John Donovan Overview

  • Investor Type
  • Angel

  • Investments
  • 15

  • Portfolio
  • 11

  • Exits
  • 2

Exits

John Donovan General Information

Description

Mr. John Donovan is the Founder & serves as Chief Executive Officer at Qudit. He serves as Chairman of the Board at Lambda. He serves as Board of Advisor at Perygee. He is an Angel Investor. He serves as a Board Member at Cresta (Business/Productivity Software). He serves as Strategic Advisor at Axiado. He serves as a Board Member at Lucata. He previously served as a Partner at Deloitte Consulting before becoming Chief Executive Officer of AT&T Communications. He is the chair of the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC), a board member of Palo Alto Networks and Lockheed Martin, and an author. For more than a decade, he led AT&T in expanding the company's overall innovation program. He oversaw the company's global leadership in 5G, led the industry in the transition to software-defined technology, and successfully collaborated with application developers and others to make AT&T's network open to innovation.

Business Details

Primary Investor Type
Angel (individual)
Corporate Office
  • Dallas, TX
  • United States

John Donovan Investments (15)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Company Stage Lead Partner
TeRAM 15-Sep-2026 Seed Round Other Semiconductors Generating Revenue
Outtake 28-Jan-2026 Network Management Software Generating Revenue
Milestone (Business/Productivity Software) 13-Nov-2025 Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
Valar Atomics 09-Nov-2025 Alternative Energy Equipment Generating Revenue
Omneky 21-Aug-2025 Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
Enam Co. 27-Feb-2025 Business/Productivity Software Startup
Omneky 19-Jul-2023 Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
ArmorCode 16-Nov-2022 Software Development Applications Generating Revenue
OverAI 27-Oct-2022 Seed Round Network Management Software Generating Revenue
Sunday Security 11-May-2022 Seed Round IT Consulting and Outsourcing Out of Business

John Donovan Exits (2)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size
Sunday Security 26-Apr-2026 Out of Business
Finexkap 01-Dec-2022

John Donovan Investments by Industry, Year, and Region

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John Donovan Co-Investors (81)

Name With Exits Lead Partner Series Industry
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Ballistic Ventures (California) Series chart Industry bar
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John Donovan FAQs

  • Who is John Donovan?

    John Donovan is an angel Investor who has made 15 investments.

  • What kind of investor is John Donovan?

    John Donovan is an angel investor.

  • What does John Donovan do?

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

  • How many board seats does John Donovan hold?

    John Donovan holds a board seat in Lucata.

  • What has John Donovan invested in?

    John Donovan has made numerous investments in companies like TeRAM, Outtake, and Milestone (Business/Productivity Software) within the Semiconductors, Network Management Software, and Business/Productivity Software industries.

  • What has John Donovan invested in recently?

    John Donovan's latest investment was on 15-Sep-2026 in TeRAM, a company within the Semiconductors industry.

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