About
Born in Canada and raised in Scotland, with over 15 years in NYC building and investing. Founding team member at DigitalOcean as Chief Technology Evangelist and SVP of Strategy, with deep ties to the Canadian founder ecosystem.
Experience
- Maple VCPartnercurrent2026 β presentCanada
- Maple VCAdventurer2020 β 2025
- Vibes DIYAdvisorcurrent2025 β present
- StoffelMPCAdvisorcurrent2025 β presentNYC
- Minicor (YC P26)Advisorcurrent2024 β present
- San Francisco Compute CompanyAdvisorcurrent2023 β present
- h4x.clubConsultingcurrent2019 β presentSeoul, South Korea
- McMillan LLPFounder in Residence2024 β 2025
- McMillan LLPAdvisor2023 β 2024
- Mismatch MediaAdvisor2023
- Pink Bot (fka Tiny Mile)Advisor2022 β 2023Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Newton.coAdvisor2021 β 2023
- Self Financial, Inc.Advisor2014 β 2023Austin, TX
- ColonistAdvisor2022
- StaeFounder & CEO2016 β 202060 Wall St. Manhattan, New York.
- DigitalOceanAdvisor2016 β 2018New York
- DigitalOceanChief Technology Evangelist & EVP Strategy2014 β 2016Greater New York City Area
- DigitalOceanChief Technology Evangelist & VP Strategy2013 β 2014NYC
- DigitalOceanAdvisor2011 β 2013Manhattan, New York, United States
- OriumMarketing & Product2012 β 2013Toronto
Education
- Georgian College School of Design and Visual ArtDigital Imaging Technology
Skills & more
SaaS22JavaScript15Open Source7Ruby3Twitter2Juniper2Enterprise Software2Software as a Service (SaaS)5Strategy24Creative Strategy2Leadership9Hugs23
+12 more
Oil SandsStart-upsCloud ComputingMarketingWeb ApplicationsDigital MarketingSocial Media MarketingArt DirectionProduct MarketingFilm ProductionDigital ImagingProduct Development- Product Owner β Scrum Alliance
- Scrum Master β Scrum Alliance
From John's professional profile.
Colleagues at Maple VC
Frequently asked questions
- Where does John Edgar work?
- John Edgar is Partner at Maple VC.
