# James Ho

> James Ho is a seed investor at Animoca Ventures backing Cryptocurrency. See 9 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Firm: [Animoca Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/animoca-ventures)
- Total investments: 9
- Last investment: Oct 2024
- Lead investor: 56%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesckho/
- X (Twitter): https://x.com/JIQQYJONES
- Website: https://www.jamesho.ai

James Ho is a seed investor at Animoca Ventures focused on Cryptocurrency and Blockchain. James is Head of Animoca Ventures.Since joining Animoca Group in 2018, James has led and supported early-stage investments across a broad range of emerging technologies, spanning Web3, Artificial Intelligence, and robotics. He has been directly involved in sourcing and managing investments in numerous high-growth companies (see list below), manyof which have become category leaders, with several achieving unicorn status.With a track record of over 100+ deals, James brings multidisciplinary, battle-tested acumen to Animoca Ventures. His investment mandate extends well beyond the decentralized web, focusing on backing visionaries driving the convergence of AI, digital infrastructure, and next-generation tech.Prior to Animoca, James was a serial entrepreneur and builder. His ventures served global clients such as LVMH, Richemont, Chanel, and Sotheby’s.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cryptocurrency | 3 | 33% |
| Blockchain | 2 | 22% |
| Trading Platform | 2 | 22% |
| Art | 1 | 11% |
| PaaS | 1 | 11% |

16 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 33% |
| Pre-Seed | 3 | 33% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 11% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 3 | 33% |
| Australia | 1 | 11% |
| Singapore | 1 | 11% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 11% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sapien | Sapien, established in 2023, is a data labeling company dedicated to enhancing AI model training through scalable, high-quality data labeling services. By combining advanced technology, blockchain rewards, human feedback, and domain expertise, Sapien enables AI model development across multiple industries, including healthcare, finance, andeducation technology, among many others. The company's approach to data labeling through gamification and positive reinforcement ensures superior data quality output and high retention rates from labelers, and cost-effectiveness for customers. Sapien's commitment to quality, scalability, and customer focus, along with its mission to foster ethical and impactful AI advancements, sets it apart as a leading trusted partner for businesses developing high-performance AI models. | $10.5M | Seed | Oct 30, 2024 | https://www.sapien.io |
| KIP Protocol | KIP Protocol is a Web3 underlying protocol that focuses on AI. The KIP Protocol protects the digital property rights of artificial intelligence value creators via Web3 and seeks to support the shared goal of decentralized artificial intelligence. | $5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Aug 16, 2024 | https://kip.pro |
| Sapien | Sapien, established in 2023, is a data labeling company dedicated to enhancing AI model training through scalable, high-quality data labeling services. By combining advanced technology, blockchain rewards, human feedback, and domain expertise, Sapien enables AI model development across multiple industries, including healthcare, finance, andeducation technology, among many others. The company's approach to data labeling through gamification and positive reinforcement ensures superior data quality output and high retention rates from labelers, and cost-effectiveness for customers. Sapien's commitment to quality, scalability, and customer focus, along with its mission to foster ethical and impactful AI advancements, sets it apart as a leading trusted partner for businesses developing high-performance AI models. | $5M | Seed | Apr 10, 2024 | https://www.sapien.io |
| KIP Protocol | KIP Protocol is a Web3 underlying protocol that focuses on AI. The KIP Protocol protects the digital property rights of artificial intelligence value creators via Web3 and seeks to support the shared goal of decentralized artificial intelligence. | $5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 01, 2024 | https://kip.pro |
| Evolv | Evolv is equipping brands with the technology to create immersive experiences for their customers. | $100K | Pre-Seed | Aug 31, 2023 | https://evolv.art/ |
| MC² Finance | MC²Fi is a decentralized, non-custodial, and multichain copy trading platform that aims to provide an accessible and user-friendly experience for crypto traders. By focusing on social trading, utilizing the knowledge and expertise of successful traders, and providing an easily integratable widget and API, our platform allows traders to copyportfolios across all platforms without incurring liability. Additionally, our platform is designed to be integrated into any decentralized exchange (DEX) in order to maximize network effects and increase accessibility for traders. | $54.7K | Pre-Seed | Apr 01, 2023 | https://mc2.fi/ |
| Narwhal Finance | Narwhal Finance operates as a decentralized cross-market perpetual trading platform. | $1M | Seed | Mar 24, 2023 | https://southlandsigns.com |
| LAGO | LAGO helps to bridge the traditional and digital art world with interactive, gesture control, curation, voice control and providence. | $4.2M | Pre-Seed | Mar 17, 2022 | https://www.lagoframe.com/ |
| Amasa | Amasa puts a world of income streaming in the palm. Combine, stabilize and amplify micro income streams of cryptocurrencies. | $1.5M | Seed | Sep 21, 2021 | https://www.amasa.io/ |

9 of 9 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Yield Guild Games](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yield-guild-games) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Brinc](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brinc-io) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Double Peak Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/double-peak-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Primitive Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/primitive-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Purechain Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/purechain-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [SkyVision Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/skyvision-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does James Ho invest in?

James Ho invests primarily in Cryptocurrency, Blockchain and Trading Platform startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 9 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 Ho last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for James Ho closed in Oct 2024. Shizune tracks 9 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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