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About
A founding team member of DigitalOcean. Born in Canada, lived in Korea for five years, and now based in Montreal.
Experience
- Maple VCPartnercurrent2026 — presentCanada
- Maple VCAdventurer2020 — 2025
- Vibes DIYAdvisorcurrent2025 — present
- StoffelMPCAdvisorcurrent2025 — presentNYC
- Minicor (YC P26)Advisorcurrent2024 — present
- San Francisco Compute CompanyAdvisorcurrent2023 — present
- h4x.clubConsultingcurrent2019 — presentSeoul, South Korea
- McMillan LLPFounder in Residence2024 — 2025
- McMillan LLPAdvisor2023 — 2024
- Mismatch MediaAdvisor2023
- Pink Bot (fka Tiny Mile)Advisor2022 — 2023Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Newton.coAdvisor2021 — 2023
- Self Financial, Inc.Advisor2014 — 2023Austin, TX
- ColonistAdvisor2022
- StaeFounder & CEO2016 — 202060 Wall St. Manhattan, New York.
- DigitalOceanAdvisor2016 — 2018New York
- DigitalOceanChief Technology Evangelist & EVP Strategy2014 — 2016Greater New York City Area
- DigitalOceanChief Technology Evangelist & VP Strategy2013 — 2014NYC
- DigitalOceanAdvisor2011 — 2013Manhattan, New York, United States
- OriumMarketing & Product2012 — 2013Toronto
- StillmotionManaging Partner2007 — 2011San Francisco Bay Area
- deviantART, Inc.Director, Community2001 — 2007Greater Los Angeles Area
- Platinum HostingCMO1998 — 2002Fort Frances
Skills & more
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Oil SandsStart-upsCloud ComputingMarketingWeb ApplicationsDigital MarketingSocial Media MarketingArt DirectionProduct MarketingFilm ProductionDigital ImagingProduct Development- Product Owner — Scrum Alliance
- Scrum Master — Scrum Alliance
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Investments
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Colleagues at Maple VC
Frequently asked questions
- Who is John Edgar?
- A founding team member of DigitalOcean. Born in Canada, lived in Korea for five years, and now based in Montreal.
- Where does John Edgar work?
- John Edgar is Partner at Maple VC.
- What companies has John Edgar invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Minicor.
- Where did John Edgar go to school?
- John Edgar studied at Georgian College School of Design and Visual Art (Digital Imaging Technology).
Founder mafias
DigitalOcean mafia16
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Maple VC mafia2
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