James Gettinger
InvestorFounderManaging Partner at Gutter Capital · Board director at BuildCasa
Brooklyn, New York
Writes $1.5M checks · typically $1.5M
FoundedBuildCasa
About
A former top daily fantasy sports and poker player, James Gettinger treats early-stage investing as probabilistic, game-theoretic decision-making and publishes long-form public memos revealing his modeling of uncertainty and edge.
Invests in
Climate TechEdTechHealthtechPropTechSaaS
Board director at BuildCasa
Intro paths
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In turn, James can intro founders to BuildCasa's investors below.
BuildCasa's investors · 2
Co-founders at BuildCasa
BB
Ben BearCEO
PS
Paul SteidlArchitect & CPO
Experience
- Gutter CapitalCo-Founder and Managing Partnercurrent2021 — present
- Self-EmployedProfessional Daily Fantasy Sports Player2015 — 2021
- Self-EmployedProfessional Poker Player2013 — 2015
- givletCo-Founder2012 — 2013New York City
- BloombergResearch and Development Analyst: CMBS Apps2010 — 2012
- Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics LaboratoryScientist2009
Education
- The Johns Hopkins UniversityMSE, Computer Science2009 — 2010
- The Johns Hopkins UniversityBA, Economics2006 — 2010
- Phillips Exeter AcademyHigh School Diploma2003 — 2006
Skills & more
Java2C++4Python7Machine Learning4Range AnalysisSocial Media8Twitter2Dog Behavior2Algorithms1
Languages French
From James's professional profile.
Colleagues at Gutter Capital
Network1
Investors connected to James in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does James Gettinger work?
- James Gettinger is Managing Partner at Gutter Capital and Founder at BuildCasa.
- What does James Gettinger invest in?
- James Gettinger invests in Climate Tech, EdTech, Healthtech, PropTech, SaaS.
- What check size does James Gettinger write?
- James Gettinger typically writes checks of $1.5M.
- What companies did James Gettinger found?
- James Gettinger founded BuildCasa.
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Also attended Phillips Exeter Academy98
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Shared employers
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