John Gardner
Gründer bei NGP Capital
Profil
John Gardner is the founder of NGP Capital, founded in 2005, and BlueRun Ventures, founded in 1998.
At BlueRun Ventures, he held the title of Partner from 1998 to 2011.
Mr. Gardner's current job(s) include being a Director at RetailNext, Inc., a Director at Netpulse, Inc. since 2014, a Managing Member at N.G.
Partners II LLC, a Senior Advisor at Vesta Ventures GP LLC since 2021, and a Partner at 1809 Capital since 2021.
Mr. Gardner's former job(s) include being a Director at Sequoia Communications Corp., Zvents, Inc., Verve Group, Inc., @Hand Corp., Cerebra, Inc., and Rocket Fuel, Inc. He also worked as a Senior Manager-Business Development at Nokia Oyj and as a Principal at Keating, Muething & Klekamp PLL.
Mr. Gardner's education history includes an MBA from The University of Chicago, a graduate degree from Uc College of Law, and an undergraduate degree from Miami University, which was conferred in 1984.
Aktive Positionen von John Gardner
| Unternehmen | Position | Beginn |
|---|---|---|
NGP Capital
 NGP Capital Investment ManagersFinance NGP Capital (NGP Capital) is a venture capital subsidiary of Nokia Oyj founded in 2005 by John Gardner and Paul Asel. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. | Gründer | 01.12.2005 |
N.G. Partners II LLC
 N.G. Partners II LLC Financial ConglomeratesFinance N.G. Partners II LLC provides investment management services. The company was founded on April 12, 2007 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Netpulse, Inc.
 Netpulse, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Netpulse, Inc. operates as a media and data services company. Its application allows members to attract new prospects, convert prospects into members, engages members and keeps them coming back, increases revenue, and connects applications and devices, as well as offers mobile marketing solutions. The company was founded by Bryan Arp and Thomas A. Proulx in 1993 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Direktor/Vorstandsmitglied | 20.10.2014 |
RetailNext, Inc.
 RetailNext, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services RetailNext, Inc. provides in-store analytics solutions. Its products include people counting and conversion, staffing optimization, shopper activity maps, display and window effectiveness, mobile in-store analytics, video management, guest WI-FI and personalization. The firm’s technology delivers comprehensive, real-time analytics that empowers worldwide retailers, shopping centers and manufacturers to collect, analyze, and visualize in-store data. The company was founded in 2007 by Alexei Agratchev, Marlie Liu and Arun Nair and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Direktor/Vorstandsmitglied | - |
Vesta Ventures GP LLC
 Vesta Ventures GP LLC Investment ManagersFinance Vesta Ventures LLC (Vesta Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2021 by Clayton Wyatt and Rich Ford. The firm is headquartered in Fairfax, California. | Berater | 01.01.2021 |
1809 Capital
 1809 Capital Investment ManagersFinance 1809 Capital (1809 Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by James T. Ryan, Mark R. Richey, and Tim R. Holcomb. The firm is headquartered in Oxford, Ohio. | Private Equity Investor | 01.12.2021 |
Ehemalige bekannte Positionen von John Gardner
| Unternehmen | Position | Ende |
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Sequoia Communications Corp.
 Sequoia Communications Corp. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Sequoia Communications Corp. manufactures fabless RF semiconductors for the wireless handset markets. It develops FullSpectra common architecture, which enables communications in various wireless applications such as WCDMA, EDGE, GSM/GPRS, GPS, WiFi, and WiMAX. The company's clients include QUALCOMM, Nokia, Maxim, Skyworks, Texas Instruments, and Mitsubishi. Sequoia Communications was founded by John Groe in 2000 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA. | Direktor/Vorstandsmitglied | 07.09.2009 |
Keating, Muething & Klekamp PLL
 Keating, Muething & Klekamp PLL Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL provides legal services. The company serves as legal business needs to client companies with specialized practices in such areas such as commercial finance, bankruptcy and real estate development. It was founded by John L. Muething and is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Verve Group, Inc.
 Verve Group, Inc. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Verve Group, Inc. provides location-based mobile marketing solutions. It specializes in customer advisory panels, online brand communities, market research, agile insight and online communities. The company was founded by Thomas C. Kenney and Arthur Howe in 2005 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Direktor/Vorstandsmitglied | - |
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Ausbildung von John Gardner
| The University of Chicago | Masters Business Admin |
| Miami University | Undergraduate Degree |
| Uc College of Law | Graduate Degree |
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| Börsennotierte Unternehmen | 1 |
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| NOKIA OYJ | Electronic Technology |
| Private Unternehmen | 14 |
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Sequoia Communications Corp.
