John Glushik

John Glushik

Managing Director atHG VenturesIndianapolis

John Glushik is a Managing Director at HG Ventures with over 20 years of venture investing experience. He previously worked at Intersouth Partners and Duke Angel Network, and began his career as an engineer.

What John can write

Writes checks of$1M to $10M
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

HG Ventures writes $1M to $10M checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Duke · mechanical and aerospace engineer
  2. MIT · mechanical and aerospace engineer
  3. General Electric · mechanical and aerospace engineer
  4. Intersouth Partners · General Partner
  5. Duke Angel Network · Managing Director
  6. HG Ventures · Managing Director
    Now
  7. New Ventures · Executive Vice President
    2023-null

Companies founded

HG Ventures

Focus

venture investmentportfolio managementengineering principleshardtech

Education

Duke University, mechanical engineeringMIT, master’s in aeronautics and astronauticsKellogg School of Management at Northwestern, MBA

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Who is John Glushik?

John Glushik is a Managing Director at HG Ventures with over 20 years of venture investing experience. He previously worked at Intersouth Partners and Duke Angel Network, and began his career as an engineer.

How much does John Glushik invest?

John Glushik invests through HG Ventures, which writes checks of $1M to $10M at pre-seed, seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch John Glushik?

A warm intro from a founder HG Ventures backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

What did John Glushik do before HG Ventures?

mechanical and aerospace engineer at Duke; mechanical and aerospace engineer at MIT; mechanical and aerospace engineer at General Electric; General Partner at Intersouth Partners; Managing Director at Duke Angel Network; Executive Vice President at New Ventures.

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