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James Gutierrez

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Advisor – CEO & Co-Founder of Insikt Inc. at Great Oaks Venture Capital · Founder at Ocho

San Francisco, California

Writes $100K – $1M checks · typically $250K

FoundedOcho

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About

Advisor to Great Oaks and CEO and co-founder of Insikt, previously founder and CEO of Oportun (formerly Progreso Financiero). A social entrepreneur in fintech and lending, he holds a BA in Economics from Yale and an MBA from Stanford.

Founder at Ocho

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Ocho's investors · 10

FJ LabsNew York · $100K – $3M checksGreat Oaks Venture CapitalNew York · $50K – $500K checksMTECH CAPITALSanta MonicaOverton Venture CapitalNew York · $100K – $300K checksPropel Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checksSocial StartsSan Francisco · since 2014Ulu VenturesPalo Alto · $2M checksVamosVenturesLos Angeles · $2M checks · since 2021VARIVMexico CityVibe CapitalSan Francisco · $250K – $500K checks

Co-founders at Ocho

JG
Jaime GutierrezCo-Founder and CEO
ABAkshay Buradkar
Akshay BuradkarCo-Founder and CTO
LL
Lulu LuchaireCo-Founder

Investments

Investor

BabyBoom

Per curated public sources.

Colleagues at Great Oaks Venture Capital

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Founder and Managing Partner at Great Oaks Venture Capital
Bradford Benz
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Celine Kwok
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Dan Reich
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Henry McNamara
General Partner at Great Oaks Venture Capital
John Philosophos
Advisor at Great Oaks Venture Capital
Ken Landis
Advisor; Founder of Landis Capital, Co-Founder of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics at Great Oaks Venture Capital
Nat Turner
Advisor; Co-Founder of Invite Media, Flatiron Health at Great Oaks Venture Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is James Gutierrez?
Advisor to Great Oaks and CEO and co-founder of Insikt, previously founder and CEO of Oportun (formerly Progreso Financiero). A social entrepreneur in fintech and lending, he holds a BA in Economics from Yale and an MBA from Stanford.
Where does James Gutierrez work?
James Gutierrez is Founder of Ocho and Advisor – CEO & Co-Founder of Insikt Inc. at Great Oaks Venture Capital.
What check size does James Gutierrez write?
James Gutierrez typically writes checks of $100K – $1M.
What companies did James Gutierrez found?
James Gutierrez founded Ocho.
What companies has James Gutierrez invested in?
Investments tracked here include BabyBoom.

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