Invests in
Locations:
Min Investment:
$500,000.00Max Investment:
$200,000,000.00Target Investment:
$25,000,000.00
Skills
Education
- BU
- HB
Lists including James
Investments
Rapport
Total Funding: $2M
Solv
Total Funding: $95M
Lyra Health
Total Funding: $520M
CreativeLive
Total Funding: $59M
GoFundMe
Total Funding:
One Kings Lane
Total Funding: $230M
Redfin
Total Funding: $210M
CardSpring
Total Funding: $10M
TellApart
Total Funding: $18M
Kongregate
Total Funding: $6M
Work Experience
2022
Founder
2022
The Solid Foundation makes grants to tech nonprofits, and invests in social impact startups and VC funds that help compound human potential. We back entrepreneurs who foster kids' well-being or unlock economic mobility for people facing barriers to employment. Since our founding in 2022, Solid has made over 50 grants and investments. Reaching potential starts with a solid foundation:)
2006
Venture Partner
2020
On the Board of Directors for Greylock-backed companies, including GoFundMe, Lyra Health, Redfin and Solv.
General Partner
2006 - 2020
Invest in and help to build mission-driven tech companies.
2004 - 2006
Vice President/General Manager in the Search & Marketplace business unit
2004 - 2006
1999 - 2003
Founder/COO
1999 - 2003
Founded startup company, funded by Greylock and August Capital. Company focused on 1) online contractor marketplace and 2) software to help companies screen & assess job applicants. Guru merged with Unicru, a recruiting software company based in Portland, in December 2002. Unicru was acquired by Kronos, a public software company based in Boston area, in August 2006.
1998 - 1998
Launch Team Member
1998 - 1998
First employee during business school (summer MBA) of startup seed financed out of Kleiner Perkins offices in Silicon Valley. Drugstore.com went public and was then acquired by Walgreens.
1995 - 1997
Manager of Product Development & Business Development
1995 - 1997
Company included Wired magazine (acquired by Conde Nast) and Wired Digital (acquired by Lycos).