# Jim Deters

> Jim Deters is a seed investor at Upslope Ventures (Boulder) backing Big Data and Software. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Upslope Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/galvanize)
- Location: Boulder, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jun 2012
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimdeters
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/yodeets
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yodeets

Jim Deters is a seed investor at Upslope Ventures in Boulder focused on Big Data and Software. Jim Deters is the Founder & CEO at Gravity Haus.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Big Data | 1 | 100% |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Analytics | 1 | 100% |
| Developer APIs | 1 | 100% |
| Cloud Computing | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Keen | Keen is the embedded analytics API that makes shipping custom user-facing analytics easy and seamless. It develops tools and infrastructure to help developers deliver in-product analytics to their customers. Its platform can handle all aspects of event data management, from collection to application. Keen enables users to stream, store, query, andpresent data all in one place and get a competitive advantage over the competition. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. | $750K | Seed | Jun 10, 2012 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Upslope Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/galvanize) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [SK Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sk-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Upslope Ventures

VC Fund · Denver, United States

Formerly Galvanize Ventures, Upslope Ventures is an early stage venture capital fund that invests in startups across the country. They believe exceptional teams can originate from any location. They provide more than capital and introductions. By leveraging their network they aim to empower entrepreneurs with the resources they need to havetheir best chance at success - even if they don’t invest.

4 contacts available at Upslope Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jim Deters | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jim-deters |
| Lawrence Mandes | Founder & General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lawrence-mandes-2 |
| James Deters | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-deters |
| Kate Beardsley | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kate-shillo |

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## FAQ

### What does Jim Deters invest in?

Jim Deters invests primarily in Big Data, Software and Analytics 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.

### When did Jim Deters last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jim Deters closed in Jun 2012. 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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