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About
John Traver is a co-founder and Creative Technologist at Frame.io. He studied at RIT, where he worked with MEL and AE scripting, and has since developed with technologies including IDL, Python, Objective-C, Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, CoffeeScript, HTML, CSS, and Haskell. He created KataData, a mobile application.
Board director at Frame Io
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Frame Io's investors · 3
Co-founders at Frame Io
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Emery WellsExecutive Officer, Director
Founder at Frame
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Frame's investors · 9
AccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checksElad GilSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2026FirstMark CapitalNew York · $500K – $8M checksIndex VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checks · since 2026Kortschak Investments L.P.AspenPicture CapitalWilmington · since 2026Shasta VenturesMenlo Park · $250K – $6M checksSignalFireSan Francisco · $250K – $15M checksTeam8New York · $3M – $60M checks · since 2026
Co-founders at Frame
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Emery WellsFounder
Experience
- Frame.ioCo-founder / Creative Technologistcurrent2014 — presentGreater New York City Area
- Katabatic DigitalChief Scientist2012 — 2014New York City
- Katabatic DigitalK / LAB Engineering and Development2010 — 2012
- Rochester Institute of TechnologyTechnical Visionary2009 — 2010Rochester, New York Metropolitan Area
Skills & more
Web Development8Software Development13iPhone Application Development5Haskell6Digital Cinema5CoffeeScript7Nuke8Vegan3User Interface Programming2User Experience4Experiential Learning2Foreign Languages5
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PhotographyCookingPost ProductionTelevisionVisual EffectsProgrammingScriptingVideoRubyRuby on RailsAmazon Web Services (AWS)JavaScriptLanguages English · Italian · Russian
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is John Traver?
- John Traver is a co-founder and Creative Technologist at Frame.io. He studied at RIT, where he worked with MEL and AE scripting, and has since developed with technologies including IDL, Python, Objective-C, Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, CoffeeScript, HTML, CSS, and Haskell. He created KataData, a mobile application.
- Where does John Traver work?
- John Traver is Founder of Frame and Board director at Frame Io.
- What companies did John Traver found?
- John Traver founded Frame.
- Where did John Traver go to school?
- John Traver studied at Rochester Institute of Technology (BS, Motion Picture Science).
Founder mafias
Rochester Institute of Technology mafia60
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Frame Io mafia5
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Same school
Also attended Rochester Institute of Technology102
Anna SweetInvestor at Makers FundJim HuntGeneral Partner at Lavrock VenturesDavid GrenetzInvestor at Notable CapitalBryan BergInvestor at Standard CapitalAndrew RadinInvestor at Inception Studio CapitalKylie TrettnerInvestment & Research Analyst at Undeterred Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Frame.io7
Nikhil Basu TrivediPartner at FootworkKurt VarnerDesign Advisor at Basis Set VenturesDavid WolfsonPartner at Tectonic CapitalElise NguyenFounder at StellarHarris GaniFounder at ViddyEmery WellsFounder at Frame
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Also worked at Katabatic Digital1
Also worked at Rochester Institute of Technology24
Kylie TrettnerInvestment & Research Analyst at Undeterred CapitalMyneco RamirezPartner at Chloe CapitalRuchika SikriInvestor at Wisdom VenturesRob FrascaManaging Partner at COSIMO DigitalMelissa PalmerAdvisory Board Member at Brown and White VenturesRyan LarcomInvestor at Alloy Partners
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