John Robinson
InvestorCo-Founder and Partner at Mazarine Ventures
Cascais, Lisbon, Portugal
Writes $25K – $500K checks
About
John Robinson frames water as a risk, targeting property, finance and insurance via four lenses; he runs a four-lane platform (incubator, two funds, impact vehicle) and uses a CIA rubric.
Invests in
AgTechClimate TechDeep TechFintechFoodTechHardwareSaaS
Experience
- Mazarine ClimatePartnercurrent2025 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- Nonchalant CapitalPartnercurrent2024 — present
- UpRoot CapitalVenture Partnercurrent2025 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- Mazarine VenturesPartnercurrent2017 — presentGreater Chicago Area
- The Wetlands InitiativeBoard Member2019 — 2025Greater Chicago Area
- Mandarin LeaderFounder2015 — 2019Greater Chicago Area
- Mandarin EnvironmentFounder2009 — 2019Greater Chicago Area
- DeloitteConsultant, Strategy & Operations2006 — 2008Greater Chicago Area
- Cushman & Wakefield - Formerly DTZAssociate Director2001 — 2007Shanghai City, China
- Motorola ChinaManager1998 — 2000Beijing City, China
Skills & more
Water Risk, Venture Capital, Impact Investing, Early-Stage Investment, Climate TechnologyClimate Adaptation Investing, Hydroclimatic Risk,
Languages Chinese · English
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is John Robinson?
- John Robinson frames water as a risk, targeting property, finance and insurance via four lenses; he runs a four-lane platform (incubator, two funds, impact vehicle) and uses a CIA rubric.
- Where does John Robinson work?
- John Robinson is Co-Founder and Partner at Mazarine Ventures.
- What does John Robinson invest in?
- John Robinson invests in AgTech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Fintech, FoodTech, Hardware, SaaS.
- What check size does John Robinson write?
- John Robinson typically writes checks of $25K – $500K.
- Where did John Robinson go to school?
- John Robinson studied at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS); Denison University.
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Shared employers
Also worked at Deloitte1,933
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