John Freshley Overview

  • Firm
  • John Freshley

  • Primary Position
  • Angel Investor

  • Primary Industry
  • Information Technology

  • Med. Deal Size

  • Med. Valuation

John Freshley General Information

Biography

Mr. John Freshley is an Angel Investor. Mr. Freshley served as Venture Partner at Orange Grove Bio. He serves as an Advisor at Cantilever Investors. Previously, Mr. Freshley served as the Chief Executive Officer, President and a Board Member at ONL Therapeutics. John has seventeen years in leadership roles of fast-paced entrepreneurial companies within both the software and life science fields. John has expertise in assembling multi-disciplinary leadership teams; product and business strategy development; partnership development and communications; and experience in venture capital fund-raising. Most recently, John was Chief Business Officer of Compendia Bioscience through its acquisition by Life Technologies. John helped start the company in 2006 with co-founders from the University of Michigan and served as its interim CEO, assembling the management team, securing initial funding and acquiring the company's first 10 customers. Previously, John had been President and CEO of Genetics Squared, an Ann Arbor start-up focused on developing personalized oncology drugs and diagnostics.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Angel Investor, John Freshley
Education
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Degree
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, BA (Bachelor of Arts)
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Degree
Dartmouth College, Degree
Gender
Male
Total Investments
Address
  • 600 South Wagner
  • Ann Arbor, MI 48013
  • United States

John Freshley Lead Partner on Deals (2)

John Freshley has been the lead partner on 2 deals. Their latest deal was with Larky, a business/productivity software company. The deal was made for on 12-Jul-2019.

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
Larky 12-Jul-2019 Later Stage VC (Series B) Completed Business/Productivity Software Ann Arbor, MI
Avegant 28-Aug-2018 Completed Other Hardware San Mateo, CA

John Freshley Network (43)

Board Members (19)

Name Company Representing Location From
Christine Gibbons ONL Therapeutics Self Ann Arbor, MI
Cynthia Grosskreutz MD ONL Therapeutics ONL Therapeutics Ann Arbor, MI
ONL Therapeutics Novartis Venture Fund Ann Arbor, MI
ONL Therapeutics Bios Partners Ann Arbor, MI
ONL Therapeutics Visionary Venture Fund Ann Arbor, MI

Portfolio Executives (24)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
Steve Reich Larky Advisor 12-Jul-2019 Ann Arbor, MI
John Nechiporchik Larky Vice President, Client Services 12-Jul-2019 Ann Arbor, MI
Larky Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer, President & Board Member 12-Jul-2019 Ann Arbor, MI
Larky Executive Officer, Co-Founder & Secretary 12-Jul-2019 Ann Arbor, MI
Larky Chief Technology Officer 12-Jul-2019 Ann Arbor, MI

John Freshley Advisory Roles (1)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
Cantilever Investors Investor Advisor Ann Arbor, MI Venture Capital

John Freshley FAQs

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  • What is John Freshley’s main position?

    John Freshley’s primary position is Angel Investor.

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