John Blumenthal
InvestorInvestor at DCVC (Data Collective)
San Francisco, California
Writes $5M – $25M checks · typically $15M
Experience
- Stealth StartupCo-Founder, Investorcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- DCVC (Data Collective)Equity Partnercurrent2012 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Numenos AIAdvisorcurrent2023 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- AttributeAdvisorcurrent2023 — presentTel Aviv District, Israel
- SwarmOneAdvisorcurrent2023 — presentTel Aviv District, Israel
- WandAdvisorcurrent2022 — presentTel Aviv, Israel
- VolumezChief Product Officer2023 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
- Hewlett Packard EnterpriseVice President Data Services2021 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- VdooAdvisor2018 — 2023Tel Aviv, Israel
- CloudPhysicsCo-Founder/CEO2012 — 2021Mountain View, CA
- VMwareDirector, Product Management2006 — 2011
- VERITAS/SymantecDirector, Product Management2002 — 2006
- @stake, Inc.General Manager/Products1999 — 2001
Education
- Columbia UniversityBA, Mathematics, History
Skills & more
SaaS68Enterprise Software58VMware27VMware ESX10Hadoop10Storage Management6Secure Messaging4Cloud Computing70Sales Enablement22Go-to-market Strategy46Distributed Systems8Storage89
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Professional ServicesBig DataVirtualizationBusiness AlliancesProduct ManagementPaaSPre-salesHigh AvailabilityProduct MarketingFile SystemsScalabilityStorage Area NetworksLanguages English · German · Hebrew
From John's professional profile.
Colleagues at DCVC (Data Collective)
Aimee Villamayor
Office Manager & Executive Assistant, DCVC Bio at DCVC (Data Collective)
Alan Cohen
General Partner at DCVC (Data Collective)
Ali Tamaseb
General Partner at DCVC (Data Collective)
Allyson Kaufman
Investor Relations Partner at DCVC (Data Collective)
Anna Fokina
Investment Director DCVC Bio at DCVC (Data Collective)
Cara Yesko
Associate at DCVC (Data Collective)
Carly Smith
Office Assistant, DCVC Bio at DCVC (Data Collective)
Chris Boshuizen
Partner at DCVC (Data Collective)
Frequently asked questions
- Where does John Blumenthal work?
- John Blumenthal is Investor at DCVC (Data Collective).
- What check size does John Blumenthal write?
- John Blumenthal typically writes checks of $5M – $25M.
Founder mafias
Columbia University mafia194
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Ben HorowitzBAFounded OpswareChris DixonMaster of Arts - MAFounded HunchKevin M. SlawinB.A.Founded Perseus SENOLYTIX +2Trevor PriceMasters of Science CandidateFounded Docent Health +2Joey LevyBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded Draftpot +2Inaki BerenguerM.A.Founded InfiniteWatch +2
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DCVC (Data Collective) mafia6
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Volumez mafia2
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Columbia University687
Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzDoug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzGabriella GiglioHR & Executive Talent at General CatalystScott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Erica VanInvestment Director at Intel Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Stealth Startup2
Also worked at Numenos AI2
Also worked at Attribute2
Also worked at Hewlett Packard Enterprise262
Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzBill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at Benchmark; author of Above the Crowd; BG2 co-hostSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesAna AndreescuInvestor at Index VenturesMike VolpiInvestor at Index VenturesZhenyu TangInvestment Director at Intel Capital
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