# Jim D’Aquila

> Jim D’Aquila is a seed investor at Lazard backing Apps and Mobile. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Lazard](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lazard)
- Location: Minneapolis, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jan 2018
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jdaquila/

Jim D’Aquila is a seed investor at Lazard in Minneapolis focused on Apps and Mobile. Jim D’Aquila - Managing Director and Head of Consumer & Retail @ Lazard

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 1 | 100% |
| Mobile | 1 | 100% |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Insurance | 1 | 100% |
| Mobile Apps | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Upsie | Upsie is a mobile app that provides an easier and better way to protect your stuff. You get the same warranties and coverage offered by other companies but at an affordable price. No annoying sales pitch. No big price markups. All warranty pricing and coverage options are right there in the app. Even your receipts are photographed and stored! Youcan purchase coverage, start a claim or even scan a barcode while shopping to see what warranties are available for that item. | $1.7M | Seed | Jan 30, 2018 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Techstars Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bullet-time-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Gopher Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gopher-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [M25](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/M25-VC) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Matchstick Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matchstick-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techstars) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bread and Butter Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-syndicate-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Lazard

VC Fund · New York, United States

Lazard is one of the world's preeminent financial advisory and asset management firms. The firm serves clients globally from 43 cities across 27 countries in North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, Central and South America.As the leading global independent advisor to corporations, partnerships, institutions, government, sovereign entitiesand individuals, Lazard provides advice on mergers and acquisitions, strategic matters, restructuring and capital structure, capital raising and corporate finance. As a world class asset manager, Lazard serves clients with a broad range of global investment solutions and investment management services in equity and fixed income strategies, alternative investments and private equity funds.

5 contacts available at Lazard.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Archie Norman | Chairman London | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/archie-norman |
| Jim D’Aquila | Managing Director and Head of Consumer & Retail | — |
| Jonathan Dawson | Managing Director | — |
| Raymond McGuire | President and Co‑Head of Financial Advisory in North America | — |
| Alexander Stern | Chief Operating officer | — |

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## FAQ

### What does Jim D’Aquila invest in?

Jim D’Aquila invests primarily in Apps, Mobile and Software startups, most often at 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.

### How do I contact Jim D’Aquila?

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### When did Jim D’Aquila last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jim D’Aquila closed in Jan 2018. 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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