Investing Profile

James Currier(1243)

VC

http://nfx.comPalo Alto, California

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James Currier's investing connections

10 Investors

Connected to Nikhil Basu Trivedi, Phin Barnes, Xuezhao Lan (Basis Set Ventures), and 7 other investors on Signal.

Networks James is a member of

Harvard Business School Network

253 CONNECTIONS

Princeton University Network

82 CONNECTIONS

Battery Ventures Network

25 CONNECTIONS

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Investing Profile

James Currier(1243)

VC

http://nfx.comPalo Alto, California

Current Position

NFX General Partner

Investment Range

$250K - $3.0M

Sweet Spot

$2.2M

Investments On Record

Current Fund Size

$275M

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James Currier's Investments On Record (10)

Company	StageDateRound Size	Total Raised
Nuvocargo	Seed RoundApr 2020$5.3M	$5.3M
Incredible Health	Series ASep 2019$15M	$15M
Co-investors: Jeff Jordan (Andreessen Horowitz), Pete Flint (NFX), Peter Kazanjy, Matt Mickiewicz
Let's Do This	Seed RoundSep 2019$5M	£1M $5M
Co-investors: Pete Flint (NFX), Paul Buchheit (Y Combinator), Nikhil Basu Trivedi
Constru	SeedJul 2019$2.5M	$2.5M
Co-investors: Pete Flint (NFX)
Firefly	Series AMay 2019$30M Seed RoundDec 2018$21.5M	$51.5M
Co-investors: Pete Flint (NFX), Marlon Nichols (Cross Culture Ventures), Vitaliy Podolskiy (Chesterfield Fund), Brad Bao, Alex Pattis, William Barnes
Wheelwell	Venture RoundMay 2019$3M	$3.12M
Co-investors: Hans Tung (GGV Capital), Jeff Bonforte
Setter	Series ANov 2018$10M	$12M
Co-investors: Jess Lee (Sequoia Capital), Pete Flint (NFX), Avichal Garg
Ribbon	Series AOct 2018$225M	$226.72M
Co-investors: Pete Flint (NFX), Keval Desai (InterWest), Joel Yarmon (Pipeline Capital Partners), Thomas Korte (AngelPad), Carine Magescas (AngelPad), Greg Kidd
Medinas Health	Seed RoundOct 2018$2.5M	$3.5M
Co-investors: Guy Oseary (A-Grade), Ed Roman (Hack VC), Charles Hudson (Precursor Ventures), Ashton Kutcher

James Currier's Media (8)

NFX Launches $150 Million Fund to Transform How True Innovators Are Funded

www.nfx.com

70 Percent of Value in Tech is Driven by Network Effects

www.nfx.com

The Intentional Network Effects of Uber

www.nfx.com

The Network Effects Manual: 13 Different Network Effects (and counting)

www.nfx.com

Does Real Identity Matter for Networks?

www.nfx.com

Network Effects Predict the Future of Facebook

www.nfx.com

Network Effects in Biotechnology: Introducing Mammoth Biosciences

www.nfx.com

The Network Effects Bible

www.nfx.com

most interested in

Companies in the SF Bay Area and Israel. Anything with network effects: networks, marketplaces, synthetic biology, urban tech, fintech, Blockchain 2.0, B2B, B2C, consumer products, AR, IOT, connected devices.

not interested in

Tools for ecommerce sites or retailers, adtech, restaurant tech, loyalty programs for local experiences, travel discovery, food delivery, children's savings/money programs, children's video games, things for parents.

James Currier's Experience

Managing Partner NFX Guild2015 - Present

Co-Founder and Chairman Jiff Inc.2010 - 2017

CEO & Co-Founder Ooga Labs2007 - 2014

Co-Founder IronPearl2012 - 2013

Founder and Chairman Medpedia2007 - 2013

Co-Founder and CEO WonderHill2008 - 2011

Founder and CEO Tickle1999 - 2005

Venture Capital Associate Battery Ventures1994 - 1997

Business Development Manager STAR TV1993 - 1994

Venture Capital Associate GTE1990 - 1993

James Currier's Education