JC

James Conlon

Sweatiest Entrepreneur

Los Angeles, California

Work Experience

  • Chief Executive Officer

    2024

    “Happi” is the Finnish word for “Oxygen”, a vital element inextricably linked to fire, steam, breath, blood, and skin. Happi celebrates ancient sauna traditions practiced by many cultures but sharing a common purpose: a profound connection to self and to our shared humanity.

  • Practitioner & Teacher Training

    2023

    Power vinyasa-style yoga in 115 degree heat. 200 Hour teacher training under Rebekah Rivera.

  • COO / Board Director

    2019 - 2022

    Fama has raised $27m to help organizations improve quality of hire and avoid workplace misconduct. Customers include eBay, Goldman Sachs, AstraZeneca, TikTok, Bloomberg, Prudential, JP Morgan Chase, MLB, NBA, PGA, Abbott Laboratories, Quicken Loans, Cleveland Clinic, and 1,000+ more

2012 - 2019

  • General Partner

    2012 - 2019

    Bullpen Capital is an early-stage VC fund with $500m+ AUM. Investments include Fanduel (Acq: Betfair), Jackpocket (Acq: DraftKings), Braze (NASDAQ: BRZE), Classy (Acq: GoFundMe), Carbon Health, Ipsy, Grove (NYSE: GROV), BentoBox (Acq: FiServ), Homelight, Grin, Paper, and Swish Analytics.

2012 - 2014

  • Co-Founder

    2012 - 2014

    Venture Scanner is a tech-enabled research firm delivering dynamic coverage of emerging technology sectors. Customers include Facebook, PayPal, NASA, Panasonic, Nvidia, and J.P. Morgan.

2011 - 2012

  • Legal Analyst

    2011 - 2012

    Novel research on patent troll activity at the ITC presented at the White House and USPTO.

Self-Employed

2005 - 2009

  • Professional Poker Player

    2005 - 2009

    Over 1,000,000 hands played at fixed-limit and no-limit hold'em.

Bucknell University / Stony Brook University

2000 - 2004

  • Independent Research Fellow

    2000 - 2004

    1st Place, 2001 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair Utilized supercritical carbon dioxide to enhance the properties of thin-film polymer blends. Fabricated the calorimeter cooling systems in the ATLAS particle collider at CERN in Geneva.