# James Freeman

> James Freeman is a Series A investor in Oakland backing Food and Beverage and Baby. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Oakland, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jul 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-freeman-45107280
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/bluebottlejames
- Website: https://x.com/bluebottlejames

James Freeman is a Series A investor in Oakland focused on Food and Beverage and Baby. James Freeman is the founder of Blue Bottle Coffee, where he formerly served as CEO. Mr. Freeman attended the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and the University of California, Santa Cruz.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Food and Beverage | 2 | 67% |
| Baby | 1 | 33% |
| Catering | 1 | 33% |
| Delivery | 1 | 33% |
| Outdoors | 1 | 33% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 67% |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Holey Grail Donuts | Holey Grail Donuts is a producer of taro donuts fried in coconut oil, hand-harvested, and crafted. Its services also include catering, orders for groups or parties, outdoor seating, takeaway, and walk-in services. |  | Seed | Jul 26, 2022 |  |
| Holey Grail Donuts | Holey Grail Donuts is a producer of taro donuts fried in coconut oil, hand-harvested, and crafted. Its services also include catering, orders for groups or parties, outdoor seating, takeaway, and walk-in services. | $9M | Series A | Jul 26, 2022 |  |
| Yumi | Yumi is the definitive source for parents seeking to understand what they are feeding their children and why, offering a science-based early childhood meal delivery program that is the most convenient and most nutritional option in the market. | $8M | Series A | Dec 10, 2019 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [True Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/true-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Aglaé Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aglae-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Allbirds](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/allbirds) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Collaborative Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/collaborative-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Evolution VC Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/evolution-corporate-advisors-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Expa](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/expa) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does James Freeman invest in?

James Freeman invests primarily in Food and Beverage, Baby and Catering startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 3 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 Freeman last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for James Freeman closed in Jul 2022. Shizune tracks 3 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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