John Stokes

John Stokes

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Founding Partner

Bio

John is a Founding Partner at Real Ventures and is also the co-founder and Managing Partner of Montreal Start Up, two early stage VC funds.

He co-founded or established regional operations for a number of software, internet and media companies in New Zealand (Bulletin.net) , South Africa (Brightpoint SA / MTN PAYG), Malaysia (Aethos Asia Pacific) and Japan (Livedoor & Vogue Planet). John also founded Piermont Ventures, a Hong Kong based boutique investment and advisory business which advised entrepreneurs and invested in their startups.

John is a citizen of the UK, New Zealand and Canada and lives in Montreal, Canada.

Location

Montréal, Quebec, Canada, North America

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Primary Organization

Real Ventures

Real Ventures

Founded

2007

Investment

289

Lead investment

50

Exits

41

Employees

11-50

Industry

Financial Services, Venture Capital, Finance, Angel Investment, Incubators

Jobs history

0

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Board and Advisor Roles

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Profile Resume

John Stokes is the Founding Partner at Real Ventures, based in North America. With a background in Financial Services, John Stokes has a rich history of leadership and innovation. Explore their detailed professional journey, key connections, and contributions to the industry on our platform.

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Investment portfolio

John Stokes has made 2 investments. Their Latest investment was Seed Round - Practice on Oct 28, 2021

Number of investment

2

Number of exits

0

Personal investment

2

Annouced DateOrganization NameFunding RoundMoney Raised
Jun 05, 2013
Breather Breather
Seed Round - Breather
1.5M
Oct 28, 2021
Practice Practice
Seed Round - Practice
10.0M

Partner investment

1

Annouced DateOrganization NameFunding RoundInvestor NameMoney Raised
Dec 05, 2016
Breather Breather
Series C - Breather
Breather Real Ventures
54.0M

Exits

0

There is no exit available on this Profile

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