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James Chan

Investor

CFO at Breakout Ventures

San Francisco Bay Area

About

Chief Financial Officer at Breakout Ventures with 20+ years in finance and operations, working in a fractional C-level capacity to help teams structure capital strategies and manage growth.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Experience

  1. LineateAdvisorcurrent2023 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  2. LineateChief Financial Officer2022 — 2023
  3. The F SuiteFounding Membercurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  4. JMC Strategic Advisory LLCFounder & Managing Partnercurrent2022 — present
  5. FinixInvestorcurrent2022 — present
  6. DiDiInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  7. Crosscut VenturesChief Financial Officer2022 — 2023
  8. VinAIChief Financial Officer2022 — 2023
  9. CaylentInvestor2021 — 2022Acquired
  10. Yamaha Motor Ventures & Laboratory Silicon Valley, Inc.Chief Financial Officer2019 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  11. loop+Board Observer2019 — 2020New South Wales, Australia
  12. ASSA ABLOY GroupVice President, Finance - Global Smart Residential Group2018 — 2019Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
  13. ASSA ABLOY GroupVice President, Finance - US Residential Group2018
  14. Pure GrowthChief Financial Officer2015 — 2018New York, New York, United States
  15. QuirkyVice President, Corporate Finance2014 — 2016New York, New York, United States
  16. Beats by Dr. DreSenior Director, Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis2012 — 2014Santa Monica, CA
  17. Zodiac Aerospace Services (now part of Safran group)Chief Financial Officer | Chief Information Officer2010 — 2012
  18. Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.Finance Manager, Global Operations2008 — 2010
  19. Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.Senior Financial Analyst, Global Operations2006 — 2008
  20. Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.Senior Financial Analyst, FP&A2005 — 2006
  21. DeloitteSenior Tax Consultant2003 — 2005
  22. BroadcomCost Accountant / Corporate Finance Intern2002
  23. Salomon Smith BarneyInvestment Analyst2000 — 2001

Skills & more

StartupsHuman Resources (HR)Financial OversightEnterprise Software7Venture Capital7Corporate Finance39Forecasting35Process Improvement29Accounting27Finance25Supply Chain18Financial Modeling21
+12 moreStrategic PlanningSarbanes-Oxley ActAnalysisFinancial AnalysisRestructuringUS GAAPCompetitive AnalysisIFRSMicrosoft ExcelOracleBudgetsTax Accounting

Languages Cantonese · English · Mandarin

  • VC Univeristy — University of California, Berkeley - School of Law
  • AICPA

From James's professional profile.

Colleagues at Breakout Ventures

Coco Krumme
Venture Partner at Breakout Ventures
Dana Watt
Partner at Breakout Ventures
Ilan Zipkin
Venture Partner at Breakout Ventures
Julia (Thies) Moore
Managing Partner at Breakout Ventures
Lindy Fishburne
Managing Partner at Breakout Ventures
Nima Ronaghi
Principal at Breakout Ventures
Rebecca Nugent
Venture Partner at Breakout Ventures
Renée Shenton
Chief of Staff at Breakout Ventures

Network1

Aaron Sisto
Partner at First Spark Ventures, Llc

Investors connected to James in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is James Chan?
Chief Financial Officer at Breakout Ventures with 20+ years in finance and operations, working in a fractional C-level capacity to help teams structure capital strategies and manage growth.
Where does James Chan work?
James Chan is CFO at Breakout Ventures.
Where did James Chan go to school?
James Chan studied at UCLA (BA / BS, Business Economics / Physiological Science); UCLA Anderson School of Management (Riordan Fellowship Program - Fellow); University of Southern California (MS, Business Taxation).

Same school

Also attended UCLA499

Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzRon ConwayFounder of SV AngelKirsten GreenFounder and Managing Partner at Forerunner VenturesVlad TenevCo-founder & CEO of RobinhoodRyan KingCo-founder of ChimePaul FieldingFinance & Operations at General Catalyst

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Also attended UCLA Anderson School of Management223

David Clark GuillermoInvestments at Impact America FundDana MoralyPartner; Chief Financial & Administrative Officer at March Capital PartnersJed LeidheiserPartner at March Capital PartnersShahin FarshchiPartner at Lux CapitalJennifer SavagePartner at Illuminate VenturesAlbert WangSenior Director at Qualcomm Ventures

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Also attended University of Southern California490

Shaun MaguirePartner at Sequoia CapitalMarc BenioffCo-founder, Chair & CEO of SalesforceGabriel PereyraCo-founder & President of HarveyDamir BecirovicInvestor at Index VenturesVojtech HornaInvestor at Index VenturesNatalie VaisInvestor at Spark Capital

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Shared employers

Also worked at Finix8

Adria HouInvestor at Inception Studio CapitalLeo de LunaPartner at Tribeca Venture PartnersTom PorterVice President, DCF at Acrew CapitalCharles ShannonInvestor at Westbound Equity PartnersSam RosenVice President at GICJordan IsipFounder at Waypoint

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Also worked at Beats by Dr. Dre3

Rafferty JacksonSSV II Investment Committee at Seraphim SpaceLiz HartleyInvestor at BroadscaleEmma SokoloffPartner at Shine Capital

Also worked at Deloitte1,277

Kirsten GreenFounder and Managing Partner at Forerunner VenturesHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewBrian ArmstrongCo-founder & CEO of CoinbaseSteve AnaviCo-founder & President of QontoNancy WangInvestor at Felicis VenturesPatrick KartevollInvestor at Investinor

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