# James Freeman

> James Freeman is a pre-seed investor at Valentis International backing Big Data and Aerospace. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Valentis International](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/valentis-international)
- Location: Edmonton, Canada
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jan 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesfreeman1/

James Freeman is a pre-seed investor at Valentis International in Edmonton focused on Big Data and Aerospace. James is the president and co-owner of Valentis International Inc, an Edmonton-based IoT and technology consulting company with clients across Western Canada. James has 28 years of experience in the telecommunications, Electric Utility, and Oil & Gas industries.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Big Data | 1 | 100% |
| Aerospace | 1 | 100% |
| Geospatial | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wyvern | Wyvern is a space company located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada delivering Earth Observation imagery from satellite platforms. | $875K | Pre-Seed | Jan 17, 2022 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Emerging Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/emerging-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [INP Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/inp-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Maple Leaf Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maple-leaf-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Red Thread Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/red-thread-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Unpopular Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/unpopular-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Valentis International

VC Fund · Edmonton, Canada

Valentis International is a consulting firm enabling transition to a healthier, more sustainable future through the use of Industrial IoT technology in leading industries in Canada. Its expertise is around how to apply the suite of IoT wireless and platform solutions to improving visibility and manageability of production processes that are remoteand distributed.The company offers a variety of services, including strategic and technology planning, project management, staff augmentation through fractional CXO services. It was founded in 2003 and is based in Edmonton, Alberta.

1 contacts available at Valentis International.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| James Freeman | President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-freeman-324a |

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## FAQ

### What does James Freeman invest in?

James Freeman invests primarily in Big Data, Aerospace and Geospatial startups, most often at Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did James Freeman last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for James Freeman closed in Jan 2022. 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.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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