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John O'connell
Senior Associate at True Ventures
San Francisco Bay Area
Overview
John O'Connell is a Senior Associate at True Ventures in the San Francisco Bay Area, with a background in entrepreneurship, open innovation, and sports coaching. He has progressed from Analyst to Associate to Senior Associate at True Ventures, showcasing his expertise in new business development and leadership within the startup ecosystem.
O'Connell has demonstrated a strong track record of investing in seed and Series A stage companies in sectors such as consumer internet and enterprise, reflecting his strategic planning skills and ability to identify promising opportunities for growth in the San Francisco Bay Area startup scene.
Work Experience
experimenting
2024 - Current
including explore labs agentscan (dot) org other fun blockchain agents more to come
Senior Associate
2023 - 2024
Seed stage VC. Led / sourced True's investments in Biconomy, Stader Labs, Atlendis, Syndicate, Impossible Finance, Nibbl Finance, Astaria, Last Labs and others currently in stealth.
Associate
2021 - 2023
Analyst
2019 - 2021
True Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage technology startups.
Fellow
2018 - 2018
Interned at True backed company LoanSnap via the True Ventures Fellowship during summer of 2018 https://trueventures.com/true-platform/fellowships/apply
True Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage technology startups.