John Flynn

Partner at TPG, Technology and Communications

📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 17 investments📅 10 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2026
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Jan 2026
We are a privately held agricultural business based in Chile
Board Member
Jul 2021
Human Interest is founded on a simple idea: Affordable, zero-transaction fee, 401(k) plans for small and medium businesses. Businesses that, historically, never had access to these types of investment and tax-benefit retirement vehicles. Here are the big things weve done to shake up the retirement industry: 1. We eliminated all 401(k) transaction fees for companies and their employees. 2. We made it so easy to start saving that we see 2x the average industry participation rate. 3. We helped thousands of customers open their company’s first 401(k) plan and start saving. 4. We built end-to-end technology to solve administrative and compliance headaches for small and medium-sized businesses. Human Interest is leveling the playing field on retirement by making employer and employee retirement savings more intuitive, more affordable, and more inclusive. Human Interest is an affordable, full-service 401(k) and 403(b) provider that seeks to make it easy for small and medium-sized businesses to assist their employees with investing for retirement. Investment Advisory services provided through Human Interest Advisors, a Registered Investment Adviser. For more information, please visit humaninterest.com. This content has been prepared for informational purposes only, and should not be construed as tax, legal, or individualized investment advice. Consult an appropriate professional regarding your situation. Human Interest does not provide tax or legal advice. Investing involves risk, including risk of loss. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Board Observer
Jul 2020
Trumid is a financial technology company and fixed income electronic trading platform focused on US dollar-denominated Investment Grade, High Yield, Distressed, and Emerging Market bonds. Trumid optimizes the credit trading experience by combining agile technology and market expertise, with a focus on product design. The result is a differentiated ecosystem of protocols and trading solutions delivered within one intuitive platform. Learn more at Trumid.com. Trumid Financial LLC is regulated by the SEC and is a member of FINRA.
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Jul 2020
Make a new start. A start that will build beautiful relationships, shape millions of ideas. Enable a new way to live, learn, work and play. At Jio, we build products and services of the future to empower billions of Indians make their dreams a reality. Jio is about YOU. Join the movement to make India Digital. Chat on MyJio App: http://tiny.jio.com/chat1 Chat on WhatsApp: http://tiny.jio.com/LiveChat
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Dec 2017
Acorns believes that anyone can achieve financial wellness — that’s why they’ve been building simple, powerful money tools for everyday Americans and their kids since 2014. Acorns is the app that makes it easy to spend smarter today, save for tomorrow, and invest for your future. Acorns Early is a smart money app and debit card that helps kids grow their money skills — and their money — while they grow up. Named one of Time’s “World’s Best Brands of 2024,” Acorns has helped over 13 million all-time customers save and invest over $22 billion dollars, much of it from spare change.
Board Member
Dec 2017
Acorns believes that anyone can achieve financial wellness — that’s why they’ve been building simple, powerful money tools for everyday Americans and their kids since 2014. Acorns is the app that makes it easy to spend smarter today, save for tomorrow, and invest for your future. Acorns Early is a smart money app and debit card that helps kids grow their money skills — and their money — while they grow up. Named one of Time’s “World’s Best Brands of 2024,” Acorns has helped over 13 million all-time customers save and invest over $22 billion dollars, much of it from spare change.
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Jul 2017
VICE Media is a global media company focused on producing high-quality content on the edge of culture across film, television, news documentaries, digital, and advertising. The company has three divisions: VICE Studios Group, an international Academy Award nominated film, television, and documentary production group; VICE TV, a linear entertainment television network in partnership with A+E; and Virtue, a full-service advertising agency helping some of the largest brands dive deeper into new and emerging cultural communities. The company was founded 30 years ago as an alternative magazine.
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Feb 2017
Connecting you to a world of possibilities with our award-winning internet service and 24x7 local customer support. Visit astound.com to get started. We’ve been in your neighborhood for decades connecting you with services you want and need to stay productive, informed and entertained. Your passions are what fuel us to evolve and keep innovating; to astound you everyday. #WeAreAstound
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Apr 2016
Our mission is to unlock the potential of human creativity—by giving a million creative artists the opportunity to live off their art and billions of fans the opportunity to enjoy and be inspired by it. Spotify transformed music listening forever when it launched in Sweden in 2008. Discover, manage and share over 70m tracks for free, or upgrade to Spotify Premium to access exclusive features including offline mode, improved sound quality, and an ad-free music listening experience. Today, Spotify is the most popular global audio streaming service with 365m users, including 165m subscribers across 178 markets. We are the largest driver of revenue to the music business today.
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2026
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Jan 2026
We are a privately held agricultural business based in Chile
2025
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Sep 2025
SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches the world’s most advanced rockets and spacecraft. The company was founded in 2002 by Elon Musk to revolutionize space transportation, with the ultimate goal of making life multiplanetary. SpaceX has gained worldwide attention for a series of historic milestones. It is the only private company ever to return a spacecraft from low-Earth orbit, which it first accomplished in December 2010. The company made history again in May 2012 when its Dragon spacecraft attached to the International Space Station, exchanged cargo payloads, and returned safely to Earth — a technically challenging feat previously accomplished only by governments. Since then Dragon has delivered cargo to and from the space station multiple times, providing regular cargo resupply missions for NASA. For more information, visit www.spacex.com.
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Aug 2021
At DIRECTV, we believe TV is meant to be enjoyed. Everything we do is focused on delivering an entertainment experience above and beyond expectations and industry standards and advocating for excellence on behalf of our customers. A shared passion for the joy of television defines our mission to offer the content, service, and reliability that allows our customers to connect, unwind, and indulge their inner superfan by watching what they love on any screen, anywhere.    We never stop innovating and continue to embrace emerging technologies. We’re constantly evolving our products, including best-in-class content and personalized services to provide our customers with industry-leading video offerings.    Learn more about our offerings at DIRECTV.COM and follow us on Twitter (@DIRECTV), Instagram (@DIRECTV), Facebook (@DIRECTV) and LinkedIn.
Board Member
Jul 2021
Human Interest is founded on a simple idea: Affordable, zero-transaction fee, 401(k) plans for small and medium businesses. Businesses that, historically, never had access to these types of investment and tax-benefit retirement vehicles. Here are the big things weve done to shake up the retirement industry: 1. We eliminated all 401(k) transaction fees for companies and their employees. 2. We made it so easy to start saving that we see 2x the average industry participation rate. 3. We helped thousands of customers open their company’s first 401(k) plan and start saving. 4. We built end-to-end technology to solve administrative and compliance headaches for small and medium-sized businesses. Human Interest is leveling the playing field on retirement by making employer and employee retirement savings more intuitive, more affordable, and more inclusive. Human Interest is an affordable, full-service 401(k) and 403(b) provider that seeks to make it easy for small and medium-sized businesses to assist their employees with investing for retirement. Investment Advisory services provided through Human Interest Advisors, a Registered Investment Adviser. For more information, please visit humaninterest.com. This content has been prepared for informational purposes only, and should not be construed as tax, legal, or individualized investment advice. Consult an appropriate professional regarding your situation. Human Interest does not provide tax or legal advice. Investing involves risk, including risk of loss. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Board Observer
Feb 2021
Benevity is the global social impact software with an all-in-one platform for corporate grantmaking, volunteering, giving, micro-actions and employee resource groups. A certified B Corporation and recognized in Fortunes Impact 20, we empower iconic brands to attract, retain and engage diverse workforces, embed social action in customer experiences, support communities and understand their impact in the world. Since our inception, Benevity has helped businesses around the world donate over $14 billion, track 72 million volunteer hours and support communities with over $19 billion in grants.
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