JC

James Caffyn

Partner, Lever VC

New York, New York

Investor
VC

Invests in

Stages:

Series A
Seed

Locations:

New York

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00

  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00

  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Skills

Data Analysis
Microsoft Office
Research
Business Strategy
International Expansion
International Market Entry
Business Analysis
Investment Strategies
Emerging Markets
Pricing Strategy
Supply Chain Operations
Agribusiness
Presenting to Senior Management
Frontier Markets
Brand Management
Marketing Strategy
Agricultural Economics
Inventory Management
Interest Rate Hedging
Quantitative Research

Education

Lists including James

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Based in NYC

2600 people

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All Series A Investors

14752 people

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All Seed Investors

19695 people

Work Experience

LV
Lever VC

2020

  • 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

I
IndieBio

2021

  • Mentor

    2021

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GIRA - A Girag & Associates Company

2012

  • 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

TF
Thought For Food

2020

  • Mentor

    2020

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Food-X

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.