# James Lindsay

> James Lindsay is a seed investor at Builders Vision backing Mining, Sensor and Big Data. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Builders Vision](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/builders-vision)
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Feb 2026
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesarthurlindsay

James Lindsay is a seed investor at Builders Vision focused on Mining and Sensor. James Lindsay is Director, Investments, on the Builders Initiative Investment Team.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mining | 1 | 25% |
| Sensor | 1 | 25% |
| Big Data | 1 | 25% |
| Hardware | 1 | 25% |
| Software | 1 | 25% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Series B | 1 | 25% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Canada | 1 | 25% |
| Ireland | 1 | 25% |
| United States | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hatch Blue Ltd | Hatch Blue is an aquaculture accelerator supporting start-ups in the fields of aquaculture feed, health, genetics, tech and production. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 10, 2026 |  |
| Phoenix Tailings | Phoenix Tailings, is building technology to enable the recycling and re-mining of Bauxite Residue (“Red Mud”) - a hazardous by-product in the aluminum industry - to extract strategic materials which are critical to the Defense, Automotive, Electronics and Biotech industries. The company was founded with the mission to revolutionize the miningindustry by enabling new sources of strategic materials, sustainably and economically. | $33M | Series B | Apr 30, 2025 |  |
| Phoenix Tailings | Phoenix Tailings, is building technology to enable the recycling and re-mining of Bauxite Residue (“Red Mud”) - a hazardous by-product in the aluminum industry - to extract strategic materials which are critical to the Defense, Automotive, Electronics and Biotech industries. The company was founded with the mission to revolutionize the miningindustry by enabling new sources of strategic materials, sustainably and economically. | $43M | Series B | Dec 20, 2024 |  |
| Ashored | Ashored develops sustainability-enabling technologies for ocean harvest industries. Currently, Ashored is bringing to market an underwater buoy release system and platform for tracking fishing gear and capturing important data, all while minimizing changes to onboard processes. Used in trap fishing, these “ropeless fishing systems” allow fishers tostation ropes and buoys on the ocean floor until recalled. This practice prevents gear conflict with marine life and surface vessels, minimizes expensive gear loss/damage for fishers, prevents new ocean waste, reduces ghost fishing, and permits sustainable access for fishing in protected/restricted fishing areas. | $996.8K | Seed | Dec 19, 2022 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Envisioning Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/envisioning-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Escape Velocity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/escape-velocity-1a89) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [MPower Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mpower-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Presidio Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/presidio-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Yamaha Motor Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yamaha-motor-ventures-laboratory-silicon-valley) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [BMW i Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bmw-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Builders Vision

VC Fund · Chicago, United States

Builders Vision is a family office dedicated to promoting a humane and healthy planet.

5 contacts available at Builders Vision.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alan Chang | Chief Investment Officer, Builders Asset Management | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alan-chang-2 |
| James Lindsay | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-lindsay-d58f |
| Jamey Spencer | Managing Director, Head of Private Markets | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jamey-spencer-862e |
| Karishma Desouza | Chief Financial Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/karishma-desouza-8546 |
| Kim Burris | Chief People Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kim-burris-fe86 |

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## FAQ

### What does James Lindsay invest in?

James Lindsay invests primarily in Mining, Sensor and Big Data startups, most often at Seed and Series B stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did James Lindsay last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for James Lindsay closed in Feb 2026. Shizune tracks 4 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?

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