John True
InvestorGeneral Partner at Cultivation Capital Β· Board director at Salesvue
St. Louis, Missouri
Writes $100K β $3.5M checks Β· typically $1.8M
About
John True is a General Partner at Cultivation Capital focused on software and geospatial technology companies. He previously served as SVP of Field Operations at Guidewire, an enterprise software firm that went public in 2012, and spent about 20 years in executive sales and general management roles at early-stage technology companies including Fortify (acquired by HP), Equallogic (acquired by Dell), Ariba (acquired by SAP), and PTC.
ContactΒ· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
Enterprise SoftwareSaaS
Board director at Salesvue
Intro paths
In turn, John can intro founders to Salesvue's investors below.
Experience
- Cultivation CapitalGeneral Partnercurrent2014 β presentGreater St. Louis
- Insight PartnersOperating MDcurrent2016 β present
- Monitaur, Sfara, Salesvue, , Secure W2, Signup, Swell, FinqoreDirectorcurrent2013 β present
- AMCS, Checkmarx, Llamasoft, Observable Networks, Guidewire, Clearent (Xplor),Third Party TrustFormer Director2008 β 2024
- Guidewire Software NYSE GWRESVP WW Field Operations2011 β 2013Foster City, California
- Fortify Software (Aquired By HP)COO2008 β 2011
- Equallogic (Aquired by Dell)Vice President Sales2007 β 2008
- AribaExecutive Vice President WW Sales1999 β 2004
- Parametric TechnologySVP Sales1990 β 1999
- Parametric TechnologySales, Regional Director, Vice President1990 β 1999
- Data GeneralSales1986 β 1990
Skills & more
From John's professional profile.
Investments
Board seats
MonitaurSalesvueSfaraSharpen TechnologiesSwell Social
Sources: the firm's website Β· SEC Form D filings.
Colleagues at Cultivation Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is John True?
- John True is a General Partner at Cultivation Capital focused on software and geospatial technology companies. He previously served as SVP of Field Operations at Guidewire, an enterprise software firm that went public in 2012, and spent about 20 years in executive sales and general management roles at early-stage technology companies including Fortify (acquired by HP), Equallogic (acquired by Dell), Ariba (acquired by SAP), and PTC.
- Where does John True work?
- John True is General Partner at Cultivation Capital and Board director at Salesvue.
- What does John True invest in?
- John True invests in Enterprise Software, SaaS.
- What check size does John True write?
- John True typically writes checks of $100K β $3.5M.
- What boards does John True sit on?
- John True holds tracked board seats at Monitaur, Salesvue, Sfara, Sharpen Technologies, Swell Social.
- Where did John True go to school?
- John True studied at Missouri University of Science and Technology (B.S., Computer Science); Desmet.
Same school
Also attended Missouri University of Science and Technology13
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Shared employers
Also worked at Guidewire Software NYSE GWRE8
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Also worked at Equallogic (Aquired by Dell)2
Also worked at Ariba26
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Also worked at Parametric Technology32
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