John Exley

Make belief, before the beginning | Glosso Ventures

📍 New York, New York, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 10 investments📅 7 years investing🗓 Last invested Jun 2023𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
VC🌍 United States
10
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Portfolio

9 investments · sorted by recency
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Jun 2023
Lex is a modern word processor that enables a radically new way to write. Were building AI that writes with you, not for you.
Lead: Pre-Seed Investor
Oct 2022
Popcall is a link-in-bio tool for creators, coaches, and experts to take instant video calls from their followers and get paid per minute if they pick up or call back. For callers, it’s an informal way to hop into a convo with someone they want to speak to, as if they had their phone number. For creators, it’s the realest way to connect with followers, get paid, and start calls whenever they feel like it. More info at popcall.com.
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Aug 2021
Marine Snow is a vertical social network + music streaming platform for music connoisseurs.
early stageMusic
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Jun 2021
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Dec 2020
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Jun 2020
Clubhouse is the easiest way to hear your friends’ voices throughout the day, to meet their friends, and to talk about anything. We believe that life is better when you’re with your friends, and our mission is to fill everyone’s life with rich and meaningful friendships. As the world goes increasingly remote, we think being with friends is more important than ever. We take pride in being a small and productive team, with a relentless focus on building a product that people love. As a company we are well funded, with backing from a16z and dozens of the best angel investors in the world, providing us with years of runway. We love what we do and have a lot of work ahead of us. If this sounds interesting to you check out our open roles, we’d love to talk!
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Feb 2020
Muze is a different kind of messaging app. It is a place that elevates the linear ways of messaging into something new. Each conversation takes place on a free-form canvas where you can zoom, draw, layer, go back, remix, etc: a space where talking with a friend is more personal, creative, and fun. We’re building a platform that removes creative constraints, letting you express yourself more freely. It can be used as a powerful tool, a place for collaboration, or for fun. Our ambitions are to evolve the way we digitally communicate.
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Jan 2020
We are early-stage technology investors across North America and Europe.
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Jan 2019
Clay is the most beautiful and private way to be more thoughtful with the people in your life.
Experience · 16 entries
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Investments (10)
Founder (5)
2023
Investor
Jun 2023
Lex is a modern word processor that enables a radically new way to write. Were building AI that writes with you, not for you.
Founder & Managing Partner
Jan 2023
Glosso Ventures is a pre-inception investment firm.
2022
Lead: Pre-Seed Investor
Oct 2022
Popcall is a link-in-bio tool for creators, coaches, and experts to take instant video calls from their followers and get paid per minute if they pick up or call back. For callers, it’s an informal way to hop into a convo with someone they want to speak to, as if they had their phone number. For creators, it’s the realest way to connect with followers, get paid, and start calls whenever they feel like it. More info at popcall.com.
2021
Co-Founder & General Partner
Sep 2021
Sunaya is a pre-seed venture capital firm focused on founder origination.
Cohort 3 (Fall 2021)
Sep 2021
creating a new model to launch, build, and scale emerging fund managers
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