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James Fitzgerald

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Managing Partner at Valar Ventures Llc · Board director at Lystable · Board director at Octane Lending

New York, New York

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303 people in our graph share verified history with James — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Jen ArdunlockedJames: together at Brigham Young University (1997–1998)
×5James: together at Clarium Capital Management
×3James: together at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates
×2James: together at Brigham Young University

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 Lystable

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Lystable's investors · 5

BackedLondon · $500K – $5M checksCaffeinated CapitalSan Francisco · $3M – $50M checks · since 2021Goldcrest CapitalDallasKindred CapitalLondon · since 2016Valar Ventures LlcSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks

Co-founders at Lystable

PJ
Peter JohnstonExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at Octane Lending

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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

JGJason Guss
Jason GussExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. Valar Ventures LLCFounding Partnercurrent2010 — presentNew York, NY
  2. Thiel Capital LLCChief Operating Officer2008 — 2013San Francisco, CA
  3. Clarium Capital ManagementGeneral Counsel2008 — 2012San Francisco, CA
  4. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & AffiliatesAssociate2001 — 2008
  5. Taco BellLine Worker1990Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

Skills & more

Venture Capital17Private Equity11Hedge Funds8Start-ups15Mergers4Joint Ventures11

Languages French

From James's professional profile.

Investments

Investor

Abbey CrossalboBestowBitpandaBlockFiBooktrackBoundBreatherBrollyCanopy LabsClunoCoyaDeposit SolutionsDescomplicaEmbedEven.comEyeEmfortúGranifyHeroHomieHopscotchIrisVR (part of The Wild)KaloLiveFlowLoanStreetMajorityMapleradMoniteN26NearsideOctaneOppaPetalPortofino TechnologiesQontoRelayRokt CalendarSeekSharesShopLocketShopUpSILQSimplSourcery TechnologiesStarshipStashTradeITTREECARDUpguardVelocityVendVergoWiseXanPoolXeroYellow Card

Per curated public sources.

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

Network8

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 Lystable and Board director at Octane Lending.
What does James Fitzgerald invest in?
James Fitzgerald invests in Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Fintech, InsurTech, SaaS.
What companies has James Fitzgerald invested in?
Investments tracked here include Abbey Cross, albo, Bestow, Bitpanda, BlockFi, Booktrack, Bound, Breather, Brolly, Canopy Labs, Cluno, Coya, and 45 more.
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).

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