JC

James Caffyn

Partner, Lever VC

New York, New York

Invests in

Stages:

Locations:

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Education

Work Experience

  • Partner

    2022

    Lever VC is a global venture capital fund making early stage investments in the food and ag industry with a focus on the animal protein and dairy value chains

  • Advisor

    2020 - 2022

  • Mentor

    2021

  • Advisor

    2022

  • Director of Strategy & Due Diligence

    2012 - 2022

    Responsible for managing Gira’s strategy and due diligence projects, operating throughout the food and drink value chain in emerging and developed markets, conducting projects on the ground in 45 countries. The primary focus was on growth, market entrance and investment strategy

  • Mentor

    2020

2020 - 2021

  • Mentor

    2020 - 2021

Board Intelligence

2012 - 2012

  • Internship

    2012 - 2012

    Carried out research on large public companies, particularly looking at board structure, financial performance and development opportunities in addition to the corporate strategy. Produced competitor benchmarking reports for company boards.