Startup Grind hosts John Henderson (AirTree Ventures, Summly)

Name: Startup Grind hosts John Henderson (AirTree Ventures, Summly)
Start: 2017-08-31T18:00:00+10:00
End: 2017-08-31T21:00:00+10:00
Location: WeWork

Aug 31, 2017, 8:00 – 11:00 AM

Sydney

WeWork, Lvl 13, 333 George St, Sydney, 2000

John is a Partner at Airtree Ventures where he focuses on investing in and supporting great founding teams at the very early stages of building a business.  Prior to Airtree, John spent 6 years in London and New York.  There he held roles at Facebook, then as COO of Summly (acquired by Yahoo for $30m in 2013), and most recently as a Principal at White Star Capital.

In-person event

About this event

John Henderson is a Partner at Airtree Ventures where he focuses on investing in and supporting great founding teams at the very early stages of building a business.
John sits on the boards of Employment Hero, Hyper Anna, Glam Corner and The Right Fit. Prior to Airtree, John spent 6 years in London and New York. There he held roles at Facebook, then as COO of Summly (acquired by Yahoo for $30m in 2013), and most recently as a Principal at White Star Capital. 
John also co-founded London.ai which has become Europe's leading event for AI practitioners. 
John has also worked at The Boston Consulting Group, having started his career founding Bush Campus, a startup whose failure taught him more than the rest of his experiences combined.