John R Hummer was born on May 4,1948 and is an American venture capitalist and retired professional basketball player who was an original member of the Buffalo Braves after starring for the Princeton Tigers men's basketball team.
11 Facts About John Hummer
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In college, Hummer was a three-time All-Ivy League selection.
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John Hummer played for two Ivy League champion teams and served as team captain as a senior.
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John Hummer was a part of the first of head coach Pete Carril's thirteen Ivy League champions, eleven NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament teams and three undefeated conference champions.
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John Hummer played six seasons in the National Basketball Association for the Braves, Chicago Bulls and Seattle SuperSonics.
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John Hummer was the 15th overall selection in the 1970 NBA draft and the first draft choice in the history of the Braves franchise.
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John Hummer stands eighth in career free throws made, having only been passed since his career ended by Craig Robinson and Kit Mueller.
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John Hummer was drafted by The Floridians in the 1970 American Basketball Association draft.
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John Hummer appeared in six of the nine playoff games that year, but accumulated no points.
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In 1989 Ann Winblad and John Hummer founded John Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, which claims to have been the first venture capital firm to focus exclusively on the Software industry.
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John Hummer has financed over 100 ventures that have been on the forefront of trends that have gone from personal computer software to enterprise computing to Internet applications.