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John Ho
InvestorPartner at Anzu Partners · Director at Opscura · Board director at Codetta Bio · Director at Nirrin Technologies
Boston, Massachusetts
Writes $3M – $15M checks · typically $8M
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About
John Ho is a founding member at ven^x focused on deep technology investing. He holds a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from MIT with a specialization in organic nano-electronics and chemical sensors, and has held roles spanning venture capital, corporate strategy, and scientific research at organizations including Anzu Partners, Boston Consulting Group, QD Vision, Raytheon BBN Technologies, and incTANK Ventures.
Director at Opscura
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Board director at Codetta Bio
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Director at Nirrin Technologies
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Experience
- ven^xFounding Membercurrent2024 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- Anzu PartnersAdvisorcurrent2025 — present
- Anzu PartnersPartner2020 — 2024Greater Boston Area
- Anzu PartnersPrincipal2016 — 2020Greater Boston Area
- renegade.bioBoard Directorcurrent2023 — presentBerkeley, California, United States
- OpscuraBoard Directorcurrent2023 — presentOakland, California, United States
- SolchromaBoard Directorcurrent2019 — presentGreater Boston Area
- OTI LumionicsBoard Of Directors2017 — 2025Toronto, Canada Area
- Codetta™ BiosciencesBoard Director2022 — 2024North Carolina, United States
- GelSightBoard Director2019 — 2024Greater Boston Area
- AzumoBoard Director2022 — 2024Greater Chicago Area
- Edge Embossing IncBoard of Directors2018 — 2022Greater Boston Area
- QD VisionAdvanced Development Manager/Product Marketing Manager2012 — 2016Greater Boston Area
- The Boston Consulting GroupConsultant2011 — 2012Greater Boston Area
- BBN TechnologiesScientist/Engineer, Sensor Systems Division2009 — 2010Greater Boston Area
- Lux ResearchIntern2009
- incTANKAssociate2009Greater Boston Area
- MITGraduate Student2002 — 2009Greater Boston Area
Skills & more
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Program ManagementBusiness DevelopmentProduct ManagementVenture CapitalCompetitive AnalysisMarket ResearchProject ManagementDue DiligenceMarket AnalysisElectronicsDisplay TechnologyBiopharmaceuticalsLanguages Cantonese · French · Mandarin
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Deals · 2
Nirrin TechnologiesBoard seat
via Anzu Partners · filed Oct 2021 · $8.5M raise
Solchroma TechnologiesBoard seat
via Anzu Partners · filed Jul 2019 · $2.6M raise
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Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is John Ho?
- John Ho is a founding member at ven^x focused on deep technology investing. He holds a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from MIT with a specialization in organic nano-electronics and chemical sensors, and has held roles spanning venture capital, corporate strategy, and scientific research at organizations including Anzu Partners, Boston Consulting Group, QD Vision, Raytheon BBN Technologies, and incTANK Ventures.
- Where does John Ho work?
- John Ho is Partner at Anzu Partners and Board director at Codetta Bio.
- What check size does John Ho write?
- John Ho typically writes checks of $3M – $15M.
- What boards does John Ho sit on?
- John Ho holds tracked board seats at Nirrin Technologies, Solchroma Technologies.
- What companies has John Ho invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Azumo, Codetta Bio, Enflux, Opscura.
- Where did John Ho go to school?
- John Ho studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (B.S., M.Eng.); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Electrical and Electronics Engineering).
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