James DeNaut
Head of Investment Banking @ Nomura Holdings
James DeNaut is a seed investor at Nomura Holdings focused on Cryptocurrency and Financial Services. Mr. James DeNaut, also known as Jim, serves as Joint International Head of Investment Banking at Nomura Holdings Inc. Mr. DeNaut has been Head of Investment Banking at Nomura Holdings Americas Inc since March 2011. He serves as the Head of Americas Investment Banking and Joint International Head of Investment Banking at Nomura Co. Ltd. Mr. DeNautHe served as Managing Director and Global Co-Head of Natural Resources and Power at Nomura Holdings Inc. since September 2010. He joined Nomura in August 2010. Mr. DeNaut served as a Co-Head of Corporate Finance at Deutsche Bank AG. Mr. DeNaut served as a Co-Head of Americas Coverage of Deutsche Bank AG since October 15, 2004. He also worked at Morgan Stanley.
- Total investments:
- 1
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
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Industries James DeNaut invests in
Stages James DeNaut invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Cryptocurrency 1 (100%)
- Financial Services 1 (100%)
Investments
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Secured Finance
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Secured Finance is a platform provider for the cryptocurrency loans and derivatives market. | $4M / Seed / Jul 29, 2021 |
Co-Investors
About Nomura Holdings
The Nomura Group, one of the largest global investment banking and securities firms, is represented in The Americas by Nomura Holding America Inc. (NHA), operating from four strategically positioned offices in North and South America.
Nomura Holdings Contacts
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Christopher Wilcox
President & CEO
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David Findlay
Senior Managing Director
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James DeNaut
Head of Investment Banking
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Junichi Jozuka
Senior Managing Director
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Kentaro Okuda
Senior Corporate Managing Director
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What does James DeNaut invest in?
James DeNaut invests primarily in Cryptocurrency and Financial Services startups, most often at Seed stage. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did James DeNaut last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for James DeNaut closed in Jul 2021. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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