Venture Fund Member Profile
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True Ventures is a new venture capital firm formed in 2006 and based in Silicon Valley. True is led by investors with decades of VC experience (and with over half a dozen startups under our own belts) who felt that the time is right to create a new fund optimized to serve early stage technology entrepreneurs. As today's established VC funds get larger and larger, the size of their average investments have grown to a point where they can no longer effectively invest in early stage companies. True Ventures fills a need in the marketplace by partnering with entrepreneurs at the seed stage and providing them with the support and experience of a full service VC firm.
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John Burke
General Partner
True Venture Partners |
John’s passion for building and growing companies began 20 years ago during his days as an engineer for a startup in Oakland, California. As the fourth employee, it was as clear to him then as it is now that it is all about the team. The guiding principle of team has stayed with him throughout his career – first on the programming team in California, then as an engineer for Bechtel Power in San Francisco, and ultimately as a venture investor. However, nowhere was the team principle more important to him than when he started his software company.
John lived through the balancing act of building his own company at BMI Software. There, the constant challenges of deciding who to hire and when to hire them, who to partner with and (of equal importance) who not to partner with fostered essential values that he carries with him today. The overarching importance of working with the right team has been seared into John’s professional life and investing philosophy. For a startup, there are no more important decisions than partnering – whether in business development, selecting the right venture investor, or hiring and firing employees. Having lived through those decisions and having made the mistakes that can be so painful, John is able to guide his portfolio companies through the difficult times with a deftness that only those years of operating experience bring.
Equally important as partners and employees of a startup are the partners in a venture firm. Phil Black and John Burke have been partners since 1999, when they both joined ABS Ventures. Having worked together that long, there is an implicit trust that only years together can build. Phil Black and Jon Callaghan have either worked together or invested together for almost 15 years. These bonds that hold the True partnership together have taken years to forge, and the results of which are evident in the partner interaction and woven into the fabric of the firm.
Degrees: BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from U.C. Berkeley, BA degree in Economics from U.C. Santa Cruz, MBA degree from Harvard Business School
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Datacraft Datacraft Solutions designs, develops, and markets automated supply chain solutions (digital Kanban) to manufacturing clients around the world. Utilizing a SaaS solution business model, extremely short implementation time, and cutting edge technology, Datacraft customers are able to achieve an ROI previously unheard of in the manufacturing world. |
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GigaLogix GigaLogix is a technology infrastructure company targeting the rapidly emerging growth markets of XML messaging, Web Services, and SOA applications. It has designed and developed an XML parsing engine that routes XML traffic at a very low latency and with incredible speed. |
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Meebo Meebo brings IM everywhere. Meebo is a fully web-based IM application that lets users access all major IM networks through meebo.com and also enables users to embed IM on their own web page. |
John participated in the FundingPost event: DC Early-Stage Investing Breakfast
on Tuesday, September 12, 2006 in D.C., Sponsored by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips
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