# James Murphy

> James Murphy is a pre-seed investor at Proton Enterprises backing Wellness and Health Care. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Proton Enterprises](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/proton-enterprises)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Mar 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamestmurph
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/jamestmurphy_
- Website: https://x.com/jamestmurphy_
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/JamesTMurph

James Murphy is a pre-seed investor at Proton Enterprises in New York focused on Wellness and Health Care. As a founding partner of Proton Enterprises, James has been a serial founder of natural product brands. His current focus is as CEO of LMNT; on a salty rebellion to restore health through hydration. He is also an active angel in brands (more than 50) and emerging VCs. James work in health & wellness has centered around dietary andlifestyle interventions to chronic inflammatory health conditions (Ie, most the things humans die of today). Partnering with leading health authorities, James and his team have built multiple brands - ranging from digestive health to hydration. Some have “worked” with hundreds of millions in sales and some haven’t. Failure has been a powerful teacher. James stays fairly connected to his alma mater through leadership within alumni organizations and has been invited as a guest at Yale Law and facilitator at Yale School of Management. James lives in Montana and enjoys spearfishing, skiing, and weekend construction projects.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Wellness | 2 | 50% |
| Health Care | 2 | 50% |
| Enterprise Software | 2 | 50% |
| Consumer Electronics | 2 | 50% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 50% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 50% |
| Angel | 1 | 25% |
| Series C | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rabot | We aim to revolutionize work using accessible tech. Creating smarter ways for people, machines, and systems to work together. | $2M | Pre-Seed | Mar 18, 2022 |  |
| Eight Sleep | Eight Sleep is the first sleep fitness company. It leverages innovation, technology, and personal biometrics to restore individuals to their peak energy levels each morning. Backed by leading Silicon Valley investors including Khosla Ventures and Y Combinator, it was named by Fast Company in 2018 as one of the Most Innovative Companies in ConsumerElectronics.It was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, United States. |  | Angel | Jun 09, 2021 |  |
| Eight Sleep | Eight Sleep is a company that creates sleep technology and products. Its core product, the Pod, is a smart sleep system that dynamically adjusts temperature, elevation, and sound based on biometrics. The system also includes a health check feature that monitors heart rate and breathing without wearable devices. |  | Series C | Jun 09, 2021 |  |
| Prepared | Prepared offers an AI-powered platform designed to enhance emergency response operations. The platform integrates functionalities such as automated triage for non-emergency calls, real-time translation of audio and text in multiple languages, and situational awareness tools including live video and multimedia sharing. It also provides qualityassurance features that allow supervisors to evaluate call-taking performance in real-time. By consolidating these tools into a single interface, Prepared aims to assist public safety answering points in managing calls more efficiently and effectively. | $2.6M | Pre-Seed | Dec 18, 2020 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Atreides Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atreides-management-lp) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [BootstrapLabs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bootstraplabs) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Dorm Room Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dorm-room-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Gaingels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gaing) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Interlace Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/interlace-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [M13](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/m13) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Proton Enterprises

VC Fund · New York, United States

Proton Enterprises is a Venture Developer empowering entrepreneurs that are shaping tomorrow's world for the better. Proton focuses on disruptive technologies to empower entrepreneurship, taking on projects of integrity to make a positive impact in the world. We align not only our capital, but our time and talent, working side-by-side with ourentrepreneurs on the business mission at hand. Focus: Financial Technology, IP Commercialization, and Health & Fitness

5 contacts available at Proton Enterprises.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| James Murphy | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-murphy |
| Andrew Luer | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-luer |
| Blake Brown | Venture Developer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blake-brown-2 |
| Brad Neville | Venture Developer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brad-neville |
| John D'Orazio | Founder and Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-dorazio |

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## FAQ

### What does James Murphy invest in?

James Murphy invests primarily in Wellness, Health Care and Enterprise Software startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did James Murphy last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for James Murphy closed in Mar 2022. 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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