General Info
John Caplan is an Angel Investor focusing on retail, e-commerce, and B2C startups at the seed stage. His geographical preference is not specified, but his investment portfolio includes Israeli startups like BuyWith. John Caplan is known for his collaboration and partnership styles, emphasizing emotional connections and trust-building within teams. He has a track record of scaling companies in the digital economy, having held executive roles at companies like Alibaba.com. Caplan’s investment check size is not explicitly defined. Previous roles include being President of North America and Europe at Alibaba.com.
Location: New York, NY
Country: United States of America
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Investment Stages: pre-seed, seed
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🤖 AI Activity Report
Status: active
AI Reasoning: Crunchbase shows John Caplan’s most recent investment was in buywith (Seed round announced May 25, 2022). Using the reference date, that investment occurred 28 months prior, which falls between 12 and 36 months, classifying as active.
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Low Activity – Only known angel investments more than 12 months ago.
Active – Known angel investments between the last 12 and 6 months.
Very Active – Known angel investments in the last 6 months.
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