Investor profile
John Werner
Accelerator, Corporate VC, Venture capital & Managing Director and Partner at Link Ventures, Contributing AI Columnist at Forbes
John Werner works as a Managing Director and Partner at Link Ventures. The firm's known portfolio counts 22 companies.
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Investment focus
- Focus
- AI ApplicationsAI InfrastructureBlockchainCryptoDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SaaSLink Studio IncubatorMachine LearningNFTNFT GamingWeb3
Contacts
Affiliated funds' portfolios
Managing Director and Partner at Link Ventures, whose known portfolio counts 22 companies
- Starcloud
- Spare
- Standard Kernel
- Presto
- Ankr
- Dono
- Fantom Foundation
- Metale Protocol
- Swan AI
- TwitterScan
- Krane
- Humanola
- and 10 more
Contributing AI Columnist at Forbes, whose known portfolio counts 3 companies
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- UNHRD
- eColor
Investor Profile
Founders in the listed sectors AI, Consumer, FinTech and SaaS, and focus areas AI Applications, AI Infrastructure, Blockchain and Crypto fall inside that listing.
Stage-wise, the deals at Link Ventures cluster around Pre-Seed, Seed and Series A rounds.
The firm portfolio and the focus above give founders context on whether John Werner matches their raise.
Colleagues
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Heather Hartnett
VC Contributor
New York, United States
Dave Knox
Senior Contributor
Cincinnati, United States
Brett Crosby
Council Member
Del Mar, United States
Michael Matias
Forbes AI & Cyber Host
Palo Alto, United States
Alexandre Lazarow
Senior Contributor
San Francisco, United States
Danny Beckett Jr.
Contributing Writer
United States
Timothy Young
Contributor
New York, United States
Brendan Gahan
Affiliated
Ventura, United States
Simon Hill
Affiliated
London, United Kingdom
Ilse Calderon
Forbes Contributor
San Francisco, United States
Rich Karlgaard
Futurist & Editor-at-Large
Los Altos, United States
Miguel Forbes
Co-Founder
New York, United States
Deena Shakir
Forbes Contributor
San Francisco, United States
Sebastian Kuss
Affiliated
Munich, Germany
Maren Bannon
Contributor
London, United Kingdom
Nidhi Jain
Affiliated
San Francisco, United States
Jim Osman
Senior Contributor: Investing
New York City, United States
Tomer Niv
Digital Assets Contributor
Tel Aviv, Israel
Chris Smith
Contributor
London, United Kingdom
David Gassman
Director of Branded Ventures
Palm Beach Gardens, United States
Frequently asked questions
Who is John Werner?
John Werner is an accelerator partner and corporate venture investor based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, listed as Managing Director and Partner at Link Ventures. The known portfolio of that firm counts 22 companies. That portfolio belongs to the firm, not to John Werner personally.
What does John Werner invest in?
Listed sectors include AI, Consumer, FinTech and SaaS; listed focus areas include AI Applications, AI Infrastructure, Blockchain and Crypto. Those tags come from the portfolios of the firms this profile is attached to, so they read as a record of what has been backed rather than a stated preference for what comes next.
What stage does John Werner invest at?
Link Ventures appears in Pre-Seed, Seed and Series A rounds across its known deals, and John Werner is listed there as Managing Director and Partner. Stage is the strongest single filter when you build a target list: an investor with no record at your stage rarely starts with you.
Which firm is John Werner listed at?
John Werner is listed as Managing Director and Partner at Link Ventures. 43 other people in the database share a firm with John Werner.
How do I contact John Werner?
An email address, a phone number and a LinkedIn page are on file for John Werner. The address stays masked on this page and is readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account.
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