John Vrionis

John Vrionis

Co-Founder & Managing Partner atUnusual VenturesCalifornia

John Vrionis co-founded Unusual and serves as its Managing Partner. He previously spent twelve years as a General Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners and teaches at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

What John can write

Writes checks of$1M to $10M
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series ACan lead the round
Ownership target> 12%At first check
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

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

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Career

  1. Lightspeed Venture Partners · General Partner
  2. Unusual · Co-Founder & Managing Partner
    Now

Companies founded

Unusual

Investments named in public bios

AppDynamicsArctic Wolf NetworksCartaChalkHarnessHallowLiftoff.ioMulesoftPinterestNeonNiciraResolve AIRobinhood

Focus

venture capitaltechnologycategory-defining companies

Education

Harvard University, AB in EconomicsThe University of Chicago, MS in CSThe Stanford Graduate School of Business, MBA

Before you pitch

Unusual Ventures does not invest inHealthcare, Web 3.

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Questions

Who is John Vrionis?

John Vrionis co-founded Unusual and serves as its Managing Partner. He previously spent twelve years as a General Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners and teaches at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

How much does John Vrionis invest?

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

How do I pitch John Vrionis?

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

What did John Vrionis do before Unusual Ventures?

General Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners.

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