# Jim Stallings

> Jim Stallings is a seed investor at PS27 Ventures (Jacksonville) backing Software and EdTech. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [PS27 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ps27-ventures)
- Location: Jacksonville, United States
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Jun 2024
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-stallings-065bb129/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/JimPS27
- Website: https://www.ps27ventures.com/

Jim Stallings is a seed investor at PS27 Ventures in Jacksonville focused on Software and EdTech. Jim Stallings is the Founder and CEO of PS27 Ventures, a firm that invests in early-stage technology companies. Jim has been directly involved in starting dozens of new ventures in FinTech, HealthTech, Ecommerce, and Software as a Service solutions. He believes innovation should be the core offensive strategy of any company, “either disrupt or bedisrupted”. Prior to PS27 Ventures, Jim was IBM General Manager of several major lines of business including the company's $7B Linux software business, its intellectual property division with 39,000 patents, and its $21B global hardware sales group. He started his business career as a data analyst in the Space Division at General Electric. Jim earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the US Naval Academy and served as a Captain in the US Marine Corps. He is on the Board of Directors at Fidelity National Information Systems (FIS) and Cannae Holdings, Inc (CNNE). He also serves as a Trustee on the Folded Flag Foundation which provides scholarships to descendants of fallen warriors in the US Military.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 33% |
| EdTech | 1 | 17% |
| Advertising | 1 | 17% |
| Restaurants | 1 | 17% |
| Sustainability | 1 | 17% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 33% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 17% |
| Series A | 1 | 17% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 17% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| QuickCode ai | QuickCode.ai provides a software platform that helps solve this problem of getting the right kind of labeled training data. | $1.1M | Seed | Jun 26, 2024 |  |
| QuickCode ai | QuickCode.ai provides a software platform that helps solve this problem of getting the right kind of labeled training data. | $1.1M |  | May 07, 2024 |  |
| QuickCode ai | QuickCode.ai provides a software platform that helps solve this problem of getting the right kind of labeled training data. | $1.1M | Seed | May 07, 2024 |  |
| NotedSource | NotedSource connects companies with ESG focused active professors, scientists, and other academic subject matter experts managing all aspects of the interaction. Through an expert network of thousands of PhDs, NotedSource works with clients on a variety of business needs including data science, editing and translation, experiment design, secondaryresearch, literature search and artificial intelligence. | $2M | Seed | Dec 08, 2022 |  |
| NotedSource | NotedSource connects companies with ESG focused active professors, scientists, and other academic subject matter experts managing all aspects of the interaction. Through an expert network of thousands of PhDs, NotedSource works with clients on a variety of business needs including data science, editing and translation, experiment design, secondaryresearch, literature search and artificial intelligence. | $2M | Pre-Seed | Oct 31, 2022 |  |
| Hazlnut | Hazlnut is an all-in-one ordering solution that helps companies develop deeper relationships with their customers through beautifully designed websites and custom branded apps. Hazlnut is on a mission to support local, independent, and regional restaurant brands thrive. | $3M | Series A | Nov 09, 2021 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [DataTribe](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/datatribe) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Reign Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/reign-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Rethink Education](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rethink-education) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techstars) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Atlanta Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atlanta-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About PS27 Ventures

VC Fund · Jacksonville, United States

Investing in companies with AI as the fundamental technology powering products and services within the B2B SaaS and FinTech sectors

5 contacts available at PS27 Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Chris Byers | Fund Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-byers-9986 |
| Christine Caven | Director of Communications | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christine-caven-86af |
| Jim Stallings | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jim-stallings |
| Kim Crowell | Accountant | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kim-crowell-2e67 |
| Nick Guerrero | Investment Analyst | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nicolas-guerrero-f0b4 |

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## FAQ

### What does Jim Stallings invest in?

Jim Stallings invests primarily in Software, EdTech and Advertising startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 6 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 Stallings last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jim Stallings closed in Jun 2024. Shizune tracks 6 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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