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James Evans

InvestorFounder

Advisor Partner at Asymmetric Capital Partners · Founder at Command AI

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedCommand AI · YC

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 AIYC S20

Intro paths

YC

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

GP

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 · 4

Asymmetric Capital PartnersBoston · $1M – $10M checksFrstParis · $2M checksKima VenturesParis · $50K – $5M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2020

Co-founders at Command AI

VAVinay Ayyala
Vinay AyyalaFounder
RFRichard Freling
Richard FrelingFounder

Experience

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

Skills & more

Microsoft Excel

From James's professional profile.

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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