JF

John Frankel

Partner at ff Investor

New York, New York

Overview 

John Frankel is a Partner at ff Venture Capital in New York, specializing in investing in early-stage companies in sectors like cybersecurity, AI, and FinTech. With a background in Capital Markets at Goldman Sachs and experience as a Chartered Accountant at Arthur Andersen, he has successfully invested in companies like Dataplor and Manna Drone Delivery. Frankel's career highlights include his role as a Partner at ff Venture Capital, where he has made strategic investments in innovative startups and demonstrated expertise in nurturing entrepreneurial talent to drive business growth. Additionally, his background in Capital Markets at Goldman Sachs and experience as a Chartered Accountant at Arthur Andersen showcase his strong financial acumen and investment acuity.

Work Experience 

fV

ff Venture Capital

  • Partner

    2008 - Current

    Though I have been an early stage venture investor since late 1999, I decided to found ff Venture Capital to focus on companies that deploy lightweight, disruptive business models to become the low cost player in their respective market. I have worked closely over the years with entrepreneurs in a variety of fields and have developed experience advising start-ups.

ff Venture Capital is a technology venture capital firm that invests in cybersecurity, AI, machine learning, drones, and cloud software.

ffvc.com
GS

Goldman, Sachs & Co.

  • Capital Markets

    1986 - 2008

    During my twenty one years at Goldman, Sachs & Co. I worked in many divisions in a variety of roles that stretched from financial management, technology development, reengineering, and working closely with hedge funds in capital markets sales.

Goldman Sachs is a multinational financial services firm providing securities, investment banking, and management services.

goldmansachs.com
AA

Arthur Andersen & Co.

  • Chartered Accountant

    1982 - 1986

Education 

Investments 

Dataplor

Series A

Total funding: $20M

PrivacyHawk

Seed

Total funding: $3M

Mayday

Seed

Total funding: $3.1M

Softdrive

Pre Seed

Total funding: $800K

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