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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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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].

  • 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

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