John Dougery
InvestorFounderManaging Partner at Inventus Capital Partners · Board director at Asimily · Board director at Resilinc · Board director at Credit Sesame
Menlo Park, California
Writes $250K – $2M checks · typically $1M
FoundedAsimilyCredit SesameResilinc
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.
Board director at Asimily
Intro paths
In turn, John can intro founders to Asimily's investors below.
Asimily's investors · 3
Co-founders at Asimily

Board director at Resilinc
Intro paths
In turn, John can intro founders to Resilinc's investors below.
Resilinc's investors · 7
Co-founders at Resilinc
Board director at Credit Sesame
Intro paths
In turn, John can intro founders to Credit Sesame's investors below.
Credit Sesame's investors · 7
Co-founders at Credit Sesame
Experience
- Inventus Capital PartnersCo-Founder & Managing Directorcurrent2005 — presentSilicon Valley
- Silicon Valley Quad (SVQ)Advisorcurrent2021 — present
- Daxa, IncBoard Directorcurrent2022 — present
- DresmaBoard Directorcurrent2021 — present
- ASIMILYBoard Directorcurrent2020 — presentSilicon Valley
- Motivo.aiBoard Directorcurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- SysCloudBoard Directorcurrent2014 — present
- Credit SesameBoard Directorcurrent2010 — presentSilicon Valley
- InspectHOA (Acquired)Board Director2021 — 2025
- Resilinc Corporation (Acquired)Board Director2013 — 2023Silicon Valley & India
- GENWI, Inc. (ACQ: Persistent Systems)Board Observer2010 — 2016Silicon Valley & India
- SpotZot (ACQ: Valassis)Board Director2011 — 2015Silicon Valley & India
- Sokrati (ACQ: Dentsu USA)Board Director2011 — 2015India
- ViVu (ACQ: Polycom)Board Director2009 — 2011Silicon Valley & India
- Instantis (ACQ: Oracle)Investor2007 — 2011Silicon Valley & India
- Kaboodle (ACQ: Hearst Media)Board Observer2005 — 2007Silicon Valley & India
- Scale Venture Partners (fka BA Venture Partners)Managing Director1997 — 2005Silicon Valley
- RedEnvelope (IPO: REDE)Investor1998 — 2004Silicon Valley
- PlaceWare (ACQ: Microsoft)Investor1998 — 2003Silicon Valley
- IC Works (ACQ: Cypress)Board Observer1997 — 2000Silicon Valley
Education
- University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of BusinessMBA, Entrepreneurial Marketing and Finance1989 — 1991
- University of California, BerkeleyBA1983 — 1987
Skills & more
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Social Media MarketingStrategic PlanningStrategic PartnershipsWirelessStrategyMarketing StrategyMobile TechnologyBusiness StrategyProduct MarketingBusiness DevelopmentCloud ComputingMergers & AcquisitionsFrom John's professional profile.
Deals · 4
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
MOTIVO, INC.Board seat
via Inventus Capital Partners · filed Apr 2017 · $3M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Inventus Capital Partners
Network2
Investors connected to John in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does John Dougery work?
- John Dougery is Managing Partner at Inventus Capital Partners and Founder at Asimily and Founder at Resilinc and Founder at Credit Sesame.
- What check size does John Dougery write?
- John Dougery typically writes checks of $250K – $2M.
- What companies did John Dougery found?
- John Dougery founded Asimily, Credit Sesame, Resilinc.
Same school
Also attended University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business581
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