Jim Huston
Co-Managing Director @ Portland Seed Fund
Portland, United States
Jim Huston is a Managing Director at Portland Seed Fund. He attended Northwestern University.
- Total investments:
- 8
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
Last updated:
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Industries Jim Huston invests in
Stages Jim Huston invests in
Countries Jim Huston invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- SaaS 1 (13%)
- Sales 1 (13%)
- Drones 1 (13%)
- Energy 1 (13%)
- Robotics 1 (13%)
Stage
- Seed 1 (13%)
- Series A 1 (13%)
- Funding Round 1 (13%)
- Debt Financing 1 (13%)
- Convertible Note 1 (13%)
Investments
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| With Drone Complier you can manage your entire drone operation with one intuitive, enterprise-grade solution. Plan and assign your drone fleet to flights around the world, track pilots, batteries and gear, customize safety plans and automate your compliance obligations with any country's civil aviation authority with one tool that goeswherever you fly.We have offices in the USA and Australia. The Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA), which is the equivalent of the USA's FAA, selected Drone Complier as the official app to inform drone pilots where it is safe and legal to fly drones as a hobby and where you need to be certified in order to conduct commercial drone operations. DRONE COMPLIER seamlessly links administrative control and mobile accessibility to ensure everyone involved in the company's drone operations is working from the same playbook. Administrators and risk management professionals get total visibility and ensure compliance with regulations and company policies, while operators get a valuable mission planning, logging and management app they can take anywhere they go. Our solution was selected by the ASSURE consortium of leading US Universities (including Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University) as their official drone program management solution, and has been proven in the field in events like Embry-Riddle's Storm Chasers program, which made national headlines when students and faculty assisted first responders with real-time aerial imagery after tornados devastated Kansas.Customer testimony from Patrick Cape - Social Media and Communications Officer - Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority "The 'Can I fly there?' app has proven to be immensely popular with the drone community in Australia, with over 20,000 users in the first week after its release. With its easy-to-understand guidance about where you can and cannot fly, 'Can I fly there?' provides every drone operator in Australia, regardless of their aviation knowledge and experience, the ability to make every flight a safe one. The team at Drone Complier have been great to work with in developing the app, going above and beyond to ensure the product was delivered on time and to our specifications. We look forward to continuing to work with the Drone Complier Team..." | $1.2M / Convertible Note / Nov 11, 2017 | ||
| We are a company committed to helping our customers receive economic value but, more importantly, critical environmental benefits through emissions reductions using our technology. We are a solution for transportation refueling of small fleet operators, for pipeline operations and maintenance to prevent unnecessary venting and flaring, for backupto the electrical grid during natural disasters, for methane mitigation and reductions from anthropogenic sources like fossil fuel production but also agriculture and dairy operations. We are currently working to leverage our commercially proven GoFlo® natural gas compression technology along with existing gas purification technologies to provide a single integrated product with diverse applications to capture vented, flared and stranded natural gas as well as to enable expansion of renewable natural gas (RNG) production from agriculture and other methane producing waste streams. We believe that a solid transition plan is what is necessary for society to embrace and fully commit to in order for us to get from here to there. From 2020 to 2050 and beyond. The path to net zero. | $3M / Venture - Series Unknown / Apr 26, 2016 | ||
| 4-Tell empowers merchants to build meaningful customer relationships and increase revenue by providing a Smart Commerce℠ Platform and the Your Store Experience that enables the delivery and optimization of powerful customer shopping experiences, in-store and online.at online shoppers are likely to buy. We are a full-stack omnichannelpersonalization solution. From in-store to online, we offer the capabilities, automation and insights that every team across your organization needs to power 1:1 personalized customer experiences. | $140K / Debt Financing / Mar 09, 2015 | ||
| 4-Tell empowers merchants to build meaningful customer relationships and increase revenue by providing a Smart Commerce℠ Platform and the Your Store Experience that enables the delivery and optimization of powerful customer shopping experiences, in-store and online.at online shoppers are likely to buy. We are a full-stack omnichannelpersonalization solution. From in-store to online, we offer the capabilities, automation and insights that every team across your organization needs to power 1:1 personalized customer experiences. | Jul 11, 2013 | ||
| 4-Tell empowers merchants to build meaningful customer relationships and increase revenue by providing a Smart Commerce℠ Platform and the Your Store Experience that enables the delivery and optimization of powerful customer shopping experiences, in-store and online.at online shoppers are likely to buy. We are a full-stack omnichannelpersonalization solution. From in-store to online, we offer the capabilities, automation and insights that every team across your organization needs to power 1:1 personalized customer experiences. | Jan 01, 2013 | ||
| 4-Tell empowers merchants to build meaningful customer relationships and increase revenue by providing a Smart Commerce℠ Platform and the Your Store Experience that enables the delivery and optimization of powerful customer shopping experiences, in-store and online.at online shoppers are likely to buy. We are a full-stack omnichannelpersonalization solution. From in-store to online, we offer the capabilities, automation and insights that every team across your organization needs to power 1:1 personalized customer experiences. | $1M / Series A / Jan 01, 2012 | ||
| 4-Tell empowers merchants to build meaningful customer relationships and increase revenue by providing a Smart Commerce℠ Platform and the Your Store Experience that enables the delivery and optimization of powerful customer shopping experiences, in-store and online.at online shoppers are likely to buy. We are a full-stack omnichannelpersonalization solution. From in-store to online, we offer the capabilities, automation and insights that every team across your organization needs to power 1:1 personalized customer experiences. | $1M / Seed / Dec 19, 2011 | ||
| 4-Tell empowers merchants to build meaningful customer relationships and increase revenue by providing a Smart Commerce℠ Platform and the Your Store Experience that enables the delivery and optimization of powerful customer shopping experiences, in-store and online.at online shoppers are likely to buy. We are a full-stack omnichannelpersonalization solution. From in-store to online, we offer the capabilities, automation and insights that every team across your organization needs to power 1:1 personalized customer experiences. | $25K / Seed |
Co-Investors
About Portland Seed Fund
The Portland Seed Fund invest in pre-seed and seed-stage companies across the Pacific Northwest. The majority of investments are in Oregon, with 10-20% of investments in other parts of the Northwest. Typical initial investment size of $50,000-$100,000 with participation in multiple follow on rounds. Sector agnostic - the largest sector is B2Bsoftware / SaaS with investments in data center infrastructure, AR/VR, health care IT, direct-to-consumer, e-commerce, mobile, cleantech, food, and apparel. 10-20 investments per year. Now investing out of third fund with more than $20 million AUM. Since 20011 PSF has invested $8 million in more than 90 companies who have gone on to raise more than $370 million from other sources. More than half of PSF companies have a female or person of color on the founding team, and more than a third have a female CEO.
Portland Seed Fund Contacts
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Himalaya Rao-Potlapally
Venture Capital Consultant
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Jim Huston
Co-Managing Director
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Angela Jackson
Co-Managing Director
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Josh Gray
Angel Investor
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What does Jim Huston invest in?
Jim Huston invests primarily in SaaS, Sales and Drones startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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The most recent investment recorded for Jim Huston closed in Nov 2017. Shizune tracks 8 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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