James Gill
InvestorCo-Founder & Lead Director at Alumni Ventures
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
About
James Gill built a network-powered model letting individual accredited investors access venture capital and, with prior CEO/CFO experience in food and ingredients, focuses on physical-world industrial and climate companies.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Deep TechHardwareHealthtechSector Agnostic
Experience
- Alumni VenturesCo-Founder, Lead Directorcurrent2013 — presentGreater Boston
- Terra VeraAdvisorcurrent2021 — present
- Sun Valley Foods, LLCCo-Founder, CEO - Retired2014 — 2023
- Eagle Holdings General PartnersDirector and Principal Manager2014 — 2019Albuquerque-Santa Fe Metropolitan Area
- Green D VenturesInvestment Committee2014 — 2017http://www.greendventures.com
- Santa Fe IngredientsChief Financial Officer2007 — 2014Albuquerque, New Mexico Area; Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico
- Intel CorporationFinance Controller1994 — 2006Albuquerque, New Mexico Area; Penang, Malaysia
- U.S. Peace CorpsPeace Corps Volunteer1988 — 1991Mindourou, Cameroon, West Africa
- Shawmut Bank of Boston, NAFed Funds Trader1986 — 1988Greater Boston
Skills & more
Financial Analysis8Financial Modeling8Corporate Finance3Managerial Finance11Mergers1Forecasting4Internal Controls3Executive Management4Sarbanes-Oxley Act1Financial Reporting3Strategic Financial Planning3Mergers & Acquisitions8
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Business PlanningFinanceCross-functional Team LeadershipFinancial AuditsStrategyLanguages French
From James's professional profile.
Colleagues at Alumni Ventures
Andy Ervin
Deputy CIO at Alumni Ventures
Beth Obermiller
Co-Founder & Board Member Emeritus at Basecamp Fund
Brian Keil
Managing Partner at Alumni Ventures
David Beazley
Managing Partner at Alumni Ventures
David Lang
Board Director Emeritus at Alumni Ventures
David Shapiro
Managing Partner at Alumni Ventures
Erin Burke
Investor at Alumni Ventures
Errik Anderson
Board Director at Basecamp Fund
Frequently asked questions
- Who is James Gill?
- James Gill built a network-powered model letting individual accredited investors access venture capital and, with prior CEO/CFO experience in food and ingredients, focuses on physical-world industrial and climate companies.
- Where does James Gill work?
- James Gill is Co-Founder & Lead Director at Alumni Ventures.
- What does James Gill invest in?
- James Gill invests in AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3, Deep Tech, Hardware, Healthtech, Sector Agnostic.
- Where did James Gill go to school?
- James Gill studied at Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance and Operations); Dartmouth College (BA, Economics).
Founder mafias
Dartmouth College mafia90
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Errik AndersonA.B.Founded Adimab +4Keith LendenBAFounded Boundless Bio +2Samantha TruexBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded Upstream Bio +1Lina ZhangPh.D.Founded Jerry +1Suril KantariaBAFounded Adaptional +1Santiago NestaresComputer ScienceFounded Benitago +1
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Intel Corporation mafia69
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Jim GoetzMember, Board of DirectorsFounded VitalSignsRajiv KhemaniGM and Director of MarketingFounded Auradine +3Ritik MalhotraSoftware EngineerFounded Savvy +2Amir FaintuchSenior Vice President & General ManagerFounded Hourly +1Kamesh RaghavendraIntern, Test TechnologiesFounded Geminus +1Ruban KanapathippillaiSenior Design ManagerFounded Iterate AI +1
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Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management mafia63
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Kunal BahlExecutive ProgramFounded SnapdealAmir FaintuchMBAFounded Hourly +1Byron HewettMBAFounded Brava Diagnostics +1Remco van ZantenMBAFounded Zalando +1Wei LiMBAFounded Quantxbio +1Terrance BerlandMBAFounded Loadspring Solutions +1
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Alumni Ventures mafia6
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management577
Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaKunal BahlCo-founder of Snapdeal; co-founder of Titan CapitalAndy FligelSenior Managing Director at Intel CapitalDavid Clark GuillermoInvestments at Impact America FundGiuseppe DonvitoPartner at P101 VenturesAntonio TurroniOperating Advisor at P101 Ventures
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Also attended Dartmouth College409
Tomasz TunguzFounder & General Partner at Theory VenturesScott SandellExecutive Chairman & Chief Investment Officer at NEAJames DetweilerVP of Investments at Felicis VenturesBen RobbinsInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Mounisha AnumoluInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Ren RileyAdvisor at Oak Investment Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at Green D Ventures6
Jenieri CyrusSenior Associate at Urban Innovation FundLaura Bordewieck RippyBoard Director at Basecamp FundLaura YeciesInvestor at DigitalDx VenturesSteven PeraltaVP, Investments at Acumen AmericaMichael CollinsChief Executive Officer, Board Chairman at Alumni VenturesKimmy PaluchManaging Partner at Beta Boom
Also worked at Intel Corporation351
Jim GoetzPartner at Sequoia CapitalSundeep PeechuGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesKarim FarisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Viswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalJob SimonVenture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista CapitalAssaf ArakiInvestment Director at Intel Capital
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Also worked at U.S. Peace Corps45
Reed HastingsCo-founder of NetflixAlan AbbottSLP & Venture Partner at Cottonwood Technology FundMiranda GuerreroExecutive Assistant at Sapphire VenturesJessica BixbyAssociate Partner at K5 GlobalJoe ColopyFounding Partner at Primordial VenturesChase AdamPartner at Very Serious Ventures
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