John Spinale
InvestorManaging Partner at JAZZ Venture Partners
United States
Writes $100K – $20M checks · typically $1.5M
About
John Spinale is a 25+ year consumer‑tech operator who built five early‑stage companies through acquisition and co‑founded a venture firm to back applied‑neuroscience ventures between life sciences, psychology and tech.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningBiotechConsumerFuture of WorkHealthtech
Experience
- Student Conservation AssociationBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
- JAZZ Venture PartnersCo-founder, Managing Partnercurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Self EmployedInvestor and Advisor2006 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- Disney InteractiveSVP and GM Social and Mobile Games, Disney2011 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- OnLive (acquired by Sony)SVP Games and Media2008 — 2011San Francisco Bay Area
- NileGuide (acquired by Travora)Co Founder, President2006 — 2008San Francisco Bay Area
- Eidos (EIDSY, acquired by Square Enix: SQNFX)SVP Product Development2002 — 2006Menlo Park, CA / London, England
- Mblox (now Sinch)Chief Strategy Officer (CSO), SVP Product2001 — 2002Mountain View, CA
- Bitmo (acquired by MobileSys)Founder, CEO1998 — 2001San Francisco Bay Area
- ActivisionCreative Director, Executive Producer1993 — 1998Santa Monica, CA
- Technical Analysis Corp.Management Consultant1991 — 1992San Francisco Bay Area
Education
- Yale UniversityBS, Engineering1987 — 1991
Skills & more
Mobile Devices99Product Management99Start-ups99Mobile Applications86Video Games76Product Development48Gaming27Social Games51Cloud Computing40Product Marketing26Wireless14Project Planning14
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EntrepreneurshipGame DevelopmentMobile GamesScalabilityStrategic PartnershipsBusiness DevelopmentMergers & AcquisitionsExecutive ManagementStrategyManagementTeam ManagementLeadership- Ordained Minister — Universal Life Church
From John's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Yale University521
Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockMichael SeibelPartner Emeritus at Y CombinatorZheela QaiserInvestor at Index VenturesKarthik ArdhanareeswaranInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)TinaInvestments & Portfolio Services Team Member at Clear Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Student Conservation Association3
Also worked at Disney Interactive8
Pato JutardCo-founder & General Partner at Newtopia VCEmi TakemuraImpact Partner at Fresco CapitalAlexander ChengAssociate at WI Harper GroupEric TheisPrincipal at Bling CapitalPaul KochHead of AI at Blueprint EquityJoshua LuPartner at Andreessen Horowitz
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Also worked at OnLive (acquired by Sony)2
Also worked at NileGuide (acquired by Travora)1
Deals · 1
Akili Interactive LabsBoard seat
via JAZZ Venture Partners · filed May 2018 · $65M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at JAZZ Venture Partners
Adam Gazzaley
Venture Partner at JAZZ Venture Partners
Amanda Way
Principal at JAZZ Venture Partners
Andrew Firlik
Managing Partner at JAZZ Venture Partners
Chit-Kwan Lin
Venture Partner at JAZZ Venture Partners
Chris Flink
Venture Partner at JAZZ Venture Partners
Diana Stoner
Director of Finance & Operations at JAZZ Venture Partners
Ido Leffler
Venture Partner at JAZZ Venture Partners
Jia Li
Venture Partner at JAZZ Venture Partners
Network5
Andrew FirlikScout
Managing Partner at JAZZ Venture Partners
Ash FontanaScout
Managing Director at Zetta Venture Partners
Cherian MathewScout
Partner at Firebolt Ventures Management Company, Llc
Eva HoScout
General Partner at Fika
Garrett GoldbergScout
Venture Partner at Virta Ventures
Investors connected to John in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.