Where does John Forbes work?

John Forbes is Principal at Julian Capital and General Manager at Deepchecks.

What check size does John Forbes write?

John Forbes typically writes checks of $400K – $2M.

Where did John Forbes go to school?

John Forbes studied at University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor's degree, Data Science. Emphasis in Environment); UC Berkeley College of Engineering (Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Technology); Redondo Union High School.

John Forbes

Investor

Principal at Julian Capital · General Manager at Deep Checks · General Manager at Deepchecks

Austin, Texas

Writes $400K – $2M checks · typically $750K

Find your path to John

426 people in our graph share verified history with John — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Vincent XueunlockedJohn: together at Julian Capital (2024–2025)

×4John: together at Julian Capital

×4John: together at Deep Checks

×3John: together at Dorm Room

About

Spent four years as a Partner at Dorm Room Fund leading competitive investments, and previously worked as an operator, co-leading sales and product to product-market fit as Chief of Staff at a disaster coordination platform.

Invests in

AgTechBiotechClimate TechDeep TechEnergyFoodTechHardwareMedical DevicesMobility & TransportationNew MaterialsRoboticsSemiconductorsSpace Tech

General Manager at Deepchecks

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Deepchecks's investors · 3

Grove VenturesTel Aviv-Yafo · $3.5M – $74M checks · since 2023 Hetz VenturesTel Aviv · $3.6M – $90M checks · since 2023 Julian CapitalAustin · $500K – $2M checks

Experience

Julian.capitalPrincipalcurrent2024 — present
Deep ChecksGeneral Managercurrent2024 — present
Dorm Room FundInvestment Partner2019 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
PerimeterBoard Advisor2022 — 2024Berkeley, CA
PerimeterChief of Staff2022Berkeley, California, United States
Stealth StartupChief of Staff / Founder2022 — 2024San Francisco, CA
Loose Leisure, Blak Reign, Minor Problem, OtherLead Singer, Guitarist, Bass Guitarist, Manager2009 — 2023Redondo Beach, CA
Capital Investments at BerkeleyFinancial Analyst2020 — 2021Berkeley, California, United States
Redondo Union High School Model United NationsPresident2017 — 2019Redondo Beach, California
Virtu Clothing CompanyFounder2016 — 2017Redondo Beach, CA

Skills & more

Venture Capital3Entrepreneurship10Product Management2Market Research2Customer Discovery2Agile Methodologies1Product Prototyping & Wireframing1Team Management2Public Speaking5Cross-functional Communication1Data Analytics1HubSpot Sales Hub1

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State and Local Government Sales

Product Strategy Micro-Certification (PSC)™️ — Product School
Product Roadmapping Micro-Certification (PRC)™️ — Product School
Greenhouse Gas Accounting — Corporate Finance Institute

From John's professional profile.

Colleagues at Julian Capital

Jacob Jackson

Partner, Deep Checks at Julian Capital

Julian Shapiro

Managing Partner at Julian Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is John Forbes?: Spent four years as a Partner at Dorm Room Fund leading competitive investments, and previously worked as an operator, co-leading sales and product to product-market fit as Chief of Staff at a disaster coordination platform.
Where does John Forbes work?: John Forbes is Principal at Julian Capital and General Manager at Deepchecks.
What does John Forbes invest in?: John Forbes invests in AgTech, Biotech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Energy, FoodTech, Hardware, Medical Devices, Mobility & Transportation, New Materials, Robotics, Semiconductors, Space Tech.
What check size does John Forbes write?: John Forbes typically writes checks of $400K – $2M.
Where did John Forbes go to school?: John Forbes studied at University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor's degree, Data Science. Emphasis in Environment); UC Berkeley College of Engineering (Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Technology); Redondo Union High School.

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Also attended UC Berkeley College of Engineering81

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Also attended Redondo Union High School2

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Shared employers

Also worked at Dorm Room Fund98

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Also worked at Perimeter1

Bailey FarrenFounder at Perimeterplatform

Also worked at Stealth Startup482

Andrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz Gabriel PereyraCo-founder & President of Harvey Erica VanInvestment Director at Intel Capital HemamAdvisor at Clear Ventures Arhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear Ventures Hamish GarnettAssociate at Manta Ray Ventures

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Also worked at Capital Investments at Berkeley2

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