John Spinale
Managing Partner at JAZZ Venture Partners
United States
Overview
Work Experience
Co-founder, Managing Partner
2015 - Current
JAZZ Venture Partners invests in companies that extend the boundaries of human performance — improving how we live, learn, work, play, and experience the world. JAZZ portfolio companies are unlocking human potential in broad markets including health, mind-body wellness, accelerated learning, training, sports, entertainment, and the enterprise.
JAZZ Venture Partners is a venture capital firm focused on technologies that extend the boundaries of human performance.
Investor and Advisor
2006 - 2015
Worked with entrepreneurs in the formation, scaling, financing, operation, governance and mentoring of a broad array of early stage consumer technology startups.
SVP and GM Social and Mobile Games, Disney
2011 - 2014
Managed the day to day operations (P&L) of the business of free-to-play games for social, web and mobile platforms. Led the turnaround post-acquisition by Disney.
Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution offers network and engineering operations, sales, advertising, and streaming services.
SVP Games and Media
2008 - 2011
OnLive created the first interactive streaming media and interactive content delivery platform, allowing users to experience high-end games and linear media via nearly any device connected to the internet.
OnLive, a cloud gaming company offering a cloud gaming platform and a cloud desktop system that develops server-based video game processing.
Raised $56,500,000.00 from HTC.
Co Founder, President
2006 - 2008
Co-founder of this innovative online travel company delivering personalized travel recommendations and custom itineraries to savvy travelers. NileGuide was sold to Travora Media in 2012.
NileGuide is a travel planning site allowing users to search for hotels, restaurants and other tour destinantions.
Raised $13,000,000.00 from MMV Capital Partners.
SVP Product Development
2002 - 2006
Executive during a turnaround and sale for this top-tier publisher of entertainment software. Ran a business > $100M annually, creating and distributing AAA content including the Tomb Raider series.
Chief Strategy Officer (CSO), SVP Product
2001 - 2002
MobileSys/MBlox (acquired by CLX Communications) was the world's largest mobile transaction network, processing billions of transactions around the globe.
mBlox offers mobile marketing and engagement solutions that help brands reach customers via SMS campaigns and push notifications.
Raised $129,842,730.00 from Saints Capital, Armentum Partners, Norwest Venture Partners, Scale Venture Partners, Horizon Technology Finance and Trident Capital.
Founder, CEO
1998 - 2001
Bitmo created a SaaS platform for enterprises to build and distribute mobile apps and secure messaging. [Acquired by MobileSys in February 2001]
Creative Director, Executive Producer
1993 - 1998
Early employee, serving in key product roles at Activision during the turnaround of the world's largest independent game publisher [from private through public listing: ATVI].
Activision develops, publishes and distributes interactive entertainment, and leisure products.
Management Consultant
1991 - 1992
Played a variety of roles at this boutique technical consulting firm - from software developer to expert witness in complex engineering projects.
Education
BS
1987 - 1991