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John Dougery

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Managing Partner at Inventus Capital Partners · Board director at Asimily · Board director at Credit Sesame · Board director at Resilinc

Menlo Park, California

Writes $250K – $2M checks · typically $1M

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About

John Dougery is Co-Founder and Managing Director at Inventus Capital Partners, a seed-stage venture firm. The firm invests in early-stage founders building automated digital consumer services and enterprise software, with a track record of backing over 100 entrepreneurs.

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Board director at Asimily

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Asimily's investors · 4

Engineering CapitalMenlo Park · $100K – $10M checksInventus Capital PartnersSilicon Valley · $3M – $4M checks · since 2020MemorialCare Innovation FundLong Beach · since 2022Ridge VenturesSan Francisco · $2M – $7M checks

Co-founders at Asimily

SSShankar Somasundaram
Shankar SomasundaramFounder & CEO
HN
Hithesh NamaCo-founder

Board director at Credit Sesame

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Credit Sesame's investors · 8

ATW PartnersNew York · since 2021Camp One VenturesSilicon ValleyGlobespan Capital PartnersPalo Alto · $250K – $15M checks · since 2021IA Capital GroupNew York · since 2021Inventus Capital PartnersSilicon Valley · $3M – $4M checks · since 2017Menlo VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checks · since 2017Multiplier CapitalWashington · $3M – $15M checksRunway Growth CapitalMenlo Park · $10M – $150M checks

Co-founders at Credit Sesame

ANAdrian Nazari
Adrian NazariFounder

Board director at Resilinc

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Resilinc's investors · 8

Escalate Capital PartnersAustin · $5M – $30M checks · since 2017First Star VenturesCambridge · $100K – $1M checks · since 2017Inventus Capital PartnersSilicon Valley · $3M – $4M checks · since 2017Partech VenturesParis · $200K – $50M checksSalesforce VenturesSan Francisco · $5M – $50M checks · since 2017Shasta VenturesMenlo Park · $250K – $6M checks · since 2017Streamlined VenturesPalo Alto · $100K – $1M checks · since 2017Vista Equity PartnersNew York · since 2017

Co-founders at Resilinc

SVSumit Vakil
Sumit VakilExecutive Officer
BVBindiya Vakil
Bindiya VakilExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. Inventus Capital PartnersCo-Founder & Managing Directorcurrent2005 — presentSilicon Valley
  2. Silicon Valley Quad (SVQ)Advisorcurrent2021 — present
  3. Daxa, IncBoard Directorcurrent2022 — present
  4. DresmaBoard Directorcurrent2021 — present
  5. ASIMILYBoard Directorcurrent2020 — presentSilicon Valley
  6. Motivo.aiBoard Directorcurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  7. SysCloudBoard Directorcurrent2014 — present
  8. Credit SesameBoard Directorcurrent2010 — presentSilicon Valley
  9. InspectHOA (Acquired)Board Director2021 — 2025
  10. Resilinc Corporation (Acquired)Board Director2013 — 2023Silicon Valley & India
  11. GENWI, Inc. (ACQ: Persistent Systems)Board Observer2010 — 2016Silicon Valley & India
  12. SpotZot (ACQ: Valassis)Board Director2011 — 2015Silicon Valley & India
  13. Sokrati (ACQ: Dentsu USA)Board Director2011 — 2015India
  14. ViVu (ACQ: Polycom)Board Director2009 — 2011Silicon Valley & India
  15. Instantis (ACQ: Oracle)Investor2007 — 2011Silicon Valley & India
  16. Kaboodle (ACQ: Hearst Media)Board Observer2005 — 2007Silicon Valley & India
  17. Scale Venture Partners (fka BA Venture Partners)Managing Director1997 — 2005Silicon Valley
  18. RedEnvelope (IPO: REDE)Investor1998 — 2004Silicon Valley
  19. PlaceWare (ACQ: Microsoft)Investor1998 — 2003Silicon Valley
  20. IC Works (ACQ: Cypress)Board Observer1997 — 2000Silicon Valley
  21. Silicon GraphicsProduct Marketing1991 — 1997Silicon Valley
  22. Sun MicrosystemsProduct Management1991Silicon Valley

Skills & more

Start-ups50Venture Capital27Leadership8Investments7Entrepreneurship31Marketing5Management9Corporate Development5PPC3Product Management6Enterprise Software11Mobile Devices15
+12 moreSocial Media MarketingStrategic PlanningStrategic PartnershipsWirelessStrategyMarketing StrategyMobile TechnologyBusiness StrategyProduct MarketingBusiness DevelopmentCloud ComputingMergers & Acquisitions

From John's professional profile.

Deals · 3

AsimilyBoard seat

via Inventus Capital Partners · filed Apr 2020 · $3.3M raise

Credit SesameBoard seat

via Inventus Capital Partners · filed Sep 2019 · $47M raise

ResilincBoard seat

via Inventus Capital Partners · filed Nov 2017 · $15M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Led

Motivo.ai

Board seats

Motivo

Investor

ActivityHeroDhinganaEspresso LogicEtechies.inKaboodleMotivoSalorixSokratiSpotZotSysCloudViVu

Sources: curated public sources · SEC Form D filings.

Colleagues at Inventus Capital Partners

BV Jagadeesh
Venture Partner at Inventus Capital Partners
John R. Dougery, Jr.
Promoter at Inventus Capital Partners
Kanwal Rekhi
Managing Director at Inventus Capital Partners
Manu Rekhi
Managing Director at Inventus Capital Partners
Ricardo Araujo
Partner, Data Science & AI at Inventus Capital Partners
Shikhin Garg
Senior Associate at Inventus Capital Partners

Network2

BV Jagadeesh
Venture Partner at Inventus Capital Partners
Daniel V. Leff
Managing Partner at Waverley Capital

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Frequently asked questions

Who is John Dougery?
John Dougery is Co-Founder and Managing Director at Inventus Capital Partners, a seed-stage venture firm. The firm invests in early-stage founders building automated digital consumer services and enterprise software, with a track record of backing over 100 entrepreneurs.
Where does John Dougery work?
John Dougery is Managing Partner at Inventus Capital Partners and Board director at Asimily and Board director at Credit Sesame and Board director at Resilinc.
What check size does John Dougery write?
John Dougery typically writes checks of $250K – $2M.
What boards does John Dougery sit on?
John Dougery holds tracked board seats at Asimily, Credit Sesame, Motivo, Resilinc.
What companies has John Dougery invested in?
Investments tracked here include Motivo.ai, ActivityHero, Credit Sesame, Dhingana, Espresso Logic, Etechies.in, Kaboodle, Motivo, Resilinc, Salorix, Sokrati, SpotZot, and 2 more.
Where did John Dougery go to school?
John Dougery studied at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (MBA, Entrepreneurial Marketing and Finance); University of California, Berkeley (BA).
Does John Dougery lead rounds?
Yes — John Dougery has led 1 tracked investment.

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