Where does James Evans work?

James Evans is Founder of Command AI and Advisor Partner at Asymmetric Capital Partners.

What companies did James Evans found?

James Evans founded Command AI.

Where did James Evans go to school?

James Evans studied at Princeton University (Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science).

James Evans

InvestorFounder

Advisor Partner at Asymmetric Capital Partners · Founder at Command AI

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedCommand AI · YC

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James: together at Bain Capital

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About

James Evans is Head of AI at Amplitude. He was co-founder and CEO of Command AI (formerly CommandBar), a user experience software company acquired by Amplitude, and earlier worked on enterprise software investments within Bain Capital's technology private equity group. He holds a Computer Science degree from Princeton University.

Founder at Command AI YC S20

Intro paths

James went through Y Combinator (Summer 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Command AI's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, James can intro founders to Command AI's investors below.

Command AI's investors · 5

Asymmetric Capital PartnersBoston · $1M – $10M checks FrstParis · $2M checks Insight PartnersNew York · $120M – $350M checks · since 2022 Kima VenturesParis · $50K – $5M checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2020

Co-founders at Command AI

Vinay AyyalaFounder

Richard FrelingFounder

Experience

Y CombinatorVisiting Partnercurrent2025 — present
AmplitudeSenior Director, Head of AI2024 — 2026
Command AI (fka CommandBar)Co-Founder and CEO2020 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
BasisProduct2018 — 2019Greater New York City Area
Bain Capital Private EquityPrivate Equity Analyst2016 — 2018

Skills & more

Microsoft Excel

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Colleagues at Asymmetric Capital Partners

Akshay Nathan

Engineering Manager at Asymmetric Capital Partners

Andrew Furman

Software Developer at Asymmetric Capital Partners

Annie Dean

Chief Strategy Officer at Asymmetric Capital Partners

Aron Szanto

Head of Technology at Asymmetric Capital Partners

Ben Slater

Chief Marketing Officer at Asymmetric Capital Partners

Beth Clymer

President, Chief Operating Officer at Asymmetric Capital Partners

Brian Benedict

Co-Founder & CRO at Asymmetric Capital Partners

Brian Fishbein

Chief Investment Officer at Asymmetric Capital Partners

Frequently asked questions

Who is James Evans?: James Evans is Head of AI at Amplitude. He was co-founder and CEO of Command AI (formerly CommandBar), a user experience software company acquired by Amplitude, and earlier worked on enterprise software investments within Bain Capital's technology private equity group. He holds a Computer Science degree from Princeton University.
Where does James Evans work?: James Evans is Founder of Command AI and Advisor Partner at Asymmetric Capital Partners.
What companies did James Evans found?: James Evans founded Command AI.
Where did James Evans go to school?: James Evans studied at Princeton University (Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science).

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Also attended Princeton University992

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About

Founder at Command AIYC S20

Intro paths

Command AI's investors · 5

Co-founders at Command AI

Experience

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Colleagues at Asymmetric Capital Partners

Frequently asked questions

Founder mafias

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Same school

Also attended Princeton University992

Shared employers

Also worked at Amplitude33

Also worked at Command AI (fka CommandBar)1

Also worked at Basis4

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Founder at Command AI YC S20