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James Everingham

InvestorFounder

Venture Partner at Lobby Capital

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $100K – $10M checks · typically $5M

FoundedGuild

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Experience

  1. Guild.aiCEOcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. MetaVP of Engineering, Developer Infrastructure2024 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  3. Lobby CapitalVenture Partner2020 — 2025Palo Alto, California, United States
  4. LightsparkCofounder and SVP of Engineering2022 — 2024Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
  5. FacebookVice President of Engineering, Novi / Payments2018 — 2022Menlo Park
  6. FacebookHead of Engineering, Instagram2015 — 2018
  7. YahooVice President of Engineering, Homepage and Verticals2014 — 2015Sunnyvale, CA
  8. Luminate IncCEO / Founder2012 — 2014Mountain View, CA
  9. Luminate IncCTO / Founder2008 — 2012
  10. LiveOpsCTO / Co-Founder2003 — 2008
  11. LiveOpsVice President of Engineering / Co-Founder2001 — 2003Palo Alto, CA
  12. Tellme NetworksSenior Director of Engineering1999 — 2001
  13. Netscape CommunicationsDirector of Engineering / Browser1995 — 1999
  14. Borland SoftwareSenior Engineer, Borland C++1992 — 1995
  15. Magee EnterprisesSenior Engineer1989 — 1991
  16. Logical Alternatives, Inc.Founder1987 — 1990
  17. Penn State UniversitySoftware Engineer, LCO1984 — 1986

Skills & more

ScalabilityCloud ComputingAgile MethodologiesSoftware DevelopmentEntrepreneurshipManagementProject ManagementScrumProduct DesignRecruitingTeam LeadershipC++
+12 moreSalesOperations ManagementWeb ApplicationsCrowdsourcingTelecommunicationsSix SigmaLanguage DevelopmentMentoringStrategic PlanningOpen SourceBrowsersData Warehousing

Languages English

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Investments

Investor

BraintrustHandle FinancialLookerNMachineThe RelishXoopit

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Colleagues at Lobby Capital

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Frequently asked questions

Who is James Everingham?
Venture Partner at Lobby Capital
Where does James Everingham work?
James Everingham is Founder of Guild and Venture Partner at Lobby Capital.
What check size does James Everingham write?
James Everingham typically writes checks of $100K – $10M.
What companies did James Everingham found?
James Everingham founded Guild.
What companies has James Everingham invested in?
Investments tracked here include Braintrust, Handle Financial, Looker, NMachine, The Relish, Xoopit.
Where did James Everingham go to school?
James Everingham studied at Penn State University (Computer Science).

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