About
James Falkoff is a Partner at Converge with more than a decade of experience as a venture investor and over 16 years across public and private technology markets. Before Converge he was a Principal at Longworth Venture Partners, where he worked alongside Nilanjana Bhowmik on early-stage deal sourcing, and earlier spent 2006–2010 as an equity research analyst at Robert W. Baird & Co. covering network equipment, including work on the Fortinet IPO. Across Converge and prior firms he has been involved in more than 25 early-stage venture investments, with portfolio involvements such as Olapic, RapidMiner, JIBE, and TrackVia. He writes on emerging technology areas like edge computing and robotics, holds a CFA charter, and earned a computer science degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Contact· published on James's own website
Beyond investing
- Education
- Earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, graduating with Highest Honors in the top 3% of his class.
- Awards
- Is a CFA charter holder.
From James's own website — common ground for a warm intro.
Experience
- Converge VCPartnercurrent2022 — present
- Converge VCPrincipal2017 — 2022Greater Boston
- Citi VenturesSenior Vice President - Venture Investing2016San Francisco Bay Area
- Longworth Venture PartnersPrincipal2014 — 2016Greater Boston
- Longworth Venture PartnersAssociate2013 — 2014Greater Boston
- Longworth Venture PartnersAnalyst2011 — 2013Greater Boston
- RapidMiner, Inc.Board Observer2015 — 2016
- Rize Inc.Board Observer2014 — 2016Greater Boston
- Olapic, Inc.Board Observer2013 — 2016
- Robert W. Baird & Co.Equity Research Associate2009 — 2010
- Robert W. Baird & Co.Equity Research Analyst2006 — 2009
Investments
Investor
JibeOlapicRapidminerTrackvia
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Converge
Frequently asked questions
- Who is James Falkoff?
- James Falkoff is a Partner at Converge with more than a decade of experience as a venture investor and over 16 years across public and private technology markets. Before Converge he was a Principal at Longworth Venture Partners, where he worked alongside Nilanjana Bhowmik on early-stage deal sourcing, and earlier spent 2006–2010 as an equity research analyst at Robert W. Baird & Co. covering network equipment, including work on the Fortinet IPO. Across Converge and prior firms he has been involved in more than 25 early-stage venture investments, with portfolio involvements such as Olapic, RapidMiner, JIBE, and TrackVia. He writes on emerging technology areas like edge computing and robotics, holds a CFA charter, and earned a computer science degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
- Where does James Falkoff work?
- James Falkoff is Partner at Converge.
- What companies has James Falkoff invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Jibe, Olapic, Rapidminer, Trackvia.
- Where did James Falkoff go to school?
- James Falkoff studied at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (B.S., Computer Science).
- What awards has James Falkoff received?
- Is a CFA charter holder.
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