James Harden
Angel Investor
Los Angeles, United States
James Harden is an American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is one of the NBA's most prolific scorers, as well as one of the top overall players in the league.He played college basketball for the Arizona State Sun Devils, where he was named a consensus All-Americanand Pac-10 Player of the Year in 2009. Harden was selected with the third overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft by the Oklahoma City Thunder. In 2012, he was named NBA Sixth Man of the Year with the Thunder and helped the team reach the NBA Finals, where they lost to the Miami Heat in five games.Unhappy with the failure of the Oklahoma City Thunder to offer him a max contract, he refused their contract extension offer when it was substantially under the max. The Thunder subsequently traded him to the Houston Rockets before the 2012–13 season. In his first season with the team he set or matched several team records and was named to his first All-NBA Team (a third-team selection), as well as his first NBA All-Star team. Over the next seven and a half seasons with the team he would lead the league in scoring three times and assists once, and was named the NBA Most Valuable Player in 2018. During his time in Houston, he was named to eight consecutive NBA All-Star teams and earned All-NBA Team honors seven times, including six first-team selections. In the beginning of the 2020–21 season, Harden was traded to the Brooklyn Nets as part of a four-team trade. With the Nets, he was named to his ninth and tenth consecutive All-Star games. In October 2021, Harden was honored as one of the league's greatest players of all time by being named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.Harden is a two-time member of the United States national team, winning gold medals at the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2014 FIBA World Cup.
- Total investments:
- 7
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 14%
Last updated:
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Industries James Harden invests in
Stages James Harden invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- E-Commerce 4 (57%)
- Retail 2 (29%)
- Marketplace 2 (29%)
- Consumer Goods 2 (29%)
- Subscription Service 2 (29%)
Stage
- Series A 4 (57%)
- Seed 2 (29%)
- Secondary Market 1 (14%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Whop is building a platform to service the internet economy. Millions of people are building new products that they are selling guerrilla style on social media and on forums throughout the internet. Whop gives these sellers a sleek storefront that can accept payments, seamlessly deliver digital products, and attract new customers visiting theirmarketplace. They currently handle almost $150M+ in yearly payments with thousands of active merchants. To view their open roles, please visit https://careers.whop.com | $17M / Series A / Jul 20, 2023 | ||
| Mitchell & Ness Nostalgia manufactures and retails apparel and accessories for men and women. It focuses on offering consumers a range of licensed apparel from the NFL, NBA, NHL, and AFL; and non-licensed active wear. The company offers adjustables, banners and pennants, bottoms, buckets, fitted products, fleece products, jerseys, outerwear,shirts, slouch products, snapback products, and strapback products; and headwear, duffle bags, gloves, scarves, and socks. | Secondary Market / Oct 25, 2022 | ||
| Since its launch in 2016, Jackpot has become a world leader in the online lottery sector, with the goal of fundamentally changing the lottery experience through innovation and variety. Besides offering players the opportunity to bet on the outcomes of the world’s biggest lotteries, Jackpot offers an enriched gaming experience through casino games,scratch-cards, and instant win games. | $42M / Series A / Jun 22, 2022 | ||
| Art of Sport is a direct-to-consumer body care company that makes body and skin care products engineered to power all athletes.Formulated from the ground up by the world's leading athletes and skincare scientists, Art of Sport sells its lineup of deodorant, bodywash, soap, sunscreen and pain cream products to customers in the United Statesdirectly through www.artofsport.com.Art of Sport was founded in 2018 by Matthias Metternich, Brian Lee and Founding Partner Kobe Bryant. The team partnered with other world-class athletes from across sports to help inform the Art of Sport product family, including NBA MVP James Harden, MLB World Champion Javier Baez, NFL Wide Receiver Juju Smith-Schuster, Surf Champion Sage Erickson, Supercross World Champion Ken Roczen and Skating Legend Ryan Sheckler. | $6M / Series A / Sep 21, 2020 | ||
| Workstream is the leading HR, Payroll, and Hiring platform for the hourly workforce. Its smart technology streamlines HR tasks so franchise and business owners can move fast, reduce labor costs, and simplify operations—all in one place. 46 of the top 50 quick-service restaurant brands—including Burger King, Jimmy John’s, Taco Bell—rely onWorkstream to hire, retain, and pay their teams. Learn more at workstream.us. | $10M / Series A / May 07, 2020 | ||
| Pura is a smart home company that married home air fresheners and mobile apps. They have created a simple yet elegant plug-in device that allows for two fragrances per dispenser. You can create a scheduled release cycle to have a multi-fragrance experience depending on which scent you choose. Options will be available for their liquid basedfragrances and their essential oils line. Unlike other plug in devices that are constantly wasting scent, they work when you're at home and shuts off when you're not. In addition to this, if you're away from your place and last minute you find out people are coming over, you can release scent remotely through a WiFi or 4G mobile device to make sure it smells good by the time you get back. | $4.4M / Seed / Feb 20, 2020 | ||
| Pura provides a smart home fragrance diffuser designed for customizable scent control. The diffuser works with fragrances formulated from safe and clean ingredients and can be managed through a mobile application available on iOS and macOS. Features include remote control, adjustable scent intensity, and scheduling options. The company offers asubscription service for regular fragrance deliveries and provides a variety of scent options to accommodate different preferences. | Seed / Jan 01, 2019 |
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What does James Harden invest in?
James Harden invests primarily in E-Commerce, Retail and Marketplace startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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When did James Harden last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for James Harden closed in Jul 2023. Shizune tracks 7 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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