John Acquaviva Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Co-Founder & Man...

  • Primary Industry
  • Information Technology

  • Med. Deal Size

John Acquaviva General Information

Biography

Mr. John Acquaviva is a Co-Founder and serves as a Managing Partner at Plus Eight Equity Partners. Mr. Acquaviva served as Co-Chairman at Pacemaker Music. He is also a world-class DJ with over 30 years of experience. Earlier in his career, he co-founded Beatport LLC where he was an active board member until its acquisition by SFX Entertainment. He was also instrumental in bringing to market Final Scratch, a revolutionary technology for DJs. He received his bachelor's degree in Mathematics and Statistics from the University of Western Ontario.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Plus Eight Equity Partners
Education
University of Western Ontario, Bachelor's
Gender
Male
Total Investments
Exits
Address
  • Miami, FL 33131
  • United States

John Acquaviva Positions (1)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
Plus Eight Equity Partners Investor Co-Founder & Managing Partner Miami, FL Venture Capital

John Acquaviva Lead Partner on Deals (3)

John Acquaviva has been the lead partner on 3 deals. Their latest deal was with LANDR, a multimedia and design software company. The deal was made for on 12-Jul-2019.

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
LANDR 12-Jul-2019 Later Stage VC (Series B) Completed Multimedia and Design Software Montreal, Canada
Pacemaker (Entertainment Software) 29-Aug-2014 Completed Entertainment Software Stockholm, Sweden
Mox (Movies, Music and Entertainment) 03-Apr-2013 Completed Movies, Music and Entertainment Los Angeles, CA

John Acquaviva Network (31)

Board Members (7)

Name Company Representing Location From
Mats Johansson Pacemaker (Entertainment Software) Spintop Ventures Stockholm, Sweden
Jacob Key Pacemaker (Entertainment Software) Self Stockholm, Sweden
Pacemaker (Entertainment Software) Pacemaker (Entertainment Software) Stockholm, Sweden

Portfolio Executives (24)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
Anas Hakmaoui LANDR Co-Chief Executive Officer 12-Jul-2019 Montreal, Canada
Patrick Bertrand LANDR Chief Financial Officer 12-Jul-2019 Montreal, Canada
LANDR Chief Operating Officer 12-Jul-2019 Montreal, Canada
LANDR Chief Product Officer 12-Jul-2019 Montreal, Canada
LANDR Advisor 12-Jul-2019 Montreal, Canada

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