John Malloy
InvestorGeneral Partner at BlueRun Ventures · Board director at Soundwall · Board director at HumanAPI
Menlo Park, California
Writes $3M – $15M checks · typically $5M
Find your path to John
168 people in our graph share verified history with John — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
About
John Malloy, who co-founded a firm spun out of Nokia's corporate VC with deep operating experience in global mobile, guided Waze from an early board seat to a ~19–20× Google exit.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
ConsumerEnterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtech
Board director at Soundwall
Intro paths
In turn, John can intro founders to Soundwall's investors below.
Soundwall's investors · 1
Board director at HumanAPI
Intro paths
In turn, John can intro founders to HumanAPI's investors below.
HumanAPI's investors · 6
Co-founders at HumanAPI
Experience
- BlueRun VenturesGeneral Partner & Foundercurrent1998 — presentMenlo Park, CA
- Hello HeartMember Board of Directorscurrent2021 — present
- CIONICMember, Board of Directorscurrent2018 — present
- Kitman LabsMember, Board of Directorscurrent2014 — present
- Human APIMember, Board of Directors2015 — 2023
- ChompMember, Board of Directors2010 — 2012
- SlideMember, Board of Directors2006 — 2011
- Topsy LabsMember, Board of Directors2008 — 2010
- WazeMember, Board of Directors2008 — 2010
- FusionOneMember, Board of Directors1999 — 2010
- PayPalMember, Board of Directors1999 — 2002
Skills & more
+10 more
FinanceStrategic VisionaryTrusted Business PartnerEvangelismSaaSStrategyManagementInspirationLeadershipCharismatic LeadershipFrom John's professional profile.
Deals · 2
CionicBoard seat
via BlueRun Ventures · filed Oct 2023 · $12M raise
Hello HeartBoard seat
via BlueRun Ventures · filed May 2022 · $70M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Investor
AlwaysAIBitfoneCaffeineChompHuman APIHumanAPIKitmanKitman LabsMiiMMongoMusicObvloPayPalSlideTopsyWaze
Sources: SEC Form D filings · the firm's website.
Colleagues at BlueRun Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is John Malloy?
- John Malloy, who co-founded a firm spun out of Nokia's corporate VC with deep operating experience in global mobile, guided Waze from an early board seat to a ~19–20× Google exit.
- Where does John Malloy work?
- John Malloy is General Partner at BlueRun Ventures and Board director at Soundwall and Board director at HumanAPI.
- What does John Malloy invest in?
- John Malloy invests in Consumer, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech.
- What check size does John Malloy write?
- John Malloy typically writes checks of $3M – $15M.
- What boards does John Malloy sit on?
- John Malloy holds tracked board seats at Cionic, Hello Heart.
- What companies has John Malloy invested in?
- Investments tracked here include AlwaysAI, Bitfone, Caffeine, Chomp, Human API, HumanAPI, Kitman, Kitman Labs, MiiM, MongoMusic, Obvlo, PayPal, and 3 more.
- Where did John Malloy go to school?
- John Malloy studied at George Mason University; Boston College; Bishop Connolly High School.
Same school
Also attended George Mason University79
+ 73 more
Also attended Boston College394
+ 388 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Hello Heart5
Also worked at CIONIC3
Also worked at Human API4
Also worked at Slide19
+ 13 more














































