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John Cambier

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Chief Financial Officer and Partner at IDEA Fund Partners · Investor and Advisor at Conductor Capital · Board director at Rightrev · Board director at Cloudtags

Durham, North Carolina

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John: together at Sense Photonics
John: together at Michigan State University
×9John: together at UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School

About

Cofounder of IDEA Fund Partners with over 25 years in technology investing; served as Managing Partner from 2007 to 2023 before becoming CFO. He focuses on early-stage software, tech-enabled services, Healthcare IT, and DeepTech, and often takes board roles. He holds an MBA from UNC Kenan-Flagler and a BA from Michigan State.

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Invests in

Deep TechDigital HealthSaaS

Board director at Rightrev

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Rightrev's investors · 7

Cheyenne VenturesWoodside · since 2023Correlation VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $4M checks · since 2023IDEAChapel Hill · since 2023IDEA Fund PartnersChapel Hill · $250K – $500K checks · since 2023Innovius CapitalSan Francisco · since 2023Norwest Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $10M – $30M checks · since 2023Top Corner CapitalBurlingame · since 2023

Co-founders at Rightrev

JRJagan Reddy
Jagan ReddyExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at Cloudtags

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Cloudtags's investors · 1

Alerion VenturesCharleston

Experience

  1. RTP Angel FundAdministratorcurrent2023 — presentRaleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area
  2. HALO HydrationChief Financial Officercurrent2023 — present
  3. IDEA Fund PartnersChief Financial Officer and Partnercurrent2023 — presentRaleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area
  4. IDEA Fund PartnersManaging Partner2007 — 2023Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area
  5. Conductor CapitalInvestor and Advisorcurrent2024 — presentDurham, North Carolina, United States
  6. OSGAR, LLCOwnercurrent2022 — presentDurham, North Carolina, United States
  7. SortSpokeInvestor & Directorcurrent2022 — present
  8. RightRevInvestor and Directorcurrent2021 — presentSanta Clara, California, United States
  9. Fenris DigitalInvestor/Directorcurrent2021 — presentRichmond, Virginia, United States
  10. PunchListInvestor and Directorcurrent2019 — present
  11. Impossible Objects LLCInvestor/Directorcurrent2017 — presentGreater Chicago Area
  12. Lucerno DynamicsInvestor & Advisorcurrent2016 — presentRaleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area
  13. Ceterus, Inc.Investorcurrent2016 — presentCharleston, South Carolina Metropolitan Area
  14. Biospatial, Inc.Investor2018 — 2024Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area
  15. PayzerInvestor2016 — 2023Charlotte Metro
  16. ChoiceWORXInvestor and Board Observer2020 — 2022New York City Metropolitan Area
  17. LiveSourceInvestor and Director2018 — 2021Atlanta Metropolitan Area
  18. Sense PhotonicsInvestor2017 — 2021Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area
  19. Sarda Technologies, Inc.Investor and Director2012 — 2019RTP, NC
  20. CloudTagsInvestor and Director2015 — 2018Atlanta Metropolitan Area
  21. NC IDEAVenture Advisor2005 — 2018
  22. NC IDEACFO & Secretary2005 — 2013
  23. ReadrBoard dba AntennaInvestor and Director2015 — 2018Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area
  24. BrightDoor Systems, Inc.Director2007 — 2017Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area
  25. Royalty ExchangeInvestor and Director2014 — 2015Morrisville, NC
  26. 71 lbs - Free, Fast & Automatic Shipping RefundsDirector2013 — 2015Miami-Fort Lauderdale Area
  27. Axial Exchange, Inc.Investor2011 — 2015Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area
  28. Social SolutionsInvestor2008 — 2014
  29. MCNC Research & Development InstituteCFO2004 — 2005
  30. MCNC Research & Development InstituteVice President, New Ventures2003RTP, NC
  31. MCNCDirector of Business Development2000 — 2002
  32. MCNCDirector, Contracts Adminstration1998 — 2000
  33. MCNCTechnology Transfer Specialist1996 — 1998
  34. MCNCProgram Coordinator1994 — 1996

Skills & more

Venture Capital99Start-ups84Entrepreneurship67Corporate Development33Business Strategy25Business Development18Private Equity33Due Diligence24Financial Modeling14Product Management7Business Planning15Strategic Partnerships34
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Investments

Investor

BiospatialFenris DigitalPayzerRightRevSense PhotonicsSocial Solutions

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at IDEA Fund Partners

Juan Carlos Pacheco
Senior Associate at IDEA Fund Partners
Lelon Winstead
Investor at IDEA Fund Partners
Lister Delgado
Managing Partner at IDEA Fund Partners
Michael Baiardi
Venture Fellow at IDEA Fund Partners
Rami Essaid
Founder at Finmark
Zach Herak
Venture Fellow at IDEA Fund Partners
Zakiya Alta Lee-Hill
Principal at IDEA Fund Partners

Frequently asked questions

Who is John Cambier?
Cofounder of IDEA Fund Partners with over 25 years in technology investing; served as Managing Partner from 2007 to 2023 before becoming CFO. He focuses on early-stage software, tech-enabled services, Healthcare IT, and DeepTech, and often takes board roles. He holds an MBA from UNC Kenan-Flagler and a BA from Michigan State.
Where does John Cambier work?
John Cambier is Chief Financial Officer and Partner at IDEA Fund Partners and Board director at Rightrev and Board director at Cloudtags.
What does John Cambier invest in?
John Cambier invests in Deep Tech, Digital Health, SaaS.
What companies has John Cambier invested in?
Investments tracked here include Biospatial, Fenris Digital, Payzer, RightRev, Sense Photonics, Social Solutions.
Where did John Cambier go to school?
John Cambier studied at UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School (MBA, Finance); Michigan State University (BA, International Relations).

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