James Fitzgerald
Angel Investor @ Valar Ventures
San Diego, United States
James Fitzgerald is a pre-seed investor at Valar Ventures in San Diego focused on Information Technology and SaaS. James Fitzgerald is the President and COO at Paddle. Attended Education Helsinki School of Economics, Singapore (2004).
- Total investments:
- 2
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 50%
Last updated:
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Industries James Fitzgerald invests in
Stages James Fitzgerald invests in
Countries James Fitzgerald invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Information Technology 2 (100%)
- SaaS 1 (50%)
- Software 1 (50%)
- Freelance 1 (50%)
- E-Commerce 1 (50%)
Stage
- Pre-Seed 1 (50%)
- Series A 1 (50%)
Country
- Ireland 1 (50%)
- United States 1 (50%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| interplayapp connects design tooling with development in a practical way unlike other tools, Interplay is built to integrate with existing design and dev workflows. | $1.2M / Pre-Seed / Feb 07, 2022 | ||
| Kalo launched in 2015, letting companies easily onboard, manage, talk with, and pay their external workers. Since then, a customers from internet to fashion -- including Google, Asos, IDEO and AirBnB -- have been able to throw away their tangle of spreadsheets and invoice emails, and work together with their freelancer and vendor teams in a clean,beautiful experience. | $13.1M / Series A / Mar 23, 2017 |
Co-Investors
About Valar Ventures
Valar Ventures is a venture capital firm backed by Peter Thiel. Valar partners with entrepreneurs globally and believes that an increasing number of transformative technology companies will be started outside of Silicon Valley, and that the founders of those companies will benefit from having a partner that understands their unique challenges andopportunities.
Valar Ventures Contacts
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Alison Berger
CFO
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Andrew McCormack
Founding and General Partner
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Elizabeth Klein
General Counsel
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Erin Ashley Porterfield
Associate
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James Fitzgerald
Founding Partner
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FAQ
What does James Fitzgerald invest in?
James Fitzgerald invests primarily in Information Technology, SaaS and Software startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Ireland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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When did James Fitzgerald last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for James Fitzgerald closed in Feb 2022. Shizune tracks 2 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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