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John Buccheri

Investment Principal at XRC Ventures

San Francisco, California

Overview 

John Buccheri is an Investment Principal at XRC Ventures in San Francisco, with a background in venture capital, entrepreneurship, and corporate growth strategies. With experience at top firms like Kurt Salmon and Accenture Strategy, he brings strong leadership and finance skills to his role, specializing in retail, enterprise applications, and consumer internet sectors.

Work Experience 

  • Store Journey Design - Program Manager

    2025 - Current

Apple is a corporation that designs, manufactures, and markets consumer electronics, personal computers, and software.

Raised $1,170,230,000.00 from KB Securities, Berkshire Hathaway and Microsoft.

  • Principal

    2023 - 2025

    XRC Ventures' mission is to accelerate growth for companies at the intersection of retail, consumer, and technology. My key responsibilities include: --> Investments: Lead team responsible for sourcing, due diligence, and deploying capital to Series Seed/A startups --> Operations: Set operating strategy for XRC’s portfolio of startups, operationalize path to profitability, and establish governance re: board-approved budgets, cash management and KPIs --> Partnerships: Lead XRC’s partnerships with M&A leadership of public retail corporates to define and supplement growth strategy with venture --> Research: Publish primary research thought pieces on behalf of XRC

  • Director

    2021 - 2023

  • Engagement Manager, Retail Growth Strategy

    2017 - 2021

    1. Designed and actioned growth strategies for Fortune 500 companies, with projects including: --> Led sourcing expansion strategy for US grocer, resulting in fresher produce and coffee via 15% faster supply chains, and ultimately lower prices for retailer and consumer. --> Developed 3-year growth plan for PE-owned grocery chain; led a team of four to identify key gaps and develop profit-accretive solutions; outcome: retailer returned EBITDA profitable in 18 months -->Designed expansion for concession-model for a $3B children’s retailer; now generating $250M/year -->Developed proprietary algorithm for apparel chain to determine its “revenue-optimizing store layout”; piloted in 100 stores, identifying +1% organic improvement in same-store-sales. 2. Led commercial due diligence of 25+ companies, supporting >$3B in invested capital by bulge-bracket private equity: --> Managed due diligence of licensed sports apparel brand; led research to identify brand advocacy among consumer segments, developed independent P&L and revenue forecast models --> Due diligence of consumer-centric kiosk company. Managed retail whitespace team, utilizing geospatial and demographic analytics; Determined impact of each industry driver to SSSG; Evaluated changing industry landscape and implications

  • Senior Consultant, Private Equity & Strategy

    2015 - 2017

  • Consultant, Private Equity & Strategy

    2012 - 2015

Kurt Salmon is a global management consulting firm dedicated to building the market leaders of tomorrow—whatever tomorrow might look like.

  • MBA Intern - B2B Growth

    2018 - 2018

Wayfair is a retail store that offers a wide range of home products such as outdoor, bedding, lighting, and appliances with online services.

Raised $3,078,000,000.00 from T. Rowe Price and ICONIQ Growth.

  • Analyst

    2011 - 2012

Dorchester is an investment advisor that primarily focuses on offering its insights on both public and private markets.

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