# Jim Goldinger

> Jim Goldinger is a Series C investor at Fairhaven Capital Partners backing Mobile and Hardware. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Fairhaven Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fairhaven-capital-partners)
- Location: Boston, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Sep 2012
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-goldinger-2a404415/
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/jimgoldinger

Jim Goldinger is a Series C investor at Fairhaven Capital Partners in Boston focused on Mobile and Hardware. Jim Goldinger co-founded TD Capital Ventures in 2001 and Fairhaven Capital Partners in 2007.Mr. Goldinger has invested and served on the boards of companies including: Cocona, Contour Semiconductor, HelloSoft, innoPad, Lilliputian Systems and SiRiFIC Wireless.Mr. Goldinger was the Chief Technical Architect for the Content bridge division ofAdero, Inc, performed strategy consulting at Bain and has held several senior technical roles at Motorola, Inc.Mr. Goldinger earned a B.S. and M.S. in electrical engineering from MIT and an M.B.A. from MIT’s Sloan School of Management.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mobile | 1 | 33% |
| Hardware | 1 | 33% |
| Wireless | 1 | 33% |
| Semiconductor | 1 | 33% |
| Telecommunications | 1 | 33% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series C | 1 | 33% |
| Series D | 1 | 33% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lilliputian Systems | Lilliputian Systems provides mobile power solutions for consumer electronics devices. The company aims to revolutionize mobile fuel, ushering in new applications and devices made possible by their technology. | $40M |  | Sep 14, 2012 |  |
| Lilliputian Systems | Lilliputian Systems provides mobile power solutions for consumer electronics devices. The company aims to revolutionize mobile fuel, ushering in new applications and devices made possible by their technology. | $28M | Series D | Apr 03, 2009 |  |
| Sirific Wireless | Sirific Wireless is a semiconductor company, designs and develops CMOS RF HEDGE transceivers for wireless communications market. The company offers monolithic multi-mode wireless design and digital direct conversion products; Harmony-direct upconversion transmitters; and NEXUS products, NexusRD. Its NEXUS platform combines HSDPA, WCDMA, EDGE, GPRS,and GSM with available on-chip receive diversity to deliver transceivers for multi-mode and multi-band wireless applications. The company has locations in Waterloo, Canada; Richardson, Texas; and Seoul, Korea.Sirific Wireless Limited was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Richardson, Texas with additional offices in the United States, Canada, and Korea. | $18.8M | Series C | Feb 12, 2007 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Altira Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/altira-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Atlas Venture](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atlas-venture) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Kleiner Perkins](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kleiner-perkins-caufield-byers) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Stata Venture Partners (SVP)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stata-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Celtic House Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/celtic-house-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [GrowthWorks Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/growthworks) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Fairhaven Capital Partners

VC Fund · Cambridge, United States

Fairhaven Capital (previously TD Capital) is a Cambridge, MA based venture capital firm investing in early stage technology startups.

4 contacts available at Fairhaven Capital Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cheryl Goyette | Partner and CFO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cheryl-goyette |
| Paul Ciriello | Co-Founder & Managing General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/paul-ciriello |
| Bob Schnibbe | Chief Operating Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bob-schnibbe |
| Jim Goldinger | Co-Founder & Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jim-goldinger |

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## FAQ

### What does Jim Goldinger invest in?

Jim Goldinger invests primarily in Mobile, Hardware and Wireless startups, most often at Series C and Series D stage. Most of the 3 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 Goldinger last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jim Goldinger closed in Sep 2012. Shizune tracks 3 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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