Jon Callaghan is a co-founder and managing partner of True Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2005. He has led investments in companies like Automattic and Fitbit, and served as Chair of the National Venture Capital Association from 2015 to 2016.
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True Ventures writes $500K to $3M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.
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- True Ventures · co-founder, investor, managing partnerNow
- National Venture Capital Association · Chair2015-2016
- True Ventures · Co-founder and Managing PartnerNow
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Who is Jon Callaghan?
Jon Callaghan is a co-founder and managing partner of True Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2005. He has led investments in companies like Automattic and Fitbit, and served as Chair of the National Venture Capital Association from 2015 to 2016.
How much does Jon Callaghan invest?
Jon Callaghan invests through True Ventures, which writes checks of $500K to $3M at pre-seed, seed.
How do I pitch Jon Callaghan?
Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Jon in the subject. A warm intro from a founder True Ventures backed works better.
What did Jon Callaghan do before True Ventures?
Chair at National Venture Capital Association.
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