# James Smits

> James Smits is a pre-seed investor at Andrena (New York) backing Web3 and Blockchain. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Andrena](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrena)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: May 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jsmits
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/james_smits
- Website: http://www.elcapitancapital.com/
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/james.smits

James Smits is a pre-seed investor at Andrena in New York focused on Web3 and Blockchain. James Smits joined Andrena as Co-Founder & COO in 2018.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Web3 | 1 | 100% |
| Blockchain | 1 | 100% |
| Cryptocurrency | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ego.tech | Ego is a protocol that seeks to transform personal data found on the Internet into a financial asset. | $800K | Pre-Seed | May 28, 2025 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Hustle Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hustle-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Andrena

VC Fund · New York, United States

Andrena is a developer of an internet distribution platform designed to offer high-speed internet at reduced costs.The company works directly with internet providers who provide internet for universities, hospitals, financial services and other users with heavy data needs and leverage their existing fiber networks to deploy a series of antennas toblanket a geography with internet access, allowing customers and businesses to tap into a faster network wirelessly.

3 contacts available at Andrena.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| James Smits | Co-Founder & COO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-smits |
| Bert Navarrete | Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bert-navarrete |
| Neil Chatterjee | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/neil-chatterjee |

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## FAQ

### What does James Smits invest in?

James Smits invests primarily in Web3, Blockchain and Cryptocurrency startups, most often at Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 1 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 Smits last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for James Smits closed in May 2025. Shizune tracks 1 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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