Investing Profile

John Serafini

VCInvestorCEO

Venture Partner at Shield Capital

shieldcap.comBoston, Massachusetts

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Networks John is a member of

Harvard Business School Network

813 CONNECTIONS

AEA Technology Plc. Network

100 CONNECTIONS

Harvard Kennedy School Network

75 CONNECTIONS

Harvard University Kennedy School of Government Network

66 CONNECTIONS

United States Military Academy at West Point Network

34 CONNECTIONS

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Current Investing Position

Shield Capital Venture Partner

Investment Range

$100K - $5.0M

Sweet Spot

$1.5M

Investments On Record

John Serafini is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

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John Serafini's Investments On Record (3)

Company	StageDateRound Size	Total Raised
Star Catcher	Series AMay 2026$65M	$77M
Co-investors: Howard Morgan (B Capital Group), Kirill Silkin (TenNine VC)
HawkEye 360	Series ANov 2016$11M SeedSep 2015	$690M
Co-investors: Ludwig Schulze (Alumni Ventures ), Steve Pann (bcpc llc, ggs© dev team), Matt Thoms (Bolt), Mark Spoto (Razor's Edge Ventures), Dave DeWalt (NightDragon), Sunny Midha (Greycroft), Chad Anderson (Space Capital), Peter Bordes (Trajectory Ventures), Jeremy Hitchcock (New North Ventures), Andrew Padilla (Alumni Ventures Group)
BridgeComm	SeedMar 2015	$6M
Co-investors: Matt Thoms (Bolt), Chad Anderson (Space Capital), Aaron Peterman (The Boeing Company)

John Serafini's Experience

Senior Vice President Allied MindsPresent

Board Advisor Allied Minds Federal InnovationsPresent

Board Member Optio LabsPresent

Board Member Federated WirelessPresent

General Manager & Board Member AEA Technology Plc.Present

General Manager & Board Member Foreland TechnologiesPresent

General Manager & Board Member Whitewood SecurityPresent

General Manager & Board Member Whitewood Encryption Systems, Inc.Present

Board Member BridgeComm, Inc.Present

Board Member BridgeSat, Inc.Present

CEO & Board Member Strongarm by Percipient NetworksPresent

CEO & Board Member Percipient NetworksPresent

Founder & CEO HawkEye 360Present

CEO and Board Member HawkEye 360Present

Venture Partner Shield CapitalPresent

John Serafini's Education

United States Military Academy at West Point BS English & Systems Engineering

Harvard Business School MBA Venture Capital & Private Equity

Harvard Kennedy School MPA International Security Policy & Political Economy

Harvard University Kennedy School of Government MPA International Security Policy & Political Economy

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