# James Bailey

> James Bailey is a seed investor at Velos Partners (Los Angeles) backing Health Care and PaaS. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Velos Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/velos-partners)
- Location: Los Angeles, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Apr 2022
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-bailey-9ab60a4
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/jbailey13b
- Website: https://x.com/jbailey13b

James Bailey is a seed investor at Velos Partners in Los Angeles focused on Health Care and PaaS. James Bailey is the Founder and Managing Partner at Velos Partners.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 2 | 50% |
| PaaS | 1 | 25% |
| FinTech | 1 | 25% |
| Cannabis | 1 | 25% |
| Consumer | 1 | 25% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Series B | 1 | 25% |
| Post-IPO Equity | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Edge | Edge builds payment tools and API's that allow every legal industry to accept payments. The company was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. | $2.4M | Seed | Apr 28, 2022 |  |
| Edge | Edge builds payment tools and API's that allow every legal industry to accept payments. The company was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. | $2.4M | Pre-Seed | Apr 28, 2022 |  |
| Definium Therapeutics | Definium Therapeutics provides psychedelic-inspired medicines and therapies for substance abuse disorders and other mental illnesses. The company is assembling a compelling drug development pipeline of innovative treatments based on psychedelic substances including Psilocybin, LSD, MDMA, DMT, and an Ibogaine derivative, 18-MC. | $6M | Post-IPO Equity | Sep 30, 2019 |  |
| Eaze | Eaze is an online marketplace and technology platform that helps provide legal access to cannabis through safe and convenient delivery. In doing so, Eaze works with and assists local cannabis entrepreneurs in expanding their businesses sustainably and responsibly. | $27M | Series B | Sep 14, 2017 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Centre Street Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/centre-street-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Long Journey Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/long-journey-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Pareto Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pareto-holdings) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Spacecadet Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/spacecadet-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [SuperAngel.Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/superangel-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [The Fintech Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-fintech-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Velos Partners

VC Fund · Los Angeles, United States

Velos Partners invests in companies at the intersection of consumer and technology, where the exponential pace of innovation is transforming traditional consumer behavior and business models.

3 contacts available at Velos Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Parminder Basran | Co-founder and Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/parminder-basran |
| Samrat Ganguly | Co-Founder & Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/samrat-ganguly |
| James Bailey | Founder and Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-bailey-2 |

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## FAQ

### What does James Bailey invest in?

James Bailey invests primarily in Health Care, PaaS and FinTech startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did James Bailey last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for James Bailey closed in Apr 2022. Shizune tracks 4 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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