John Dougery

John Dougery

Managing Director & Co-Founder atInventus Capital PartnersSan Francisco

John Dougery is a Managing Director and co-founder of Inventus. He previously worked in product groups at Sun Microsystems and SGI/Silicon Graphics.

What John can write

Writes checks of$1M to $10M
Comes in atSeed, Series ACan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

Inventus Capital Partners writes $1M to $10M checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Sun Microsystems
  2. SGI/Silicon Graphics
  3. Inventus · Managing Director & Co-founder
    Now

Companies founded

Inventus

Investments named in public bios

AsimilyCredit SesameDaxa.aiDresmaLivSYTMotivo.aiOrbion Space TechnologyResilincRexeraSwingVisionSysCloudDhinganaFarFariaPoshmarkSokratiSpotzot

Focus

Seed investmentsearly stage

Education

U.C. Berkeley, BAU.C. Berkeley, MBA

Also at Inventus Capital Partners

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Questions

Who is John Dougery?

John Dougery is a Managing Director and co-founder of Inventus. He previously worked in product groups at Sun Microsystems and SGI/Silicon Graphics.

How much does John Dougery invest?

John Dougery invests through Inventus Capital Partners, which writes checks of $1M to $10M at seed, series a.

How do I pitch John Dougery?

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

What did John Dougery do before Inventus Capital Partners?

Sun Microsystems; SGI/Silicon Graphics.

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