John Doran

John Doran

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John Doran is a General Partner at TCV, focusing on consumer, fintech, enterprise software, and AI. He joined in 2012, helped open the London office, and is on the Executive Committee.

What John can write

Writes checks of$10M to $30M+
Comes in atSeries A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

TCV writes $10M to $30M+ checks, larger than 97% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: TCV.

Career

  1. Morgan Stanley · investment banking
  2. Summit Partners · investor
  3. TCV · General Partner, Executive Committee
    Now
  4. Morgan Stanley

Investments named in public bios

AdevintaAllica BankAnthropicBelieveCelonisCorgiDream SportsEmployment HeroFireworksFirst DueFlixMobilityJaneKlarnaLayerXMambuMiro

Focus

consumerfintechenterprise softwareai

Education

Harvard Business School, M.B.A.Harvard College, B.A. in Economics (with honors)

Also at TCV

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Questions

Who is John Doran?

John Doran is a General Partner at TCV, focusing on consumer, fintech, enterprise software, and AI. He joined in 2012, helped open the London office, and is on the Executive Committee.

How much does John Doran invest?

John Doran invests through TCV, which writes checks of $10M to $30M+ at series a, series b.

How do I pitch John Doran?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name John in the subject. A warm intro from a founder TCV backed works better.

What did John Doran do before TCV?

investment banking at Morgan Stanley; investor at Summit Partners; Morgan Stanley.

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