John Larkin is a Senior Investment Partner at Venture 53 with over 35 years in transportation and logistics, having worked as an analyst, investment banker, and PE advisor.
What John can write
Venture 53 writes $100K to $3M checks, larger than 5% of firms in the atlas.
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- Alex. Brown and Sons · Managing Director
- RailWorks Corporation · Chairman and CEO
- Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Inc. · Head of transportation and logistics research efforts
- Lean Solutions · Advisor
- Clarendon Capital · Operating Partner
- Compact Container Systems · Strategic Consultant
- Crown Diesel/Knomatic · Vice Chairman
- CRST International · member of The Board of Directors
- Venture 53 · Senior Investment PartnerNow
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Who is John Larkin?
John Larkin is a Senior Investment Partner at Venture 53 with over 35 years in transportation and logistics, having worked as an analyst, investment banker, and PE advisor.
How much does John Larkin invest?
John Larkin invests through Venture 53, which writes checks of $100K to $3M at seed, series a.
How do I pitch John Larkin?
Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name John in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Venture 53 backed works better.
What did John Larkin do before Venture 53?
Managing Director at Alex. Brown and Sons; Chairman and CEO at RailWorks Corporation; Head of transportation and logistics research efforts at Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Inc.; Advisor at Lean Solutions; Operating Partner at Clarendon Capital; Strategic Consultant at Compact Container Systems; Vice Chairman at Crown Diesel/Knomatic; member of The Board of Directors at CRST International.
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