James Hong
Angel Investor
San Francisco, United States
James Hong is a seed investor in San Francisco focused on E-Commerce and Mobile. James Hong
- Total investments:
- 29
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
Last updated:
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Industries James Hong invests in
Stages James Hong invests in
Countries James Hong invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
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Round size
- Seed
- $100k–$3.7M
- Angel
- $975k–$3M
- Series A
- $1M–$25M
Investment Focus
Industry
- E-Commerce 5 (17%)
- Mobile 4 (14%)
- Internet 4 (14%)
- Apps 3 (10%)
- Software 3 (10%)
Stage
- Seed 9 (31%)
- Series A 9 (31%)
- Angel 6 (21%)
- Pre-Seed 1 (3%)
- Series B 1 (3%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| DeepInfra is an AI inference cloud platform that enables developers and organizations to run machine learning models at scale through a unified API. The platform supports a wide range of capabilities, including large language models, vision processing, embeddings, image and video generation, and speech applications, allowing users to integratemultiple AI functions into their systems. It provides an OpenAI-compatible interface, which allows existing applications to switch endpoints with minimal code changes while accessing a large catalog of open-source models. DeepInfra manages the underlying infrastructure, including GPU resources and scaling, so users can deploy and operate AI workloads without handling complex system setup. The service is designed to facilitate production-level AI deployment by offering automated scaling, model hosting, and tools for integrating and running inference workloads efficiently. | Pre-Seed / Sep 15, 2022 | ||
| Alchemy is a web3 developer platform that helps companies to build reliable decentralized applications. Its mission is to provide developers with the fundamental building blocks they need to create the future of technology without the hassle of managing blockchain infrastructure in-house. | $15M / Series A / Dec 17, 2019 | ||
| Athelas develops technology to monitor chronically ill patients in their homes. The company has deployed an FDA-cleared blood diagnostic device along with an array of other sensors to manage Blood Pressure, Weight, Glucose, and Medication Adherence. | $3.7M / Seed / Aug 28, 2017 | ||
| At Hatch, we're dreaming up ways to help people sleep better. Our sleep products and services have helped over a million people get a good night's rest. We're on a mission to make sleep easier for everyone with innovative, all-in-one solutions for newborns through adults. | $7M / Series A / Oct 15, 2015 | ||
| NextLesson’s mission is to make learning relevant and engaging. Built for teachers of K-12 students, NextLesson offers relevant curriculum that immerses students in real-world problem solving through topics they care about. | $2.9M / Seed / Sep 02, 2015 | ||
| Connectifier is changing the way recruiting is done today. Our engineering team from Google, Microsoft Research, Berkeley National Lab, Carnegie Mellon, and Stanford is building large scale data analysis software that processes professional profiles from all around the web. By analyzing code repos, blogs, and social profiles we're helpingrecruiters and hiring managers connect more efficiently with the candidates best for their openings. Our product is deployed at 25% of the Fortune-100 and thousands of other companies. | $4.1M / Series A / Jun 16, 2015 | ||
| Medium is a social publishing platform that allows anyone to share ideas and perspectives that matter. For writers, Medium offers simple creation tools combined with a larger distribution network. For readers, Medium allows people to follow people and topics that matter to them and receive a personalized feed of content every day. Readers canjoin in the conversation by highlighting, recommending, or responding to posts. It was founded n 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $25M / Series A / Jan 28, 2014 | ||
| AngelList is a platform that connects startups with investors, talent, and capital infrastructure. The company offers fundraising tools for early-stage companies, allowing them to raise money through syndicates and venture funds. It also provides a platform for startup job seekers, enabling candidates to explore roles across thousands of companies. AngelList supports fund managers and investors with back-office and compliance services to streamline fund creation and management. AngelList the parent company of AngelList Venture, AngelList Talent, and Product Hunt and has more than 20 unicorns in the portfolio. | $24M / Series A / Sep 22, 2013 | ||
| Breezeworks provides a smartphone app to manage businesses by using integrated scheduling, customer communication, invoicing, and payments. | $2M / Seed / Sep 09, 2013 | ||
| Nuzzel is a professional news discovery service used by many of the top influencers in media, technology, and finance.Nuzzel was named one of the best apps of the year by Google Play, the New York Times, Fast Company, and Time Magazine.Nuzzel is backed by top Silicon Valley investors including Andreessen Horowitz, CRV, Homebrew, LowercaseCapital, Uncork Capital, Marc Benniof, and Max Levchin. | $1.7M / Seed / Nov 15, 2012 | ||
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FAQ
What does James Hong invest in?
James Hong invests primarily in E-Commerce, Mobile and Internet startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 29 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does James Hong invest in?
James Hong typically joins rounds of $100k–$3.7M at Seed, $975k–$3M at Angel and $1M–$25M at Series A. These are whole funding-round sizes, not James Hong's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds James Hong took part in.
How do I contact James Hong?
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When did James Hong last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for James Hong closed in Sep 2022. Shizune tracks 29 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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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