Number of Portfolio Companies 1
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 2
  • Investor Type  Individual/Angel
  • Investor Stage  Seed
John Straw is an investor and advisor at EARZZ, BDR Ventures and is a Senior Advisor for McKinsey and Company. He was previously a tech entrepreneur with two exits and an investor and advisor to ManyPets. He co-authored a book on the effect of technology on economic policy called iDisrupted.
Number of Investments 1
John Straw invested in EARZZ on Mar 3, 2021. This investment - Seed Round - EARZZ - was valued at
$700K
.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Mar 3, 2021
EARZZ
Seed Round - EARZZ
$700K
Number of Current Jobs 5
Number of Past Jobs 2
John Straw has 5 current jobs including Investor, advisor at EARZZ, Non Executive Director at Ve Global, and Council Member - Scotland AI Strategy at Scottish Government. Additionally, John Straw has had 2 past jobs including Founder at DisruptionHub.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
DisruptionHub
FounderOct 1, 2015Jan 2019
Thorium Technology Investors
Venture InvestorApr 5, 2014Mar 2018
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 2
Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles 1
John Straw holds 2 board and advisor roles as Investor at Ruka and Senior Advisor at McKinsey & Company.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
ManyPets
Investor & advisorMar 1, 2014Jun 2020
Number of News Articles 5
Funding RoundMar 3, 2021
NewsNov 30, 2015
NewsNov 30, 2015
NewsJun 10, 2011
NewsOct 6, 2009