# James Higa

> James Higa is a seed investor at Offline Ventures backing Software and Apps. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Offline Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/offline-ventures)
- Location: San Jose, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Dec 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameshiga
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/jameshiga
- Website: https://www.indexventures.com/team/james-higa
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jameshiga

James Higa is a seed investor at Offline Ventures in San Jose focused on Software and Apps. James Higa - Founder. Managing Partner. @ Offline Ventures

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 40% |
| Apps | 1 | 20% |
| Consumer | 1 | 20% |
| Internet | 1 | 20% |
| Mobile Apps | 1 | 20% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 40% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 40% |
| Series A | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 40% |
| Germany | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tonita.co | Tonita is the planet's first Conversational Shopping Search Engine. A fresh way to search for apparel: Simply chat with Tonita like you would with a friend – in plain English. Ask for it with words: Want more details about a product? Have a question? Want a variation? You just have to ask. Or use 1000 words: Take a photo or upload an imageand ask to find something similar – or suggest your own mod. Brainstorm: Shopping for an occasion? Want advice on matching and accessorizing? Ask Tonita for tips! |  | Seed | Dec 01, 2021 | https://www.tonita.co/ |
| Sukha | Centered is an assistant for flow that helps you reach your flow state and stay there longer. | $3.9M | Seed | Nov 18, 2021 | https://www.centered.app/ |
| Dance | Dance is an e-bike subscription service where users pay a monthly fee that covers their bikes and provides an all-inclusive support package. The subscription includes a bike concierge, maintenance, and theft replacement insurance, via the company’s own hardware and software which allows for fast repairs through its warehouse and logistics setup.Through its subscription service, they want to make the e-bike the primary way people move about cities. The company's electric bike transforms their daily commute from frustration to joy. Save time with no traffic jams, no waiting for departures, no searching for parking, and all without even breaking a sweat. Its frictionless subscription model includes a fully assembled, state of the art e-bike delivered to their door within 24 hours.Dance is based in Berlin, Germany. | $19.3M | Series A | Sep 28, 2021 | https://www.dance.co/ |
| Dance | Dance is an e-bike subscription service where users pay a monthly fee that covers their bikes and provides an all-inclusive support package. The subscription includes a bike concierge, maintenance, and theft replacement insurance, via the company’s own hardware and software which allows for fast repairs through its warehouse and logistics setup.Through its subscription service, they want to make the e-bike the primary way people move about cities. The company's electric bike transforms their daily commute from frustration to joy. Save time with no traffic jams, no waiting for departures, no searching for parking, and all without even breaking a sweat. Its frictionless subscription model includes a fully assembled, state of the art e-bike delivered to their door within 24 hours.Dance is based in Berlin, Germany. | $17.5M |  | Sep 27, 2021 | https://www.dance.co/ |

4 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Basement Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/basement-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [BlueYard Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blueyard-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Eurazeo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eurazeo-com) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [HV Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/holtzbrinck-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [JLL Spark](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jll-spark) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Prototype Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/remote-first-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Offline Ventures

VC Fund · Mill Valley, United States

Offline Ventures they provide services for science, engineering, design, and art.

5 contacts available at Offline Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Nate Bosshard | Co-Founder & Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nate-bosshard |
| Anand Iyer | LP | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anand-iyer |
| Anand Iyer | LP | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anand-iyer-948e |
| Bharat Mediratta | CTO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bharat-mediratta |
| Brit Morin | Co-Founder & Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brit-morin |

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## FAQ

### What does James Higa invest in?

James Higa invests primarily in Software, Apps and Consumer startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 5 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 Higa last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for James Higa closed in Dec 2021. Shizune tracks 5 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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