# Jim Ramo

> Jim Ramo is a seed investor at DIRECTV backing Baby, SaaS and Video. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [DIRECTV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/directv)
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Mar 2017
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Jim Ramo is a seed investor at DIRECTV focused on Baby and SaaS. Jim Ramo - Executive Vice-President @ DIRECTV

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Baby | 1 | 25% |
| SaaS | 1 | 25% |
| Video | 1 | 25% |
| Family | 1 | 25% |
| Retail | 1 | 25% |

14 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Israel | 1 | 25% |
| United States | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tot Squad | Tot Squad is a marketplace that connects new parents with health, wellness and safety services both virtually and in person. We're a one-stop shop in the $46B "New Mom Economy" consolidating the highly fragmented providers of services like car seat installation, babyproofing, and lactation consulting. Our car seat installationservices can be found on Amazon and Walmart as an add-on with a car seat purchase. | $2.5M | Pre-Seed | Mar 31, 2017 |  |
| Furious Corp | Furious Corp offers media companies that sells advertising broader and deeper visibility into their advertising business and to provide the tools to optimize sales, operational efficiency, and productivity of businesses. PROPHET connects the disparate systems and data that powers its users’ ad businesses and works hand in hand with them to enableunified yield optimization across all channels, formats, and clients to continually optimize their advertising portfolio.PROPHET is a horizontal SaaS platform which automates the ingestion and normalization of its users’ data into a common structure, providing them with visuals giving visibility into inventories, sales, and audiences. The company offers its users with pre-deployment planning to post-deployment training and support services. Training and support is divided into two categories namely, virtual and in-person learning. Virtual learning offers the advantages of live instructions without the expense and time associated with travel. In-person instructor lead classroom style learning.Furious Corp is an Israel-based company that was founded in 2014 by Hillel Rom and Ashley Swartz. |  | Seed | May 20, 2015 |  |
| Furious Corp | Furious Corp offers media companies that sells advertising broader and deeper visibility into their advertising business and to provide the tools to optimize sales, operational efficiency, and productivity of businesses. PROPHET connects the disparate systems and data that powers its users’ ad businesses and works hand in hand with them to enableunified yield optimization across all channels, formats, and clients to continually optimize their advertising portfolio.PROPHET is a horizontal SaaS platform which automates the ingestion and normalization of its users’ data into a common structure, providing them with visuals giving visibility into inventories, sales, and audiences. The company offers its users with pre-deployment planning to post-deployment training and support services. Training and support is divided into two categories namely, virtual and in-person learning. Virtual learning offers the advantages of live instructions without the expense and time associated with travel. In-person instructor lead classroom style learning.Furious Corp is an Israel-based company that was founded in 2014 by Hillel Rom and Ashley Swartz. | $1.1M | Seed | Jul 20, 2014 |  |
| NationalField | NationalField is powerful software that helps the world's biggest change-makers measure change. From Presidents down to mayors, change is in our DNA. | $1.5M |  | Oct 30, 2012 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Laconia Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/laconia-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Nielsen Innovate](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nielsen-innovate) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [BRaVe Media Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brave-media-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Central Texas Angel Network](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/central-texas-angel-network) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cowtown Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cowtown-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Golden Seeds](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/golden-seeds) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About DIRECTV

VC Fund · El Segundo, United States

DIRECTV is an American digital entertainment services provider delivering sports, news, movies, family and local programming channels. DIRECTV (NASDAQ: DTV) is the world's most popular video service delivering state-of-the-art technology, unmatched programming, the most comprehensive sports packages available and industry leading customerservice to its more than 25 million customers in the U.S. and Latin America. In the U.S., DIRECTV offers its 18.56 million customers more than 130 HD channels and Dolby-Digital 5.1 theater-quality sound (when available), access to exclusive sports programming such as NFL SUNDAY TICKET, award winning technology like its DIRECTV DVR Scheduler and higher customer satisfaction than the leading cable companies for nine years running. DIRECTV Latin America, through its subsidiaries and affiliated companies in Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Venezuela, Colombia, and other Latin American countries, leads the pay-TV category in technology, programming and service, delivering an unrivaled digital television experience to 6.5 million customers. DIRECTV sports and entertainment properties include three Regional Sports Networks (Northwest, Rocky Mountain and Pittsburgh) as well as a 65 percent interest in Game Show Network. For the most up-to-date information on DIRECTV, please call 1-800-DIRECTV or visit directv.com.

5 contacts available at DIRECTV.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Giorgio Vanzini | SVP, Product Development & Integration | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/giorgio-vanzini |
| Jeffery McElfresh | President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeffery-mcelfresh |
| Jim Ramo | Executive Vice-President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jim-ramo |
| John Manganilla | Senior Director, Product Development | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-manganilla |
| Nick DiPatri | Principal Mobile Developer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nick-dipatri |

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## FAQ

### What does Jim Ramo invest in?

Jim Ramo invests primarily in Baby, SaaS and Video startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Israel. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Jim Ramo last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jim Ramo closed in Mar 2017. Shizune tracks 4 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?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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