James Smits
Co-Founder @ Andrena and DAWN; Angel @ El Capital Capital
New York, New York
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$25,000.00Max Investment:
$300,000.00Target Investment:
$100,000.00
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Work Experience
2018
Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer
2023
Internet as it should be: instant activation home Internet. We're hiring! andrena.com
Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer
2018 - 2022
2024
Co-Founder
2024
Decentralized Autonomous Wireless Networks. dawninternet.com
1990
Investor
1990
Just an angel investor swashbuckling across the high seas of tech, etc. Investments include: District, HelloSubs, Pattern, Waldo, Winx Health, and Wynd Labs / Grass. elcapitancapital.com
2020
Venture Partner
2020
Hypothesis is a seed fund, studio, and accelerator.
2015 - 2022
Senior Associate + Venture Partner
2015 - 2022
Beta Bridge Capital is a seed stage venture capital fund focused on emerging ecosystems. Sourced investments include: Artemis (Acquired by iUNU), Billie (Acquired by Edgewell Personal Care), Chicory, Gainful, Gatsby (Acquired by eToro), Mobalytics, Spreesy (Acquired by CommentSold), Visor, and Wellth. Venture Partner (2018-2022) Senior Associate (2016-2017) Associate (2015)
2016 - 2019
Venture Partner
2016 - 2019
KohFounders is a pre seed fund focused on emerging ecosystems. Investments include: Aiva, Artemis (Sourced), Andrena (Sourced), Clora, CREXi, Fama, Hologram, Jetpack Workflow, Regroup Therapy, Retention Science, Simple Contacts, Triggr Health, Trim, and Wellth (Sourced).
2013 - 2017
Mentor, Melbourne Accelerator Program
2013 - 2017
The Melbourne Accelerator Program provides seed capital and mentorship for a select group of startups affiliated with the University of Melbourne.
2012 - 2017
Partner
2012 - 2017
Seed stage venture capital fund and entrepreneurship center headquartered in Princeton, NJ. Investments include: Amity (Sourced), Andrena (Sourced), Andros (Sourced), Clue, Dealtable (Sourced, Acquired by MarketAxess), Freshtemp (Acquired by Digi), Gatsby (Acquired by eToro), Pathgather (Acquired by Degreed), Radius8 (Acquired by Fiserv), Spire, TrueVault (Sourced), and Wellth (Sourced).
2011 - 2012
Business Development Associate
2011 - 2012
Leveraging data and analytics to deliver water savings to commercial real estate customers.
2010 - 2010
Honorary Fellow
2010 - 2010
Analysis and critique of water trading markets in Australia. Advisor: Snow Barlow