John Hering Overview
- Investor Type
- Angel
- Status
- Active
- Investments
- 6
- Portfolio
- 4
- Exits
- 2
John Hering General Information
Description
Mr. John Hering serves as Board Member at HackerOne. He is also a Co-Founder of Coalition and serves as its General Partner and Board Member. He serves as the General Partner at Vy Capital. He served as an Advisor at Harbor. He is a Co-Founder and serves as Board Member at Lookout. He is responsible for driving the company's long term vision and success together with Jim and the executive team. He is an entrepreneur with a vision of creating a more secure world in the post-PC era. In five short years, he has grown Lookout's user base to more than 50 million worldwide and built a platform for providing protection across networks and devices. Top publications have recognized him as an industry leader and innovator. BusinessWeek named him a Best Young Tech Entrepreneur in 2010, Fortune named him a Smartest Person in Tech 2011, more recently, the editors of MIT Tech Review dubbed him a 35 Under 35 entrepreneur and Fortune Magazine included him on its lists of 2012 40 Under 40 entrepreneurs. He is a frequent presenter at mobile and tech industry events including RSA, Mobile World Congress, Black Hat Technical Security Conference, DEFCON, Fortune Brainstorm. Additionally, he is an angel investor in multiple Silicon Valley startups. He serves as Board Member at Fort Point Beer Company.
Contact Information
Investor Status
Actively Seeking New Investments
Primary Investor Type
Angel (individual)
Primary Office
- 22 4th Street
- 5th Floor
- San Francisco, CA 94103
- United States
John Hering Investments (6)
| Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Company Stage | Lead Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Embrace (Business/Productivity Software) | 25-Apr-2019 | Seed Round | 00.00 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | 0000 000000 |
| 00000000 | 24-Aug-2017 | 0000 00000 | 000.00 | Legal Services (B2B) | Generating Revenue | 0000 000000 |
| 0000000000 | 04-May-2011 | 0000 00000 | Financial Software | Generating Revenue | 0000 000000 | |
| 000000000 | 08-Dec-2009 | 00000 00000 | 000 | Application Software | Generating Revenue | 0000 000000 |
| BeerMenus | Early Stage VC | Media and Information Services (B2B) | Generating Revenue | 0000 000000 | ||
| Vy Capital | Angel (individual) | Other Financial Services | Startup | 0000 000000 |
John Hering Exits (2)
| Company Name | Exit Date | Exit Type | Exit Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| CardSpring | 17-Jul-2014 | Merger/Acquisition | |
| 000000000 | 29-Mar-2013 | 000000000000000000 | 00000 |
John Hering Investments by Industry, Year, and Region
Investments by Industry
Investments by Year
Investments by Region
PitchBook’s data visualizations quickly surface an investor’s historical investments—showing a breakdown of activity by industry, year and region.
Request a free trialJohn Hering Team (1)
| Name | Title | Deals | Funds | Boards | Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Hering | Angel Investor | 0 | 0 | San Francisco, CA |
John Hering Co-Investors (28)
| Name | With | Exits | Lead Partner | Series | Industry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eniac Ventures | 1 | 0 |
|
|
|
| Greycroft | 0 | 0 |
|
|
|
| Miramar Digital Ventures | 0 | 0 |
|
|
|
| Pritzker Group Venture Capital | 0 | 0 |
|
|
|
| Techstars | 0 | 0 |
|
|