JR

James Roche

Founder @ Vanta | Investor, Commercial Leader | Former Pro Athlete | Esports

Greater Boston

Invests in

  • Min Investment:

    $5,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $50,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $15,000.00

Education

Work Experience

2020

  • Co-Founder, Chief Commercial Officer

    2020

    Digital sports have exploded, but infrastructure is leagues behind traditional sports. Vanta’s technology platform provides the infrastructure that turns digital sports into an organized sport, supercharging digital sports for enterprises, schools, and gamers.

  • Managing Partner

    2020

    Grit meets growth. Investing in great opportunities.

  • Angel Squad

    2021

    Investing in some awesome companies alongside Hustle Fund! Highly recommend this program for interested in angel investing (or currently an angel investor).

2019 - 2021

  • Management Consultant

    2019 - 2021

    Slalom is a global, modern consulting firm focused on strategy, technology, and business transformations. We help clients envision their future and develop solutions to get there, analyze and architect modern technology solutions, and deliver impactful change with our clients.

2017 - 2019

  • Player Development

    2017 - 2019

    Accelerating the development of minor league players and coaches by leveraging a fusion of people-centric, process-oriented, and data-driven approach, as well as operating cross-functionally across player development, scouting, and anlaytics departments.

2014 - 2017

  • Vice President

    2014 - 2017

    CLUB 9 SPORTS, LLC. is a boutique investment bank focused on the global sports industry, specializing in capital raising services, including buy-side and sell-side M&A. Responsible for sourcing and executing M&A advisory, capital raising and consulting transactions with a focus on sports and media. Managed multiple aspects of deal flow including analysis, negotiation, preparing key transaction related materials, and due diligence. Deal size ranged from $5 million to $1.2 billion.

2012 - 2014

  • Professional Baseball Player

    2012 - 2014

    Minor League Baseball player N.Y Mets organization

  • Assistant Athletic Director

    2012 - 2013

  • Baseball Coach

    2012 - 2013

  • Athletic Event Coordinator

    2011 - 2012

2012 - 2012

  • Professional Baseball Player

    2012 - 2012

    Member of the Newark Bears, part of the Can-AM Baseball League, a professional, independent baseball league located in the Northeast United States and Canada.