John Connolly

Partner at Spectrum Equity

📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States🔄 Updated October 2026💼 10 investments📅 13 years investing🗓 Last invested May 2022
VC🌍 United States
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Board Member
May 2022
WIN Reality is the premier sports and technology company in Austin, Texas. Founded in 2018 by Chris ODowd & Dan ODowd, WIN Reality brought the world of virtual reality together with a desire for players to have new opportunities to improve at the sports they love. Today, WIN Reality allows hitters in both baseball and softball to train with the Meta Quest headset against game-speed pitches to improve their timing and confidence in the real game. We ask young players at all skill levels to Be Ready for Real, and if you are looking for a special place to bring your skills to build a rewarding career, now is the time to get in with WIN. Lets play.
Board Member
Jan 2021
With over 1 billion meetings processed, Otter.ai is the leading AI meeting agent empowering businesses to unlock the value of their meetings. With its advanced Gen AI technology, Otter.ai provides real-time notes, voice-activated agents that participate in meetings, summaries, action items, customized insights and content so that professionals are more productive and can collaborate with their teams more effectively.
Board Member
Oct 2019
Since its founding in 2010, Kajabi has empowered knowledge entrepreneurs who are serious about their business to achieve success online. With its robust, ever-expanding set of tools and features, Kajabi’s all-in-one knowledge commerce platform leads the industry and helps people to turn what they know into what they do. Kajabi provides every tool they need to package their knowledge into profitable online courses, coaching programs, membership sites, and more. Used by both seasoned business owners and first-time knowledge entrepreneurs, Kajabi has helped its customers generate over $7 billion in sales. Not only that, but Kajabi customers have reached nearly 60 million people across the globe with their valuable educational content. Kajabi is proud to foster a company culture rooted in excellence, diversity & inclusion, humanity, and collaboration that has been officially recognized in 2021 as: ⭐ Best Workplace for Innovators by Fast Company ⭐ Best Place to Work by the Orange County Business Journal ⭐ As an Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Company Interested in joining our rad team? Check out kajabi.com/careers to see all open positions.
Board Observer
Dec 2018
Data science and analytics are rapidly shaping every aspect of our lives and our businesses. We’re collecting more data than ever before, but not everyone is able to efficiently analyze all that data to extract meaningful insights. There is incredible power in data—but only if you know what to do with it. DataCamp teaches companies and individuals the skills they need to work with data in the real world. We work with over: 2500 companies 3000 academic organizations 10+ million DataCamp learners And a global learning community spread across 180+ countries At DataCamp, we believe everyone deserves access to high-quality education and data skill development for a more secure future. From our first-class courses, certification program, workspace, and recruit - we are an all-in-one platform on a mission to democratize data education for all. Click here to find out more - www.datacamp.com P.S - We’re hiring! Join the DataCamp team: datacamp.com/jobs
Board Member
Dec 2018
Data science and analytics are rapidly shaping every aspect of our lives and our businesses. We’re collecting more data than ever before, but not everyone is able to efficiently analyze all that data to extract meaningful insights. There is incredible power in data—but only if you know what to do with it. DataCamp teaches companies and individuals the skills they need to work with data in the real world. We work with over: 2500 companies 3000 academic organizations 10+ million DataCamp learners And a global learning community spread across 180+ countries At DataCamp, we believe everyone deserves access to high-quality education and data skill development for a more secure future. From our first-class courses, certification program, workspace, and recruit - we are an all-in-one platform on a mission to democratize data education for all. Click here to find out more - www.datacamp.com P.S - We’re hiring! Join the DataCamp team: datacamp.com/jobs
Board Member
May 2015
Jimdo’s mission is to unleash the power of self-employed small business owners, the backbone of the global economy, and help them thrive. We offer products and services to help founders start, grow, and manage their businesses. Jimdo was founded by three school friends in 2007 in a farmhouse in Northern Germany. Today, we’re a growing profitable business with a team of 250+ people from 50 nationalities based in over 15 countries. We have a physical location in Hamburg, Germany, where teams come together for in-person collaboration. Jimdo started as a website builder, and has helped businesses create over 32 million websites. Over the years, our portfolio evolved to specifically serve the unique needs of microbusinesses. In addition to our GDPR-compliant website builder powered by AI, we offer an online store, logo creator, legal text generator, business listings, social media integration, SEO, and more. We are constantly developing new products and services that make the lives of microbusiness owners easier and help fuel their businesses. If you’re inspired by our mission and like the idea of working for a dynamic remote-first company where you can create impact from day 1, we’d love to meet you! Jimdo is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. This means that we dont discriminate based on race or ethnic origin, color, the language(s) you speak, where you (or your parents) are from, or whether or not you consider yourself to have a disability. Neither will your age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, beliefs, or political opinions play a part in your application with us. Were a diverse team in so many ways, and we love it that way. Privacy Policy: www.jimdo.com/info/social-media-privacy-notice/ About us: https://www.jimdo.com/info/about/
Board Observer
May 2014
TPT (formerly Teachers Pay Teachers) exists to empower teachers to teach at their best. We’re the go-to platform for supporting educators with the resources they need to teach successfully in an ever-changing education landscape. Today, educators turn to TPT to find the world's largest catalog of educator-created learning content and tools for interactive digital instruction. Districts and schools can also support teachers by opting for a TPT School Access subscription, which includes Easel by TPT. More than 7 million educators — including 85% of PreK-12 U.S. teachers — use TPT to save time, engage students, and learn from each other. TpT was founded in 2006 by Paul Edelman. After spending years as an educator in the New York City public schools system, Paul decided to solve a real problem he struggled with every day – finding and sharing educational content with colleagues. What began as a humble exchange for teachers looking to share lesson plans has since exploded into an education powerhouse. If you’ve never heard of TpT and want to learn more, just ask a teacher about us. If you want to solve big problems at scale, work with colleagues who have a deep curiosity for learning, and build things that make a meaningful impact, reach out to us!
