About
John is Chairman of Serigraph Inc., a manufacturer of decorated components with more than 1,500 employees in Wisconsin, Mexico, China and India. He served as its CEO for 20 years after leading a leveraged buyout of the company in 1987. Prior to Serigraph, Mr. Torinus served as a manager, editor and columnist for several newspapers and served as an artillery officer in the U.S. Marine Corps. He was a principal in several startup ventures, including Kondex Corp. in Lomira, Wis., a world leading manufacturer of cutting blades. Mr. Torinus co-founded BizStarts Milwaukee and the Successful Entrepreneur Investors LLC angel network in Southeastern Wisconsin. He has served on boards for numerous for-profit and non-profit companies. Mr. Torinus holds a BS in Industrial Administration from Yale University and holds a Master’s Degree in International Relations from the University of Stockholm.
Position in the VCSift Database
- • 2 investors at Wisconsin Super Angel Fund are tracked.
- • 626 investors hold the General Partner role in VCSift. John Torinus Jr. is one of them.
- • 145 investors are based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States.
Data sourced from 410,343 investor profiles. Updated July 2026.
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- Milwaukee, US
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