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John Bohlmann

InvestorFounder

Founding GP at SpaceFund · Founding GP at Spacefund

San Francisco

FoundedSpacefund

About

An early founding General Partner at SpaceFund and a five-time founder focused on scaling high-impact technology companies. He is founder and CEO of HawkenAI and is active in the Silicon Valley startup ecosystem as an investor, judge, and operator.

Founding GP at Spacefund

Intro paths

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In turn, John can intro founders to Spacefund's investors below.

Spacefund's investors · 1

Helios CapitalMiami · $25K – $1M checks

Co-founders at Spacefund

RTRick Tumlinson
Rick TumlinsonFounder & CEO
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Luke MoloneyFounding GP

Experience

  1. ChangeLayerFounder & CEOcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. HawkenAIFounder / Chairmancurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  3. SpaceFundFounding General Partnercurrent2019 — present
  4. PowerYou AIAdvisorcurrent2025 — present
  5. HawkenAQChairmancurrent2019 — presentNewport Beach, California, United States
  6. AG2Advisor2025 — 2026
  7. CallidusAIChief Technology Officer / Co-Founder2023 — 2025San Francisco, CA
  8. Mucker CapitalTechnical Advisor2015 — 2022Greater Los Angeles Area
  9. Commander IoTAdvisor2014 — 2022
  10. Hyperloop Transportation Technologies IncTechnical Advisor2015 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  11. nPloyedAdvisor / Co-Founder2015 — 2020
  12. DealerHQVP Technology / Co-Founder2014 — 2017Boulder, Colorado
  13. Deep Space IndustriesTechnical Lead / Computer Scientist2013 — 2015Earth
  14. CanWe StudiosTechnical Lead / Senior Full Stack Developer2013 — 2014Austin, Texas Area
  15. Booz Allen HamiltonSenior Consultant2011 — 2013
  16. ACM PurduePresident2007 — 2011
  17. Digital Literacy ContestCo Founder2007 — 2010

Skills & more

Node.js5JavaScript13MongoDB1NoSQL4Android1iOS1Nginx3Backbone.js3D3.js1Amazon Web Services (AWS)1jQuery8Java22
+12 moreC#HadoopPHPMySQLCC++EclipsePythonDeep LearningFull Stack DevelopmentEntrepreneurshipComputer Science

From John's professional profile.

Colleagues at SpaceFund

Andrew Granatstein
Principal at SpaceFund
David A. Johnston
Advisor at AlphaPoint
Jaime Velasco
CFO at SpaceFund
James Mertz
Managing Partner at SpaceFund
Luke Moloney
Founding GP at SpaceFund
Meagan Crawford
Founder and Managing Partner at SpaceFund
Rick Tumlinson
Partner at SpaceFund

Frequently asked questions

Who is John Bohlmann?
An early founding General Partner at SpaceFund and a five-time founder focused on scaling high-impact technology companies. He is founder and CEO of HawkenAI and is active in the Silicon Valley startup ecosystem as an investor, judge, and operator.
Where does John Bohlmann work?
John Bohlmann is Founding GP of Spacefund and Founding GP at SpaceFund.
What companies did John Bohlmann found?
John Bohlmann founded Spacefund.
Where did John Bohlmann go to school?
John Bohlmann studied at Princeton University (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science and Global Entrepreneurship); Purdue University (B.Sci., Computer Science).

Founder mafias

Princeton University mafia160

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Ryan SheaBSEFounded StacksDario AmodeiPhDFounded AnthropicFei-Fei LiBachelor of Arts - BAFounded World LabsChristian SchadeBachelor of Arts - BAFounded Halda Therapeutics +2Emin Gun SirerB.S.E.Founded Avalanche +2Luke EvninBachelor’s DegreeFounded Mpmcapital +1

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Purdue University mafia79

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Gaurav SantBSCEFounded CarbonBuilt +2Aaron SistoBSFounded Searchable AI +1Ignacio MartinezAgribusiness Leadership PlusFounded Cibo Technologies +1Jack O'MearaBachelor’s DegreeFounded Aerska +1Patrick SigristMaster’s DegreeFounded IORQ +1Jason KonradBachelorsFounded 280 North +1

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Deep Space Industries mafia3

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Meagan CrawfordChief Operating OfficerFounded Karman LineRick TumlinsonChairman of the Board and Co FounderFounded Spacefund

Mucker Capital mafia3

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

David ColtonMBA InternFounded AlgoUniversityBong KohEIRFounded Koh Founders

SpaceFund mafia3

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Rick TumlinsonFounder & CEOFounded Spacefund +1Meagan CrawfordVenture PartnerFounded Karman Line

Same school

Also attended Princeton University582

Fabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ LabsRyan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)Dario AmodeiCo-founder & CEO of AnthropicFei-Fei LiCo-founder & CEO of World Labs; Sequoia Professor of Computer Science at StanfordAndrewAdvisor at Clear VenturesChristal NgAssociate at Golden Gate Ventures

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Also attended Purdue University203

Mamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner PerkinsKenneth Morand, Ph.D.Life Sciences Partner at CincyTechJane CommerfordOperations at 8VCSven StrohbandInvestor at Khosla VenturesJeff PetersPartner at Ibex InvestorsKenneth MorandLife Sciences Partner at CincyTech

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Shared employers

Also worked at AG21

Ali JiwaniFounder at Rally

Also worked at Booz Allen Hamilton147

Neeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesRohan BhargavaInvestor at 8VCLiam DonohueInvestor at .406 VenturesTrip HoferVenture Partner at .406 VenturesNekeshia WoodsManaging Partner at Parkway Venture CapitalSean EbertSenior Partner at Altira Group LLC

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