John Bohlmann
5X Founder | GP SpaceFund | AI and Startup Growth
San Francisco, California
Skills
Education
- PU
- PU
Work Experience
2015
Founder / Chairman
2015
We build at 10x. We build industry shaping AI products that maximize growth and eliminate inefficiency in startups and Fortune 500s. Hawken is a team of experienced technologists, developers, and product designers who specialize in incubating high-tech, full-stack solutions for new products. We have built innovative products for startups, venture capital firms and Fortune 500 companies in many industries including building/energy automation, automotive, machine learning/AI, online ecommerce, and blockchain. We do AI, software, and full stack cloud development.
2019
General Partner
2019
SpaceFund is a venture capital firm investing in the emerging, rapid-growth space startup ecosystem.
2023
Chief Technology Officer / Co-Founder
2023
Callidus is a cutting-edge AI platform building the future of the legal industry.
2019
Chairman
2019
For Healthy Buildings. Monitor and improve the energy and air quality of any commercial building with the Healthy Building Platform from HawkenAQ.
2015 - 2022
Technical Advisor
2015 - 2022
Technical advisor to multiple internal projects. Innovating online retail and reimagining how tech incubators discover high-growth startups.
2014 - 2022
Advisor
2014 - 2022
We're building a platform for scalable sustainability by enabling innovation in building and utility networks. We deliver strategic building retrofit, air quality improvement, energy savings and smart grid functionality including demand response at a fraction of the typical cost.
2015 - 2021
Technical Advisor
2015 - 2021
"The best way to predict the future is to invent it."
2015 - 2020
Advisor / Co-Founder
2015 - 2020
Changing the way top companies find top talent.
2014 - 2017
VP Technology / Co-Founder
2014 - 2017
CTO, lead technical developer, second employee to funded startup. I built the entire technical product from pre-seed to product/market fit. Also solely defined technical business strategy and key product ideation during pivots and ongoing customer feedback.
2013 - 2015
Technical Lead / Computer Scientist
2013 - 2015
Built avionics, computer vision systems, and cryptography for one of the first asteroid mining startups. Led by one of the original founding members of the X Prize, Rick Tumlinson.