JD

John Drewry

Investor and company builder @ FusionX Ventures

Solana Beach, California

Investor
VC

Invests in

Stages:

Series A
Seed

Locations:

California

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00

  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00

  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Skills

Product Management
Entrepreneurship
Strategy
Marketing
Business Development
Leadership
Start-ups
Go-to-market Strategy
Lead Generation
Strategic Partnerships
Product Marketing
Channel
Business Strategy
Business Planning
Enterprise Software
Mobile Devices
Wireless
Product Development
Management
Software as a Service (SaaS)

Education

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19695 people

Work Experience

FV
FusionX Ventures

2017

  • General Partner

    2018

    FusionX Ventures is an early stage venture capital fund started by entrepreneurs who enjoy working alongside smart founders to provide the support they need to build great companies.

  • EIR

    2017 - 2018

AB
Alida Biosciences

2021

  • Board Member

    2021

IA
Intrepid Automation

2018

  • Board Member

    2018

1I
1859 Inc

2019 - 2024

  • Board Member

    2019 - 2024

Self

2015 - 2018

  • Advisor

    2015 - 2018

    Executive advisor providing business strategy, financing readiness, product definition, market validation, go-to-market design, operational and general business support for early stage ventures and venture capital firms. Focus on SaaS, Mobile, IoT, B2B Software and Security.

MS
Magnet Systems, Inc.

2014 - 2015

  • VP Product Management

    2014 - 2015

    Magnet Systems delivers advanced mobile messaging for developers. Mobile SDK and server software lets developers easily add push notifications, chat, rich messaging, feedback and more to iOS and Android mobile apps. Solution is open source and enterprise-grade. I led the product team through the definition, development and launch of the first commercial products.

AN
Attivo Networks, Inc.

2011 - 2014

  • Advisor

    2011 - 2014

    (Acquired by SentinelOne) Attivo Networks is the leader in dynamic deception technology, which detects real-time intrusions inside the network, data center, and cloud before the data is breached. Not reliant on signatures, Attivo uses high-interaction deception techniques to lure BOTs/APTs to reveal themselves, provides actionable alerts, and the forensics to shut down cyber-attacks.

Averail

2011 - 2014

  • President & Founder

    2011 - 2014

    (Acquired by MobileIron) Averail provides a secure mobile content app for enterprise (iOS & Android). We allow mobile employees to be more productive by giving them powerful and intuitive mobile software to access, edit and share business content without sacrificing enterprise security and control. I founded Averail, built the team and closed Seed and Series A financings.

BN
Bigfoot Networks

2009 - 2011

  • VP of Marketing

    2009 - 2011

    (Acquired by Qualcomm) Venture backed startup that developed consumer networking solutions for online gaming and other real-time network applications (e.g. voice, video). I led the team in the development and introduction of the award-winning Killer 2100, a retail product combining bandwidth control with industry-leading performance. We also secured major design wins for embedded solutions and wireless modules with leading motherboard and notebook manufacturers.

Self

2008 - 2009

  • Advisor

    2008 - 2009

    Market, strategy and business assistance to early stage startups pursuing communications, software and mobility solutions.