Sequoia Communications Corp. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Sequoia Communications Corp. manufactures fabless RF semiconductors for the wireless handset markets. It develops FullSpectra common architecture, which enables communications in various wireless applications such as WCDMA, EDGE, GSM/GPRS, GPS, WiFi, and WiMAX. The company's clients include QUALCOMM, Nokia, Maxim, Skyworks, Texas Instruments, and Mitsubishi. Sequoia Communications was founded by John Groe in 2000 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA. | Electronic Technology |
NGP Capital
NGP Capital Investment ManagersFinance NGP Capital (NGP Capital) is a venture capital subsidiary of Nokia Oyj founded in 2005 by John Gardner and Paul Asel. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. | Finance |
Zvents, Inc.
 Zvents, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Zvents, Inc. creates and operates local entertainment guides online. Its publications promote a range of local events and activities, including live music, performing arts, sporting events and community activities. The company was founded by Tyler Kovacs and Ethan Stock in 2005 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA. | Technology Services |
Verve Group, Inc.
Verve Group, Inc. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Verve Group, Inc. provides location-based mobile marketing solutions. It specializes in customer advisory panels, online brand communities, market research, agile insight and online communities. The company was founded by Thomas C. Kenney and Arthur Howe in 2005 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Commercial Services |
RetailNext, Inc.
RetailNext, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services RetailNext, Inc. provides in-store analytics solutions. Its products include people counting and conversion, staffing optimization, shopper activity maps, display and window effectiveness, mobile in-store analytics, video management, guest WI-FI and personalization. The firm’s technology delivers comprehensive, real-time analytics that empowers worldwide retailers, shopping centers and manufacturers to collect, analyze, and visualize in-store data. The company was founded in 2007 by Alexei Agratchev, Marlie Liu and Arun Nair and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Technology Services |
BlueRun Ventures
 BlueRun Ventures Investment ManagersFinance BlueRun Ventures, formerly Nokia Venture Partners, is a venture capital firm founded in 1998 by W. Pete Buhl, John Gardner and John A. Malloy. The headquartered in Menlo Park, California. | Finance |
Keating, Muething & Klekamp PLL
Keating, Muething & Klekamp PLL Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL provides legal services. The company serves as legal business needs to client companies with specialized practices in such areas such as commercial finance, bankruptcy and real estate development. It was founded by John L. Muething and is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH. | Commercial Services |
@Hand Corp.
 @Hand Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services @hand provides field mobility software solutions for commercial enterprises and government organizations. It offers mobility software architecture and mobile solutions for field service, asset management, and supply chain environments. The firm solutions include equipment maintenance, facilities management, asset tracking, field sales inventory and supply management. The company was founded in 1998 by Michael T. Loos and is headquartered in Austin, TX. | Technology Services |
Cerebra, Inc.
 Cerebra, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Cerebra, Inc. develops content integration solutions. It provides enterprise-ready, semantic technologies through its offices in Menlo Park, Boston, Washington DC and Manchester, UK. Its products provide an enterprise integration and business application environment on an SOA-ready platform based on the W3C's OWL, RDF, XML, SOAP and WSDL standards. Cerebra was founded in January, 2001 by Michael Lees & Ian Horrocks and is located in Carlsbad, CA | Technology Services |
Netpulse, Inc.
Netpulse, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Netpulse, Inc. operates as a media and data services company. Its application allows members to attract new prospects, convert prospects into members, engages members and keeps them coming back, increases revenue, and connects applications and devices, as well as offers mobile marketing solutions. The company was founded by Bryan Arp and Thomas A. Proulx in 1993 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Rocket Fuel, Inc.
 Rocket Fuel, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Rocket Fuel, Inc. is a predictive marketing software company. It uses artificial intelligence to provide managed services, as well as SaaS-based data management platform (DMP) and demand side platform (DSP). The company's integrated DMP and DSP platforms are designed to deliver and optimize media spend to engage, up-sell and retarget consumers across addressable channels, such as display, mobile, video, social, and television. Rocket Fuel was founded by Richard A. Frankel, Abhinav Gupta and George H. John on March 25, 2008 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA. | Technology Services |
N.G. Partners II LLC
N.G. Partners II LLC Financial ConglomeratesFinance N.G. Partners II LLC provides investment management services. The company was founded on April 12, 2007 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA. | Finance |
Vesta Ventures GP LLC
Vesta Ventures GP LLC Investment ManagersFinance Vesta Ventures LLC (Vesta Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2021 by Clayton Wyatt and Rich Ford. The firm is headquartered in Fairfax, California. | Finance |
1809 Capital
1809 Capital Investment ManagersFinance 1809 Capital (1809 Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by James T. Ryan, Mark R. Richey, and Tim R. Holcomb. The firm is headquartered in Oxford, Ohio. | Finance |
