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Steve Johnston

Founder of GovPredict

Austin, Texas

Overview 

Steve Johnston is an accomplished Investor, Entrepreneur, and Advisor based in Austin, Texas, with a strong background in growth marketing and digital advertising. Currently serving as the Founder & CEO of Mountain View Advisory, he has made significant investments in various sectors, including GovTech, MarketingTech, and Advertising, and has a notable track record of supporting startups like Openland. With a diverse investment portfolio and a focus on post-seed, seed, and pre-seed stages, Steve Johnston has demonstrated expertise in identifying and nurturing successful ventures, while also leveraging his skills in digital marketing and advertising to drive growth and success for the companies he supports.

Work Experience 

Mountain View Advisory

  • Founder & CEO

    2023 - Current

    Helping companies grow.

  • Angel Investor

    2017

    Early investor in over 16 companies including Artos, Axis, Coign, Conductor Quantum, EdgeTrace, HStar, Kabilah, Ledgebrook, Mandel AI, Modern Realty, Move AI, No Scrubs, Phonely, Revival Homes, Sola, Sweetspot, and XTraffic.

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GovPredict

  • Co-Founder

    2014

    Co-founded a startup backed by Y Combinator (S14) and acquired by Phone2Action.

Research, analytics, and actionable intelligence for winning public affairs campaigns.

Raised $120,000.00 from Early Light Ventures, Harlem Capital Partners and Y Combinator.

govpredict.com
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Conductor Quantum

  • Investor

    2024

Conductor Quantum is building quantum computers on silicon chips. Our AI-software creates qubits 1000x faster than current methods.

Raised $500,000.00 from Pioneer Fund and Y Combinator.

conductorquantum.com
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Phonely (YC S24)

  • Investor

    2024

Phonely is an AI receptionist that answers calls in a friendly, human-like manner, enhancing the business communication.

Raised $500,000.00 from CoreNest Capital, Pioneer Fund and Y Combinator.

phonely.ai
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Modern Realty

  • Investor

    2024

AI Buyer's Real Estate Agent

Raised $500,000.00 from Y Combinator.

modernrealty.io
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XTraffic

  • Investor

    2024

XTraffic is an Embedded Software Product that is working on upgrading traffic lights system for better safety and traffic reduction.

Raised $500,000.00 from Y Combinator and Pioneer Fund.

xtraffic.com
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NoScrubs

  • Investor

    2024

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Artos (YC W24)

  • Investor

    2024

Artos is an AI-based document-drafting platform that allows life sciences teams to convert their data and reports into submission packages.

Raised $500,000.00 from Y Combinator and Pioneer Fund.

artosai.com
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edgetrace

  • Investor

    2024

EdgeTrace makes video data easily available and actionable for important businesses.

Raised $500,000.00 from Y Combinator.

edgetrace.ai

Education 

Investments 

Openland

Seed

Total funding: $2M

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