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Jim Kim

Founder & GP at BUILDERS VC & formation | 8

San Francisco, California

Work Experience

  • Founder and General Partner

    2016

    - Founder and General Partner at BUILDERS VC, focused on Series A companies bringing technology and operational excellence to antiquated industries. - Areas of interest include platform companies fixing Agriculture, Real-Estate, Industrial, Health IT, and hard technology problems. - Investments: Carbon Health, Notable Labs, Bowery Valuation, GetUpside, Checkerspot, and Performance Livestock Analytics.

  • Founder & General Partner

    2011

    - Founder and Managing Partner at Formation 8, leading investments in software, platforms, and data analytics. - Currently serving on the boards of Bolt Threads, Ascus Biosciences, GALT, and Fieldwire. - Other investments include Gradiant, Motive Drilling, Taxon (acq. by Dupont), Wish, and Foro.

2009 - 2011

  • Partner

    2009 - 2011

    - General Partner at Khosla Ventures with a focus on infrastructure, hardware, and diversified technology investments.

2007 - 2009

  • Partner

    2007 - 2009

    - Senior Partner in the Energy & Materials practice at CMEA Capital. - Collaborated with entrepreneurs from A123 Systems, Foro Energy, and a number of university spinouts.

  • Founder & Vice-President

    2003 - 2007

    - Founding Partner of GE’s Energy Technology Ventures group and led investments in A123Systems, China High Speed Transmission (HK:658), ComScore (SCOR), Danger (acquired by MSFT), Ocean Power Delivery, and several later-stage companies across diverse technology sectors.