# Joseph Cutts

> Joseph Cutts is a seed investor at Opus Capital backing Big Data and Analytics. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Opus Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/opus-capital)
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jun 2010
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Joseph Cutts is an experienced senior executive with 25 years of financial and operational leadership experience in a diverse set of industries.Prior to joining Opus Capital, Mr. Cutts has focused on advising a number of startups on strategic, financial, operational and management matters. From 1997 to 2007, Mr. Cutts served as an executiveofficer at Electronics for Imaging (NASDAQ:EFII), a global provider of digital imaging and print management solutions with annual revenues of over $700 million. WPGVP was the lead investor before the company went public. At EFI, he held positions including Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer. In these roles he oversaw many internal EFI functions, including Legal, Human Resources, IT, Finance, Accounting, Tax and Treasury, Strategy and Corporate Development, as well as leading the company’s industrial inkjet printing business. Before joining EFI, Mr. Cutts spent 11 years with Hills Bros. Coffee and Nestle Beverage Company in a wide range of finance and accounting roles.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Big Data | 1 | 33% |
| Analytics | 1 | 33% |
| Advertising | 1 | 33% |
| Personalization | 1 | 33% |
| Machine Learning | 1 | 33% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |
| Series B | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DaVinci Commerce | Jivox is a multi-screen interactive advertising technology company that aims to transform the way the world experiences digital marketing. It connects brands with their audiences in a personalized way by using big data, machine learning, and dynamic creative optimization (DCO) technology to serve relevant messages across all channels​, ​delivering3X the engagement of non-personalized digital marketing. Integrating first-party, audience, and contextual data and Powered by Neuron™ Machine Learning technology, the Jivox omnichannel personalization platform delivers messages to consumers on-the-fly, helping brands deliver, at scale, thousands of hyper-personalized messages. The platform is pre-integrated with over 25 data partners who provide rich data sets for personalization. In addition, Jivox Programmable Personalization APIs significantly simplify workflows and campaign activation through the enablement of easy integration with other marketing technologies. Many global brands including Sony, REI, Toyota, Cars.com, and Xaxis are using Jivox platform. | $4M | Series B | Jun 14, 2010 |  |
| DaVinci Commerce | Jivox is a multi-screen interactive advertising technology company that aims to transform the way the world experiences digital marketing. It connects brands with their audiences in a personalized way by using big data, machine learning, and dynamic creative optimization (DCO) technology to serve relevant messages across all channels​, ​delivering3X the engagement of non-personalized digital marketing. Integrating first-party, audience, and contextual data and Powered by Neuron™ Machine Learning technology, the Jivox omnichannel personalization platform delivers messages to consumers on-the-fly, helping brands deliver, at scale, thousands of hyper-personalized messages. The platform is pre-integrated with over 25 data partners who provide rich data sets for personalization. In addition, Jivox Programmable Personalization APIs significantly simplify workflows and campaign activation through the enablement of easy integration with other marketing technologies. Many global brands including Sony, REI, Toyota, Cars.com, and Xaxis are using Jivox platform. | $10.7M | Series A | Jun 16, 2008 |  |
| DaVinci Commerce | Jivox is a multi-screen interactive advertising technology company that aims to transform the way the world experiences digital marketing. It connects brands with their audiences in a personalized way by using big data, machine learning, and dynamic creative optimization (DCO) technology to serve relevant messages across all channels​, ​delivering3X the engagement of non-personalized digital marketing. Integrating first-party, audience, and contextual data and Powered by Neuron™ Machine Learning technology, the Jivox omnichannel personalization platform delivers messages to consumers on-the-fly, helping brands deliver, at scale, thousands of hyper-personalized messages. The platform is pre-integrated with over 25 data partners who provide rich data sets for personalization. In addition, Jivox Programmable Personalization APIs significantly simplify workflows and campaign activation through the enablement of easy integration with other marketing technologies. Many global brands including Sony, REI, Toyota, Cars.com, and Xaxis are using Jivox platform. | $2.7M | Seed | Mar 10, 2008 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Helion Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/helion-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Opus Capital

VC Fund · Menlo Park, United States

Opus Capital is providing access to critical resources and giving counsel on strategy, finance and operations.

5 contacts available at Opus Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dan Avida | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dan-avida |
| Evelyn Lassman | Controller | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/evelyn-lassman |
| Joseph Cutts | CFO & Administrative Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joseph-cutts |
| Serge Plotkin | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/serge-plotkin |
| Gill Cogan | Managing General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gill-cogan |

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## FAQ

### What does Joseph Cutts invest in?

Joseph Cutts invests primarily in Big Data, Analytics and Advertising startups, most often at Seed and Series A 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 Joseph Cutts last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Joseph Cutts closed in Jun 2010. 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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