James Fitzgerald
InvestorManaging Partner at Valar Ventures Llc · Board director at Octane Lending
New York, New York
About
Co-founder and Managing Partner of Valar. Formerly COO and General Counsel of Thiel Capital, and previously practiced law at Skadden Arps in New York.
Contact· published on James's own website
Invests in
ConsumerCrypto & Web3FintechInsurTechSaaS
Board director at Octane Lending
Intro paths
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In turn, James can intro founders to Octane Lending's investors below.
Octane Lending's investors · 9
Chaos VenturesNew YorkContour Venture PartnersNew York · $500K – $2M checksFundersClubSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checksIA Venture StrategiesNew York · since 2025IA VenturesNew York · $1M – $3M checks · since 2025Interplay Ventures Early Stage Management LlcNew York · $1M checksThird PrimeNew York · $500K – $2M checksUpper90Providence · $5M – $25M checks · since 2025Valar Ventures LlcSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2025
Co-founders at Octane Lending
JG
Jason GussExecutive Officer, Director
Experience
- Valar Ventures LLCFounding Partnercurrent2010 — presentNew York, NY
- Thiel Capital LLCChief Operating Officer2008 — 2013San Francisco, CA
- Clarium Capital ManagementGeneral Counsel2008 — 2012San Francisco, CA
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & AffiliatesAssociate2001 — 2008
- Taco BellLine Worker1990Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Skills & more
Venture Capital17Private Equity11Hedge Funds8Start-ups15Mergers4Joint Ventures11
Languages French
From James's professional profile.
Colleagues at Valar Ventures Llc
Alison Berger
Chief Financial Officer at Valar Ventures Llc
Amina Abrahams
Principal at Valar Ventures Llc
Andrew McCormack
Strategic Advisor at Valar Ventures Llc
Elina Rayberg
Investment Principal at Valar Ventures Llc
Erin Ashley Porterfield
Employee at Valar Ventures Llc
Giff Carter
Investor at Valar Ventures Llc
Lian Michelson
General Partner at Valar Ventures
Reuben Kobulnik
Partner at Valar Ventures Llc
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Addie LernerScout
Founder and Managing Partner at Avid Ventures
Andrew McCormackScout
Strategic Advisor at Valar Ventures Llc
Andy AppelbaumScout
Managing Partner at RiverPark Ventures
Barry BrottScout
Co-founder at Square Peg Capital
Chris AdelsbachScout
Partner at Outrun Ventures
Christian ReitbergerScout
Partner at Matterwave Ventures
Christoph BraunScout
Founding Partner at Acton Capital
Dominik AlvermannScout
Investor at Acton Capital
Investors connected to James in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is James Fitzgerald?
- Co-founder and Managing Partner of Valar. Formerly COO and General Counsel of Thiel Capital, and previously practiced law at Skadden Arps in New York.
- Where does James Fitzgerald work?
- James Fitzgerald is Managing Partner at Valar Ventures Llc and Board director at Octane Lending.
- What does James Fitzgerald invest in?
- James Fitzgerald invests in Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Fintech, InsurTech, SaaS.
- Where did James Fitzgerald go to school?
- James Fitzgerald studied at University of California, Los Angeles - School of Law (JD, Law); Brigham Young University (BS, Biology Sciences).
Same school
Also attended University of California, Los Angeles - School of Law38
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Also attended Brigham Young University300
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Shared employers
Also worked at Thiel Capital LLC12
Andrew McCormackStrategic Advisor at Valar Ventures LlcMax SamuelPartner at SNÖ VenturesPhin UphamManaging Partner at Haymaker VenturesJack SelbyManaging Partner at AZ-VCMichael GibsonGeneral Partner, Co-Founder at 1517Brian RowenPresident and Managing Partner at Fifth Down Capital
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Also worked at Clarium Capital Management17
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Also worked at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates76
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