John Cococcia

Seasoned Investor and Startup Executive

📍 Schenectady, New York, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 6 investments📅 20 years investing🗓 Last invested Dec 2016𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
VC🌍 United States
6
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1
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1
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Portfolio

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Board Observer, Investor
Dec 2016
SquareFoot is the marketplace that connects businesses with their ideal space. By re-engineering the leasing process from initial search all the way through touring and lease negotiations, SquareFoot is fast becoming the go-to destination for commercial real estate leasing. SquareFoot provides access to available inventory via its online listings platform alongside technology and tools that make the space leasing process easy, enjoyable, and efficient.
mid stageReal Estate
Board Member
Dec 2009
Autotask became Datto in December of 2017. At Datto, our mission is to empower the world’s small and medium-sized businesses with the best in enterprise-level technology. We do it by equipping our unique community of Managed Service Provider partners with the right products, tools and knowledge to allow each and every customer to succeed. Datto's Autotask PSA is designed for Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and is crafted to fit their business model. While Datto's Autotask PSA provides tools to help every employee function more productively, it also offers reporting capabilities that managers need to analyze profitability in real time. Any company that needs to manage workforce resources efficiently and service customers will find that Datto's Autotask PSA will help maximize ROI.
Board Member
Aug 2006
StreetEasy is reimagining the way people buy, sell, and rent homes across New York City and New Jersey. Used more than any other local real estate platform, StreetEasy’s website and mobile apps provide vetted and verified listings, plus intuitive search tools and data-driven guides to help people unlock the opportunity of living here. Launched in 2006 and based in NoMad, Manhattan, StreetEasy is owned and operated by Zillow Group (NASDAQ: Z and ZG) and is a registered trademark of Zillow, Inc.
Board Member
Apr 2006
Auterra Inc is a clean energy company, specializing in catalyst and process technology for the decontamination and upgrading of crude oil and oil distillates. Auterra's proprietary process, FlexDS, enables producers and refiners to improve the quality of their oil and oil products by removing pollutants and increasing API gravity. With both upstream and downstream applications, FlexDS is a low-cost, low-energy process that minimizes Carbon Dioxide emissions while maximizing oil value.
Experience · 11 entries
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Investments (6)
Founder (1)
Board (6)
2018
Co-Founder | Partner
Aug 2018
Rosendale is a venture development company dedicated to building start-up, early stage and growth businesses with high performing leaders through internal creation processes, equity investing and strategic engagement. We focus on innovating traditional industries through the applications of new business models and technologies combined with extraordinary leadership. Our vision is to cultivate an ecosystem of global investments that ushers in the next world-changing era of entrepreneurial leaders and transformational companies.
2016
Board Observer, Investor
Dec 2016
SquareFoot is the marketplace that connects businesses with their ideal space. By re-engineering the leasing process from initial search all the way through touring and lease negotiations, SquareFoot is fast becoming the go-to destination for commercial real estate leasing. SquareFoot provides access to available inventory via its online listings platform alongside technology and tools that make the space leasing process easy, enjoyable, and efficient.
mid stageReal Estate
2014
Armory Square Ventures
Venture Partner
Sep 2014
2013
Arista Strategy Group
Managing Partner
Nov 2013
2012
Ener-G-Rotors
Board Member
Feb 2012
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2006–2016 · 6 investments
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