John Connors
InvestorOperating Partner at FUSE · Board director at Tempered Networks · Board director at iCertis, Inc.
Bellevue
About
John Connors is a managing partner at Ignition Partners who joined in 2005 after a 16-year career at Microsoft, where he held roles including CFO, CIO, and corporate controller. He also helped launch Ignition's successor firm FUSE VC in 2020 as an operating partner, and has led investments such as Splunk, Chef, and Heroku.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Board director at Tempered Networks
Intro paths
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In turn, John can intro founders to Tempered Networks's investors below.
Tempered Networks's investors · 1
Co-founders at Tempered Networks
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Jeffrey HusseyExecutive Officer, Director
Board director at iCertis, Inc.
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In turn, John can intro founders to iCertis, Inc.'s investors below.
iCertis, Inc.'s investors · 11
B Capital GroupManhattan Beach · $10M – $50M checksB4 Capital$10M – $50M checksCross Creek AdvisorsSalt Lake CityF-Prime CapitalCambridge · $3M – $10M checksFUSEBellevue · $1M – $10M checksGreycroftNew York · $100K – $5M checks · since 2025HDS CapitalNew York CityMeritech Capital PartnersPalo Alto · $5M – $40M checks · since 2025Nelstone VenturesPremji InvestMenlo ParkSoftBank Vision FundLondon
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Co-founders at iCertis, Inc.
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Samir BodasCo-CEO & Board Chairman
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Monish DardaExecutive Officer, Director
Experience
- IGNITION PARTNERSPartnercurrent2005 — present
- Fuse Venture PartnersOperating Partnercurrent2020 — presentBellevue, Washington, United States
- TractableBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
- Carbon RoboticsBoard Membercurrent2019 — present
- IcertisBoard Membercurrent2016 — present
- NikeBoard Member2005 — 2021
- SplunkBoard Member2007 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- MicrosoftSVP of Finance & Administration & CFO2000 — 2005Redmond WA
- MicrosoftVP of Worldwide Enterprise Group1998 — 2000Redmond, WA
- MicrosoftVice President & Chief Information Officer1995 — 1998Redmond WA
- MicrosoftCorporate Controller, General Manager of Worldwide Financial Operations1993 — 1995Redmond WA
- MicrosoftDirector of Business Operations - European HQ1992Paris, France
- MicrosoftDirector of Business Operations of the Worldwide Sales & Support Strategy Group1990 — 1992Redmond WA
- MicrosoftFinance Manager1989 — 1990Redmond
- PIP PrintingCorporate Controller1988 — 1989Los Angeles, California
- Safeco InsuranceStaff Accountant1986 — 1987Greater Seattle Area
- Deloitte, Haskins & SellsAuditor1984 — 1986
Colleagues at FUSE
Frequently asked questions
- Who is John Connors?
- John Connors is a managing partner at Ignition Partners who joined in 2005 after a 16-year career at Microsoft, where he held roles including CFO, CIO, and corporate controller. He also helped launch Ignition's successor firm FUSE VC in 2020 as an operating partner, and has led investments such as Splunk, Chef, and Heroku.
- Where does John Connors work?
- John Connors is Operating Partner at FUSE and Board director at Tempered Networks and Board director at iCertis, Inc..
- Where did John Connors go to school?
- John Connors studied at University of Montana (Bachelor's degree, Accounting).
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