Fundraising Fox
John Gardner
InvestorVenture Partner at Acrew Capital · Board director at Highbeam · Executive at Learnvest
New York, New York, United States
Find your path to John
170 people in our graph can introduce you to John.
Each arrow is one introduction. Sign up to fill in the first one.
Ask Iva Matasić to introduce you to John
You →Iva · together at Rubicon (2015–2017) →John
Ask Jamie Chen to introduce you to John
You →Jamie · together at Rubicon →John
Ask Sam Okafor to introduce you to John
You →Sam · 3 people · together at Finaplex →John
Sign up to find every way you can get introduced to John
- Your email: the people you already email who know John
- 2nd- and 3rd-degree connections: people you know who worked, studied or invested with John
- Your LinkedIn: the connections who can make the intro for you
We rank every route by how warm it is, so you raise on warm intros instead of cold emails.
About
John Gardner is a Venture Partner at Acrew Capital with a career spanning over 25 years as an entrepreneur and leader in financial services. He previously served as Head of Invest at SoFi, where he built and managed the company's retail brokerage, robo-advisor, crypto, and ETF businesses. He began his career at SEI Investments, a publicly traded asset management firm, in equity research, product management, and strategy roles.
Invests in
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Board director at Highbeam
Intro paths
In turn, John can intro founders to Highbeam's investors below.
Highbeam's investors · 5
Co-founders at Highbeam
Executive at Learnvest
Intro paths
In turn, John can intro founders to Learnvest's investors below.
Learnvest's investors · 3
Co-founders at Learnvest
Experience
- Acrew CapitalVenture Partnercurrent2022 — presentNew York, NY
- Acrew CapitalExecutive In Residence2021 — 2022New York, New York, United States
- SoFiEVP SoFi Technologies, Head of SoFi Invest2016 — 2021New York City Metropolitan Area
- Even FinancialAdvisor2016 — 2020
- RubiconBoard Member2015 — 2017
- Learnvest, Inc.Co-Founder & Chief Financial Officer2009 — 2016New York City Metropolitan Area
- Cabezon Capital Management, LLCCo-Founder, Chief Operating Officer2005 — 2009San Francisco Bay Area
- FinaplexDirector2003 — 2005New York City Metropolitan Area
- SEI InvestmentsProduct Manager1995 — 2004
Skills & more
- Series 7, Series 24 — FINRA
From John's professional profile.
Colleagues at Acrew Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is John Gardner?
- John Gardner is a Venture Partner at Acrew Capital with a career spanning over 25 years as an entrepreneur and leader in financial services. He previously served as Head of Invest at SoFi, where he built and managed the company's retail brokerage, robo-advisor, crypto, and ETF businesses. He began his career at SEI Investments, a publicly traded asset management firm, in equity research, product management, and strategy roles.
- Where does John Gardner work?
- John Gardner is Venture Partner at Acrew Capital and Board director at Highbeam and Executive at Learnvest.
- What does John Gardner invest in?
- John Gardner invests in Crypto & Web3, Fintech.
- Where did John Gardner go to school?
- John Gardner studied at Lehigh University College of Business (BS, Finance & Marketing).
Founder mafias
Lehigh University College of Business mafia16
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Acrew Capital mafia7
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Rubicon mafia3
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Highbeam mafia2
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Lehigh University College of Business45
+ 39 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Acrew Capital29
+ 23 more
Also worked at SoFi60
+ 54 more
Also worked at Rubicon5
Also worked at Learnvest, Inc.9
+ 3 more