General Info
John Hanke is the Co-Founder of Niantic, where he serves as Chief Executive Officer and Board Member. He has a track record in creating innovative mobile applications at the intersection of mobile and real-world location. His professional career includes roles at Google and in launching successful products like Field Trip and Ingress. His investment focus areas are not explicitly mentioned. Mr. Hanke’s investment check size and geographical preferences are undisclosed. He has engaged in partnerships and collaborations with companies like WB Games for Harry Potter: Wizards Unite and Punchdrunk for augmented reality projects.
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Country: United States of America
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Investment Regions: EU, NA
Investment Stages: pre-seed, seed
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🤖 AI Activity Report
Status: very-active
AI Reasoning: Wikipedia shows John Hanke active as Niantic CEO; Niantic raised funds and engaged in acquisitions; most recent page edit Oct 30, 2025 referencing ongoing involvement. However, no specific external recent individual startup investment found; his continued activity with Niantic and company investments/activities within last 6 months indicate very-active. The startup involved: Pokémon Go/Niantic (company activities). Calculation: involvement within past 6 months.
Angel activity thresholds:
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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