John Thompson Overview

  • Investor Type
  • Angel

  • Status
  • Active

  • Professionals
  • 1

Professionals

  • Investments
  • 28

  • Portfolio
  • 13

  • Exits
  • 11

Exits

John Thompson General Information

Description

Mr. John Thompson serves as Board Member at Rubrik. Mr. Thompson serves as Investor & Board Member at Rbirik. He serves as Board Member at Illumina. He serves as Advisor at LeapYear & Reviver. He serves as a Board Member at Seismic, Liquid Robotics, , and Illumio. He is an Investor & serves as Board Member at Rubrik. He is a Venture Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners. He served as Board Member at Inxeption. He is also the Chairman of the Board at Microsoft and Illumina. He has served on several government commissions including the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, the National Infrastructure Advisory Council, and the Silicon Valley Blue Ribbon Task Force on Aviation Security and Technology. He received his B.A. in business administration from Florida A&M University and an M.S. in management science from MIT's Sloan School of Management.

Business Details

Investor Status
Actively Seeking New Investments
Primary Investor Type
Angel (individual)
Corporate Office
  • San Francisco, CA
  • United States

John Thompson Investments (28)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Company Stage Lead Partner
Omnifold 26-Nov-2024 Seed Round Logistics Stealth
Avarra 03-Oct-2024 Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
Descope 15-Feb-2023 Software Development Applications Generating Revenue
Scribe 18-Oct-2021 Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
Multiverse 28-Sep-2021 Human Capital Services Generating Revenue
Hubilo 24-Feb-2021 Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
Multiverse 16-Feb-2021 Human Capital Services Generating Revenue
Confluera 20-Mar-2020 Network Management Software Generating Revenue
CyCognito 19-Nov-2019 Early Stage VC Network Management Software Generating Revenue
Moveworks 14-Nov-2019 Early Stage VC Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue

John Thompson Exits (11)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size
Clumio 01-Oct-2024 Merger/Acquisition
Rubrik 25-Apr-2024
Armorblox 14-Jul-2023
Confluera 22-Mar-2023
LeapYear 10-Feb-2023
Phantom Cyber 06-Apr-2018
Taptera 17-Oct-2016
PernixData 06-Sep-2016
DEY Storage Systems 14-Apr-2014 Merger/Acquisition
Inxeption Out of Business

John Thompson Investments by Industry, Year, and Region

Investments by Industry

Investments by Year

Investments by Region

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John Thompson Co-Investors (55)

Name With Exits Lead Partner Series Industry
Lightspeed Venture Partners 4 Series chart Industry bar
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John Thompson FAQs

  • Who is John Thompson?

    John Thompson is an angel Investor who has made 28 investments.

  • What kind of investor is John Thompson?

    John Thompson is an angel investor.

  • What does John Thompson do?

    As an angel investor, John Thompson invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.

  • How many board seats does John Thompson hold?

    John Thompson holds 2 board seats including Illumio and Liquid Robotics.

  • What has John Thompson invested in?

    John Thompson has made numerous investments in companies like Omnifold, Avarra, and Descope within the Logistics, Business/Productivity Software, and Software Development Applications industries.

  • What has John Thompson invested in recently?

    John Thompson's latest investment was on 26-Nov-2024 in Omnifold, a company within the Logistics industry.

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