Fundraising Fox

James Alcorn

Investor

Partner at Zetta Venture Partners

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $1M – $10M checks · typically $5M

Experience

  1. LightspeedPartnercurrent2024 — present
  2. Judgment LabsBoard Directorcurrent2025 — present
  3. FactoryInvestorcurrent2023 — present
  4. Periodic LabsInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  5. AnthropicInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  6. InferactInvestorcurrent2026 — present
  7. Thinking Machines LabInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  8. LMArenaInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  9. ReflectionAIInvestorcurrent2024 — present
  10. Unsloth AIBoard Observercurrent2024 — present
  11. Virtue AIBoard Directorcurrent2025 — present
  12. ClericBoard Director2023 — 2024
  13. ArgillaBoard Director2022 — 2024
  14. WeaviateBoard Director2021 — 2024
  15. GalleyBoard Director2020 — 2024
  16. FeatureformBoard Director2020 — 2024
  17. EnsoDataBoard Observer2020 — 2024
  18. Zetta Venture PartnersPartner2018 — 2024
  19. Spectrum EquityAnalyst2017 — 2018San Francisco, California, United States

Deals · 3

Argilla, Inc.Board seat

via Zetta Venture Partners · filed Nov 2023 · $5.5M raise

FeatureformBoard seat

via Zetta Venture Partners · filed Feb 2023 · $5.6M raise

Galley SolutionsBoard seat

via Zetta Venture Partners · filed May 2022 · $14.2M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at Zetta Venture Partners

Annelies Gamble
Investor at Zetta Venture Partners
Apoorva Pandhi
Investor at Zetta Venture Partners
Ash Fontana
Managing Director at Zetta Venture Partners
Cathrin Stickney
Venture Partner at Zetta Venture Partners
Dylan Reid
Investor at Zetta Venture Partners
Jocelyn Goldfein
Investor at Zetta Venture Partners
Mark Gorenberg
Investor at Zetta Venture Partners
Thaxter Sharp
Partner at Zetta Venture Partners

Network5

Apoorva Pandhi
Investor at Zetta Venture Partners
Ash Fontana
Managing Director at Zetta Venture Partners
Cathrin Stickney
Venture Partner at Zetta Venture Partners
Dylan Reid
Investor at Zetta Venture Partners
Thaxter Sharp
Partner at Zetta Venture Partners

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Frequently asked questions

Who is James Alcorn?
Partner at Zetta Venture Partners
Where does James Alcorn work?
James Alcorn is Partner at Zetta Venture Partners.
What check size does James Alcorn write?
James Alcorn typically writes checks of $1M – $10M.
What boards does James Alcorn sit on?
James Alcorn holds tracked board seats at Argilla, Inc., Featureform, Galley Solutions.
Where did James Alcorn go to school?
James Alcorn studied at University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor of Science (BSc.)); University of Melbourne; Brisbane Grammar School.

Same school

Also attended University of California, Berkeley1,453

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Also attended University of Melbourne231

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Also attended Brisbane Grammar School11

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Shared employers

Also worked at Judgment Labs1

Alex ShanFounder at Judgment Labs

Also worked at Thinking Machines Lab8

Sangeen ZebInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)PaulInvestor at Square Peg CapitalMo El-BibanyGeneral Partner at Page One VenturesZiyaad KhayratteePartner at Factorial FundsClare BirchSenior Associate at Blackbird VenturesLisa HanPartner at Lightspeed Venture Partners

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Also worked at ReflectionAI10

Stephanie ZhanInvestor at Sequoia CapitalMax GazorInvestor at Striker Venture PartnersBrian ZhanInvestor at Striker Venture PartnersDaisy CaiGeneral Partner at B4 CapitalDharmesh ThakkerGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesRaviraj JainPartner at Lightspeed Venture Partners

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Also worked at Virtue AI7

Marc A. SingerManaging Partner at Osage University PartnersAjay RayasamPrincipal at Osage University PartnersGuru ChahalPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersShankar ChandranPartner at Walden CatalystAbhishek ShuklaManaging Director at Prosperity7 VenturesDaisy GarciaSr. Investment Associate at Prosperity7 Ventures

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