John E. Runnells
John E. Runnells is a General Partner at The Vertical Group with over 30 years in law, asset management, and regulatory affairs. He cofounded Paddington Partners and previously worked at Webster & Sheffield.
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The Vertical Group writes $250K to $10M checks, larger than 33% of firms in the atlas.
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- Webster & Sheffield · partner
- Paddington Partners · cofounder
- The Vertical Group · General PartnerNow
- Paddington Partners
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Who is John E. Runnells?
John E. Runnells is a General Partner at The Vertical Group with over 30 years in law, asset management, and regulatory affairs. He cofounded Paddington Partners and previously worked at Webster & Sheffield.
How much does John E. Runnells invest?
John E. Runnells invests through The Vertical Group, which writes checks of $250K to $10M at pre-seed, seed, series a, series b.
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What did John E. Runnells do before The Vertical Group?
partner at Webster & Sheffield; cofounder at Paddington Partners; Paddington Partners.
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