban Opportunities Fund II LLCExecutive Officeron 8 filings · since 2020
- SEC Form D · Hedge fundSoroban Opportunities Cayman Fund II LtdExecutive Officeron 8 filings · since 2020
- SEC Form D · Hedge fundSoroban Special Investment Cayman Fund LPExecutive Officeron 6 filings · since 2016
- SEC Form D · Hedge fundSoroban Special Investment Fund LLC - Series AExecutive Officeron 6 filings · since 2016
- SEC Form D · Hedge fundSoroban Opportunities Fund LLCExecutive Officeron 15 filings · since 2014
- SEC Form D · Hedge fundSoroban Opportunities Cayman Fund LtdExecutive Officeron 15 filings · since 2014
- SEC Form D · Company raisingWebtab, Inc.Executive Officer, Director, Promotersince 2013
- SEC Form D · Company raisingNerve.com, Inc.Directorsince 2011
Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.
Their books
How We Got to Now: Six Innovations That Made the Modern World
Steven Johnson · 2014
4.12 from 16,236 ratings on Goodreads
About the book
From the New York Times –bestselling author of Where Good Ideas Come From and Extra Life , a new look at the power and legacy of great ideas. In this illustrated history, Steven Johnson explores the history of innovation over centuries, tracing facets of modern life…
Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation
Steven Johnson · 2010
3.99 from 15,711 ratings on Goodreads
About the book
The printing press, the pencil, the flush toilet, the battery--these are all great ideas. But where do they come from? What kind of environment breeds them? What sparks the flash of brilliance? How do we generate the breakthrough technologies that push forward our lives, our…
Emergence: The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities, and Software
Steven Johnson · 2001
3.95 from 3,599 ratings on Goodreads
About the book
In the tradition of Being Digital and The Tipping Point, Steven Johnson, acclaimed as a "cultural critic with a poet's heart" (The Village Voice), takes readers on an eye-opening journey through emergence theory and its applications. Explaining why the whole is sometimes smarter…
Farsighted: How We Make the Decisions That Matter the Most
Steven Johnson · 2018
3.55 from 2,047 ratings on Goodreads
About the book
The hardest choices are also the most consequential. So why do we know so little about how to get them right? Big, life-altering decisions matter so much more than the decisions we make every day, and they're also the most difficult: where to live, whom to marry, what to…
Wonderland: How Play Made the Modern World
Steven Johnson · 2016
3.84 from 1,461 ratings on Goodreads
About the book
"A house of wonders itself. . . . Wonderland inspires grins and well-what-d'ya-knows", The New York Times Book Review From the New York Times-bestselling author of How We Got to Now and Where Good Ideas Come From, a look at the world-changing innovations we made while…
Future Perfect: The Case for Progress in a Networked Age
Steven Johnson · 2012
3.68 from 1,051 ratings on Goodreads
About the book
From the New York Times bestselling author of How We Got To Now and Farsighted Combining the deft social analysis of Where Good Ideas Come From with the optimistic arguments of Everything Bad Is Good for You , bestselling author and one of the most inspiring visionaries of…
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AI makes you more creative, AI Roundtable with Steven Johnson and Grant Lee | E2231
Their bookHow We Got to Now
About this episode
This Week In Startups is made possible by: Gusto - https://www.gusto.com/twist Lemon IO - https://lemon.io/twist Quo - http://quo.com/TWiST Today's show: We keep hearing about how AI is killing our ability to think, filling our media with slop, and ruining our kids' ability to learn. It seems… More on the show's page
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Josh Woodward: Google Labs is Rapidly Building AI Products from 0-to-1
WithJosh Woodward
MentionsAaron LeviePaul GrahamSteven Johnson
About this episode
As VP of Google Labs, Josh Woodward leads teams exploring the frontiers of AI applications. He shares insights on their rapid development process, why today’s written prompts will become outdated and how AI is transforming everything from video generation to computer control. He reveals that 25% of…
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a16z Podcast: Beyond Zero Sum, Again
MentionsAndreessen HorowitzBen HorowitzMarc AndreessenSteven Johnson
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with Marc Andreessen (@pmarca), Ben Horowitz (@bhorowitz), and Steven Johnson (@stevenbjohnson) Continuing our 10-year anniversary series since the founding of Andreessen Horowitz (aka "a16z"), we’re resurfacing some of our previous episodes featuring Andreessen Horowitz founders Marc Andreessen… More on the show's page
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Check your blindspot, w/Sallie Krawcheck (Ellevest)
WithSallie Krawcheck
Their bookOwn It
MentionsMerrill LynchStephen JohnsonSteven Johnson
About this episode
If your company's dominated by one type of person, you run the risk of tunnel vision. You might move fast, but you'll often drive straight into traps. Truly scalable companies need a diverse portfolio of viewpoints to see the opportunities others miss. Sallie Krawcheck knows this well. She rose…
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Apple Podcastsa16z Podcast: Seeing into the Future -- Making Decisions, Telling Stories
MentionsChris DixonSteven Johnson
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with Steven Johnson (@stevenbjohnson), Chris Dixon (@cdixon), and Sonal Chokshi (@smc90) There's a lot of research and writing out there on "thinking fast" -- the short-term, gut, instinctual decisions we make, biases we have, and heuristics we use -- but what about for "thinking slow" -- the… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pagea16z Podcast: Beyond Zero-Sum Thinking in the Game of Tech... and Life
MentionsBen HorowitzMarc AndreessenSteven Johnson
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with Marc Andreessen (@pmarca), Ben Horowitz (@bhorowitz), and Steven Johnson (@stevenbjohnson) The rise of zero-sum thinking -- which has come snapping back recently -- slows and even halts progress, observes Marc Andreessen. Because you're then dividing up a smaller piece, adds Ben Horowitz,… More on the show's page
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