John Fontein is Co-Founder and President at Sesame. Previously, he was the VP of Business Development at GoEuro where he oversaw all revenue functions including sales, marketing and partnerships. John began his career at Goldman Sachs where he worked in both the Investment Banking and Investment Management Divisions of the firm. John is a multi-platinum song-writer, producer, and sound designer. He is the recipient of numerous awards including an MTV Video Music Award, a Berklee Jazz Festival Award and a FringeNYC Award.
John attended Saint Ann's School in Brooklyn and graduated summa cum laude from Princeton University with a B.A. in Music and a certificate in Computer Science.
Date | Company Name | Round | Money Raised | Industry | |
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Nov 18, 2021 | Gemini | Series A | $423.90M | Cryptocurrency | Detail |
Aug 20, 2021 | BlockFi | Series E | $500M | Bitcoin | Detail |
Dec 1, 2020 | Realtime | Seed | $4M | Social Media | Detail |
Apr 1, 2019 | TapTrip | Seed | £755K | Business Travel | Detail |
Jan 2, 2019 | PickUp | Pre-seed | — | Gaming | Detail |
Jun 30, 2018 | The Block | Seed | $2M | Bitcoin | Detail |
Jun 18, 2018 | TapTrip | Pre-seed | £165K | Business Travel | Detail |