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James Boyd

Investor

Managing Director at Fifth Down Capital

Los Angeles, California, United States

About

James Boyd has more than ten years of experience as an entrepreneur, operator, and investor. He previously founded and led Treasure, an e-commerce brand marketing and acquisition platform, built and led the strategic finance function at Marine Layer, and worked as an investor at Fireman Capital Partners. He started his career in investment banking at Jefferies and holds an MBA from UNC Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler Business School.

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Invests in

E-commerce

Experience

  1. Fifth Down CapitalManaging Directorcurrent2023 — presentLos Angeles, CA
  2. TreasureFounder & CEO2019 — 2023San Francisco, CA
  3. Operators GuildMember2016 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  4. Marine LayerHead of Finance2016 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  5. Arctic Glacier Premium IceCorporate Development2015 — 2016Greater New York City Area
  6. HL GroupManaging Director & Chief of Staff2014 — 2015Greater New York City Area
  7. Fireman Capital PartnersSenior Associate, Private Equity2010 — 2012Greater Boston Area
  8. JefferiesInvestment Banking Analyst2008 — 2010Charlotte Metro

Education

  1. UNC Kenan-Flagler Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration (MBA), Marketing and Entrepreneurship
  2. UNC Kenan-Flagler Business SchoolBS, Business Administration
  3. Copenhagen Business SchoolBachelor of Business Administration - BBA, International Business Strategy
  4. The Chinese University of Hong KongBachelor of Business Administration - BBA

Skills & more

Family OfficesStrategic PartnershipsInvestment StrategiesFinancial Statement AnalysisDeal SourcingDeal ScreeningPrivate Equity19Venture Capital6Marketing8Financial Modeling9Consumer Products2Due Diligence3
+12 moreValuationInvestment BankingChannel StrategyFinanceInventory ManagementMergers & AcquisitionsEntrepreneurshipCapital MarketsStrategyStrategic PlanningOperationsGrowth Equity

From James's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School85

Mathew KayeAccounting Manager at RevolutionFrancesco MoroPrincipal at Burda Principal InvestmentsJoe SantaBarbaraChief Financial Officer at .406 VenturesTony WellsVenture Partner at Copper Sky CapitalTroy ArnoldPartner, Echo Health Advisors at Echo Health VenturesTim SchmidtVice President, Fund Finance at Northpond Ventures

+ 79 more

Also attended Copenhagen Business School259

LinaInvestor at InvestinorAntonio GrifoniAssociate at P101 VenturesThomas JuvinManaging Director Europe at Burda Principal InvestmentsAlexander KremerPartner at Keen Venture PartnersNicolaj ReffstrupFounder, Ganni at Giant Ventures Global LlpJoe ZhangPartner at TNBAura

+ 253 more

Also attended The Chinese University of Hong Kong65

Madeleine GoldbergInvestor at Lerer HippeauLily RaakaStrategist at Plum Alley InvestmentsMaría de Lera AuerspergInvestor at KfundBryson HearneAssociate at ResilienceVCEric FettVice President at NGP CapitalFiona ZhengPrincipal at Artesian

+ 59 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Operators Guild15

Ben FawEntrepreneur-in-Residence at Context VenturesCarolin FunkPartner at Blue Bear Capital PartnersGalia Beer-GabelManaging Partner at Team8Russell SproleFounder and Managing Partner at Virta VenturesAkash BoseHead of GTM Acceleration at Innovius CapitalLukas LoersInvestor at Rethink Ventures

+ 9 more

Also worked at Arctic Glacier Premium Ice1

Rob KingFormer Chief Executive Officer, Cytosport Inc. at Wind Point Partners

Also worked at HL Group1

Rachel MackStrategic Advisor at Fernbrook Capital Management

Also worked at Jefferies137

Jake StormDeal Partner at Felicis VenturesSteve AbbottPartner, Capital Markets at Sapphire VenturesMatthew StoneCOO at FJ LabsJoanne ChenInvestor at Foundation CapitalBrett BrowmanInvestor at Khosla VenturesBen WirzFounding Partner at Brighteye Ventures

+ 131 more

Investments

Board seats

Dumpling Daughter, Inc.

Per SEC Form D filings.

Colleagues at Fifth Down Capital

Alan Swierczynski
Senior Associate at Fifth Down Capital
Alex Dermer
Senior Advisor at Fifth Down Capital
Andrew Spellman
Founder and Managing Partner at Fifth Down Capital
Brian Rowen
President and Managing Partner at Fifth Down Capital
Bryan Stuart
Vice President at Fifth Down Capital
Cam Fordham
Senior Advisor, Venture Partner at Fifth Down Capital
Candace Parker
Senior Advisor at Fifth Down Capital
Chrysa Chin
Senior Advisor, Strategic Relationships at Fifth Down Capital