John Burke
Partner at Riverbend Capital
Great Falls, Virginia
Overview
Work Experience
Member of the Board of Advisors
2024 - Current
The Kernel is a unique technology advisory firm that seeks to identify, validate, invest, and deploy emerging technology for our global clients and our proprietary projects.
Managing Partner
2015
PROOF is a growth-stage VC that invests in breakout companies, in partnership with select early-stage Venture Capital funds.
Partner
2016
Okeanos is a national venture investor group.
Board member and investor
2010
EdgeConneX provides innovative edge infrastructure solutions.
Raised $4,125,808,001.00 from Sixth Street.
Finals Judge
2006
Global VCIC is the world’s largest venture capital competition among top MBA students from 70+ prestigious business schools. Students attend the competition by competing in one of 12 regional finals held on 3 continents to qualify for the Global VCIC Finals in Chapel Hill, hosted by UNC's Kenan-Flagler Business School. During the competition, students are acting as venture capitalists: evaluating real start-ups, interacting with entrepreneurs and preparing term sheets. In the meanwhile, judges (real venture capitalists!) are assessing the students’ performances. Global VCIC is a unique competition as it brings top VCs, prestigious MBAs and promising start-ups together!
VCIC is a pioneering platform that allows its students to learn on private equity, the accelerator for the fundraising process.
Investor
2009
B-Stock Solutions helps companies increase revenue and reduce costs associated with liquidation of excess inventory.
B-Stock Solutions offers liquidation sales management solutions for companies.
Raised $73,200,000.00 from Spectrum Equity.
Board member and investor
2009 - 2018
410Labs produces a suite of socially-productive tools and applications that improve communication and access to information.
Raised $1,050,000.00 from True Ventures, Maryland Venture Fund, Fortify Ventures and 500 Global.
Board Member and Investor
2009 - 2015
Valencell's Healthset solution set integrates a fitness sensor into music earbuds and headsets, helping customers achieve fitness and wellness goals while doing what they already do - enjoying music or making phone calls.
Board member and investor
2012 - 2015
Neon Open is an open-sourced advertising inventory enabler platform using artificial inventory.
Board Member
2011 - 2015