About
John Bergstrom has spent his career in venture capital and entrepreneurial support, previously a partner at RiverPoint Investments and VP/Investment Officer at Cherry Tree Ventures. He has been involved with 50+ companies as an investor and board member and holds a B.A. from Gustavus Adolphus College and an MBA in Finance from the University of Minnesota.
Experience
- Mairs & Power Venture CapitalVenture Capital General Partnercurrent2021 — presentSaint Paul, MN
- RiverPoint InvestmentsGrowth Company Investor & Advisor1996 — 2020Midwest USA
- Cherry Tree VenturesVice President1985 — 1995Minneapolis, MN
Education
- University of MinnesotaMBA, Finance
- Gustavus Adolphus CollegeBA, Economics
- Northwestern University - Kellogg School of ManagementKellogg Management Institute2000 — 2001
Skills & more
Due Diligence11Entrepreneurship46Mergers & Acquisitions30New Business Development1Nonprofits15Business Strategy21Private Equity11Corporate Development6Corporate Governance28Financial Modeling5Management Consulting4Competitive Analysis1
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InvestmentsCorporate FinanceStart-upsVenture CapitalExecutive ManagementProduct ManagementM&A experienceCross-functional Team LeadershipNegotiationStrategyStrategic PlanningManagement- NACD Directorship Certification® — NACD (National Association of Corporate Directors)
From John's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended University of Minnesota90
Madeline PopeSenior Associate, Platform & Marketing at March Capital PartnersNate LeeFounder and Chief Information Security Officer at Scale Venture PartnersIsaac ZikeManaging Director, Ph.D. at RiverVest Venture PartnersRichard HeymanVenture Partner at ARCH Venture PartnersMark GorenbergInvestor at Zetta Venture PartnersRobin BorgInvestor at TRANSFORMATION CAPITAL
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Also attended Gustavus Adolphus College4
Also attended Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management521
Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaAndy FligelSenior Managing Director at Intel CapitalDavid Clark GuillermoInvestments at Impact America FundGiuseppe DonvitoPartner at P101 VenturesAntonio TurroniOperating Advisor at P101 VenturesJon TurowVenture Partner at Madrona Venture Group
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