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John Johnston of August Capital focuses on investments in internet commerce and software as a service companies. He has invested in companies like Postini, Shopping.com, eShop, and Cygnus Solutions. With over 25 technology investments and serving on more than 20 boards, his track record is notable. John co-founded August Capital in 1995 following his roles at Technology Venture Investors and Hambrecht & Quist Venture Partners. While his investment check size is not specified, his partnership and collaboration style emphasize his experience and success in the venture capital industry.
Location: Menlo Park, CA
Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Investment Stages: pre-seed, seed
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Status: not-found
AI Reasoning: Searches of August Capital and John Johnston’s profiles, including August Capital team page, Crunchbase, CB Insights, Tracxn, and news results, show portfolio companies such as Postini, Shopping.com, eShop, Cygnus Solutions, Urban Airship, Amount, Avant, and INRIX but provide no dated investment activity in the past several years or any specific investments marked in 2023-2025. The August Capital team page lists active and exited portfolio companies but contains no dates indicating recent investments by John Johnston. Given absence of any verifiable recent investment dates to calculate recency, the appropriate classification is not-found.
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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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