John Spirtos
InvestorSenior Commercial Advisor at Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Washington DC-Baltimore Area
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About
John Spirtos is a founding team member and Senior Partner at Riverside Acceleration Capital, a growth capital team within The Riverside Company that invests in expansion-stage B2B software and AI companies in the US and Europe through growth loans or growth equity. He previously worked at Comcast Ventures and Investor Growth Capital, and held operational roles as Director of Operations at Yext and Managing Director of Product Development at BrightWire. He graduated from Duke University in 2004 with a degree in Biomedical Engineering.
Experience
- Macquarie CapitalSenior Managing Directorcurrent2018 — presentNew York, United States
- GESenior Managing Director, GE Ventures, New Business Creations2015 — 2018Menlo Park, CA, Boston, MA
- iconectiv (a division of Ericsson)Executive Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Corporate Development2014 — 2015Piscataway, NJ
- GridPoint, Inc.CEO2009 — 2013Arlington, VA
- Comverse Technology, Inc.SVP Corporate Development2008 — 2009New York, NY
- NeuStar, Inc.SVP Corporate Development2004 — 2008Sterling, VA
- Broadwing Communications, Inc.President2002 — 2004Austin, TX
- OCG Ventures, LLCGeneral Partner1998 — 2002Columbia, MD
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is John Spirtos?
- John Spirtos is a founding team member and Senior Partner at Riverside Acceleration Capital, a growth capital team within The Riverside Company that invests in expansion-stage B2B software and AI companies in the US and Europe through growth loans or growth equity. He previously worked at Comcast Ventures and Investor Growth Capital, and held operational roles as Director of Operations at Yext and Managing Director of Product Development at BrightWire. He graduated from Duke University in 2004 with a degree in Biomedical Engineering.
- Where does John Spirtos work?
- John Spirtos is Senior Commercial Advisor at Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).
Founder mafias
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) mafia13
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Macquarie Capital mafia3
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Also worked at GE373
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Also worked at GridPoint, Inc.6
Also worked at NeuStar, Inc.18
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