John Steuart
InvestorVenture Partner at Claremont Creek Ventures Β· Board director at SmartZip Analytics
San Francisco Bay Area
About
John Steuart is Executive Chairman at CSZ and Co-CEO at MD Steuart Ventures, with current involvement as Executive Chairman at Vocabulous.us. He has served as a board director on over 50 public and private companies since 1990, holding audit and compensation committee leadership roles across multiple organizations. Steuart is a founder and managing director of Steuart Ventures and co-founder of Claremont Creek Ventures, which raised $300 million in institutional capital and achieved notable exits including Natera, GeneWeave (acquired by Roche for $425 million), and Assurex (acquired by Myriad for $410 million). He co-founded CyberGold, which grew to 150 employees and completed a $500 million merger with Mypoints before acquisition by United Airlines. His background spans 25 years in entrepreneurship, venture capital, private equity, and executive finance roles across life sciences, technology, real estate, and financial services sectors.
Board director at SmartZip Analytics
Intro paths
In turn, John can intro founders to SmartZip Analytics's investors below.
SmartZip Analytics's investors Β· 4
Co-founders at SmartZip Analytics
Experience
- Vocabulous.usExecutive Chairmancurrent2024 β presentTiblisi, Georgia - Warsaw, Poland - Kiev, Belarus
- County Sports ZoneChairman Board of Directors, Co-CEO, Foundercurrent2019 β presentBaltimore, Maryland Area
- SchoolDuelsChairman of the Board, Co-CEO, Foundercurrent2018 β presentBaltimore, Maryland Area
- Steuart VenturesManaging Directorcurrent2016 β presentFlorida, United States
- The Johns Hopkins University - Carey Business SchoolAdjunct Professor2022 β 2023Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- Calvert Street Capital PartnersAdvisor -- Tech Enabled Business Services2016 β 2019Baltimore, Maryland Area
- NateraBoard of Directors (NTRA), Audit Committee, Compensation Committees2007 β 2019San Mateo, California, United States
- ASSURERX HEALTH INCBoard of Directors & Venture Capital Investor2012 β 2016Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
- Prolog VenturesVenture Capital Managing Director2013 β 2015Greater St. Louis Area & San Francisco Bay Area
- Claremont Creek VenturesVenture Capital Managing Director & Co-Founder2004 β 2012SF Bay Area
- PropertyBridge.comBoard of Directors & Venture Capital Investor2005 β 2007Oakland, California, United States
- MyPointsCFO & EVP of Strategic Relationships, Board of Directors (MYPT)2000 β 2003San Francisco Bay Area
- CybergoldCFO & Co-Founder, Board of Directors (CGLD)1996 β 2000Oakland, California, United States
- Tanox, Inc.Board of Board of Directors & Venture Capital Investor1993 β 1996Houston, Texas, United States
- Alafi CapitalVenture Capitalist1988 β 1996
Skills & more
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Product DevelopmentEngineering ManagementHigh-Net-Worth Individuals (HNWI)Contract NegotiationDrug DiscoveryDrug DevelopmentCorporate Venture CapitalEarly Stage VenturesBiotechnologyMedical DiagnosticsMolecular GeneticsMolecular DiagnosticsLanguages English Β· German
- CPA β United Latino Students Association
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Deals Β· 1
SmartZip AnalyticsBoard seat
via Claremont Creek Ventures Β· filed Mar 2017 Β· $12.4M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Claremont Creek Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is John Steuart?
- John Steuart is Executive Chairman at CSZ and Co-CEO at MD Steuart Ventures, with current involvement as Executive Chairman at Vocabulous.us. He has served as a board director on over 50 public and private companies since 1990, holding audit and compensation committee leadership roles across multiple organizations. Steuart is a founder and managing director of Steuart Ventures and co-founder of Claremont Creek Ventures, which raised $300 million in institutional capital and achieved notable exits including Natera, GeneWeave (acquired by Roche for $425 million), and Assurex (acquired by Myriad for $410 million). He co-founded CyberGold, which grew to 150 employees and completed a $500 million merger with Mypoints before acquisition by United Airlines. His background spans 25 years in entrepreneurship, venture capital, private equity, and executive finance roles across life sciences, technology, real estate, and financial services sectors.
- Where does John Steuart work?
- John Steuart is Venture Partner at Claremont Creek Ventures and Board director at SmartZip Analytics.
- What boards does John Steuart sit on?
- John Steuart holds tracked board seats at SmartZip Analytics.
- Where did John Steuart go to school?
- John Steuart studied at University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor of Science, Economics); Golden Gate University (Master of Science, Taxation).
Founder mafias
University of California, Berkeley mafia538
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Golden Gate University mafia4
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Natera mafia2
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Same school
Also attended University of California, Berkeley1,453
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Also attended Golden Gate University33
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Shared employers
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