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7 people in our graph share verified history with John — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
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Experience
- WakeUp CapitalVenture Partner & Investment Committee Membercurrent2022 — present
- VoxgigNon Executive Directorcurrent2019 — presentCounty Waterford, Ireland
- Déjà PartnersCo-founder & Partner2022 — 2025
- MindmotivStrategic Advisor2017 — 2025Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- IGS LimitedChief Strategy Officer (CSO)2017 — 2021Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Northface VenturesDirector2007 — 2019Stirling, Munich, London, Chicago
- RWTH Aachen UniversitySpeaker and Case Study Moderator2006 — 2017Kreisfreie Stadt Aachen Area, Germany
- PONTIS CAPITAL LTDManaging Partner2011 — 2014Vienna / Munich
- OpenJaw TechnologiesNon Executive Director2010 — 2014Dublin, Ireland
- IndependentAdvisor to European Technology Businesses2008 — 2009Starnberg, Germany
- TVM CapitalGeneral Partner2000 — 2007Munich Area, Germany
- iTAC Software AGChairman of the Supervisory Board2004 — 2007
- TravelTainment AGAdvisor to the Board of Directors2005 — 2006Kreisfreie Stadt Aachen Area, Germany
- Impress SoftwareMember of the Supervisory Board2003 — 2004
- Neolinear IncMember of the Board of Directors2004Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- Banque ParibasHead of Advisory Services Germany1994 — 2000
Skills & more
BrewingCraft BeerStart-ups56Investments22Venture Capital35Entrepreneurship41M&A experience14Mergers5Business Planning15Strategy DevelopmentStrategy41Private Equity20
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Business StrategyMergers & AcquisitionsStrategic PlanningPortfolio ManagementCorporate FinanceStrategic PartnershipsInvestment BankingLeadershipLanguages English · French · German
- Brauer Cursus Weihenstephan — TUM LifeLong Learning
- edX Verified Certificate for Beer: the science of brewing — edX
- edX Verified Certificate for Plant Based Diets: Food for a Sustainable Future — edX
From John's professional profile.
Colleagues at WakeUp Capital
Aine Kelly
Impact Advisory Committee - Impact Investment at WakeUp Capital
Andrew Parish
Partner at WakeUp Capital
Deirdre Mortell
Impact Advisory Committee - Social Entrepreneurship at WakeUp Capital
Faye Walsh Drouillard
Founder & Managing Partner at WakeUp Capital
Mark Peters
Co-founder & Managing Partner at WakeUp Capital
Matias Wibowo
Investment Manager at WakeUp Capital
Sajjad Sabur
Impact Advisory Committee - Private Equity at WakeUp Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is John Chapman?
- Venture Partner at WakeUp Capital
- Where does John Chapman work?
- John Chapman is Venture Partner at WakeUp Capital.
- Where did John Chapman go to school?
- John Chapman studied at Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management (Master of Business Administration - MBA, International Finance); Carleton College (Bachelor of Arts (BA), International Relations).
Same school
Also attended Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management1,127
Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaKunal BahlCo-founder of Snapdeal; co-founder of Titan CapitalCristina JunqueiraCo-founder of NubankAndy FligelSenior Managing Director at Intel CapitalDavid Clark GuillermoInvestments at Impact America FundGiuseppe DonvitoPartner at P101 Ventures
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Also attended Carleton College63
Jessie HaoInvestor at Notable CapitalMira ChaurushiyaManaging Director at Westlake Village BioPartnersHenry HeitzerDirector at Earth FoundryCharles ZedlewskiVenture Partner at Zero Prime VenturesMichelle SnyderPartner, Venture at McKesson VenturesSkyler KessenichAnalyst, Data Science at Growth Street Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at Banque Paribas397
Alessandro De BenedettiAssociate at NorthzoneJessica WangFP&A Manager at March Capital PartnersCarlos ContiManaging Partner at Inveready Technology Investment GroupGustavo González de la PeñaAnalyst at Inveready Technology Investment GroupRamón ResaSenior Director at Inveready Technology Investment GroupPauline BréantFinance Manager at Newfund Capital
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