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2022
Board Member
May 2022
WIN Reality is the premier sports and technology company in Austin, Texas. Founded in 2018 by Chris ODowd & Dan ODowd, WIN Reality brought the world of virtual reality together with a desire for players to have new opportunities to improve at the sports they love. Today, WIN Reality allows hitters in both baseball and softball to train with the Meta Quest headset against game-speed pitches to improve their timing and confidence in the real game. We ask young players at all skill levels to Be Ready for Real, and if you are looking for a special place to bring your skills to build a rewarding career, now is the time to get in with WIN. Lets play.
2021
Board Member
Nov 2021
Presence is the leading provider of online speech and occupational therapy, behavioral and mental health services, and software for K-12 districts for children with special needs. We are dedicated to ensuring that all students in the PreK-12 education system receive the special education-related services they need to grow and thrive. We supply exceptional teletherapy tools and software for providers to serve and support students and schools. Founded in 2009, we are a growth stage company backed by Spectrum Equity, TPG’s The Rise Fund, Bain Capital’s Double Impact Fund, and Catalyst Investors. We currently have 250+ employees and 2,000+ clinicians working in our network. We are a remote-first workforce with headquarters in NYC, serving schools nationwide. Our mission-driven team of employees is committed to leveraging innovative technology solutions to close the gap and serve more students. We love to see students thrive!
Board Member
Jan 2021
With over 1 billion meetings processed, Otter.ai is the leading AI meeting agent empowering businesses to unlock the value of their meetings. With its advanced Gen AI technology, Otter.ai provides real-time notes, voice-activated agents that participate in meetings, summaries, action items, customized insights and content so that professionals are more productive and can collaborate with their teams more effectively.
2019
Board Member
Oct 2019
Since its founding in 2010, Kajabi has empowered knowledge entrepreneurs who are serious about their business to achieve success online. With its robust, ever-expanding set of tools and features, Kajabi’s all-in-one knowledge commerce platform leads the industry and helps people to turn what they know into what they do. Kajabi provides every tool they need to package their knowledge into profitable online courses, coaching programs, membership sites, and more. Used by both seasoned business owners and first-time knowledge entrepreneurs, Kajabi has helped its customers generate over $7 billion in sales. Not only that, but Kajabi customers have reached nearly 60 million people across the globe with their valuable educational content. Kajabi is proud to foster a company culture rooted in excellence, diversity & inclusion, humanity, and collaboration that has been officially recognized in 2021 as: ⭐ Best Workplace for Innovators by Fast Company ⭐ Best Place to Work by the Orange County Business Journal ⭐ As an Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Company Interested in joining our rad team? Check out kajabi.com/careers to see all open positions.
2018
Board Observer
Dec 2018
Data science and analytics are rapidly shaping every aspect of our lives and our businesses. We’re collecting more data than ever before, but not everyone is able to efficiently analyze all that data to extract meaningful insights. There is incredible power in data—but only if you know what to do with it. DataCamp teaches companies and individuals the skills they need to work with data in the real world. We work with over: 2500 companies 3000 academic organizations 10+ million DataCamp learners And a global learning community spread across 180+ countries At DataCamp, we believe everyone deserves access to high-quality education and data skill development for a more secure future. From our first-class courses, certification program, workspace, and recruit - we are an all-in-one platform on a mission to democratize data education for all. Click here to find out more - www.datacamp.com P.S - We’re hiring! Join the DataCamp team: datacamp.com/jobs
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