JH

John Henry

Cofounder & Co-CEO at LOOP

Austin, Texas

Invests in

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Skills

Entrepreneurship
Business Development
Strategic Partnerships
Start-ups
Strategy

Education

  • Hands-On Experiential Learning

    School of Hard Knocks

Work Experience

2020

  • Cofounder, Co-CEO

    2020

    LOOP is building the world's most inclusive insurance company — focused on insuring underserved communities using proprietary AI risk models.

2019 - 2020

  • Co-Creator, Executive Producer, Host

    2019 - 2020

    HUSTLE - A show about the drive to make it. Cable TV show syndicated to VICE TV, distributed in 8 international markets, featuring diverse entrepreneurs growing to the next level. Show Executive Produced by Alicia Keys, Marcus Samuelsson, and Beth Greenwald.

2017 - 2020

  • Cofounder, Venture Partner

    2017 - 2020

    Harlem Capital is a New York based minority-owned early-stage venture capital firm on a mission to change the face of entrepreneurship by investing in 1,000 diverse founders over the next 20 years. We are committed to reserving capital for investments in minority and women founders in the United States.

2014 - 2017

  • Cofounder, CEO

    2014 - 2017

    Cofound/Harlem is a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering a diverse tech and entrepreneurial ecosystem North of 96th street by incubating ventures, ideas, and experiences. As Managing Director, Henry ideated, designed, and implemented a nine-month curriculum for CH's Inaugural 2015 Accelerator Program of four early-stage companies. Under Henry's leadership, CH's Inaugural Cohort produced a 75% hit-rate, $500k of VC raised, and a combined $10MM valuation (3x). As Chairman, John works in collaboration with the Board of Trustees to determine the long-term Strategy and Vision for the organization.

  • Founder, CEO

    2012 - 2014

    Mobile City Services (MCS) is an on-demand service suite, offering busy professionals dry-cleaning, laundry, and housecleaning at the tap of a button; formerly HQ'ed in the heart of Harlem on 5th ave. John Henry remained closely involved in the company from the inception up through its' acquisition in Dec 2014, handling a variety of tasks such as Business Development, Supply Chain Management, Operations, Strategic Partnerships, Human Resources and most importantly -- keeper of the vision.