James Kaplan
InvestorVenture Partner at Factorial Funds
San Francisco, California
Writes $2M – $50M checks · typically $25M
About
James Kaplan is a Principal at New Enterprise Associates (NEA), where he invests in early-stage companies. He can be reached at jkaplan@nea.com.
Experience
- New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Principalcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Frost Giant Studios, Inc.Finance & Monetization Consultant2023Irvine, California, United States
- GlossGeniusStrategic Finance - GTM2023San Francisco Bay Area
- Credit SuisseInvestment Banking Analyst – Technology2022 — 2023San Francisco, California, United States
- California Crescent FundManaging Partner & Founder2020 — 2022Los Angeles, California, United States
- Rough Draft VenturesManaging Partner2020 — 2022Los Angeles, California, United States
- Trill ProjectFounding Team – Head of Growth & BD2018 — 2021Greater Los Angeles Area
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Colleagues at Factorial Funds
Alyssa Rowell
Finance at Factorial Funds
Brendan Baker
General Counsel at Factorial Funds
Cameron Llewellyn
Investor at Factorial Funds
Christine Gorman
Operations at Factorial Funds
Courtney Dombek
Head of Capital Formation at Factorial Funds
Daniel Sheng
Principal at Factorial Funds
David Wehrs
Partner & COO at Factorial Funds
Denis Laloy
CFO at Factorial Funds
Frequently asked questions
- Who is James Kaplan?
- James Kaplan is a Principal at New Enterprise Associates (NEA), where he invests in early-stage companies. He can be reached at jkaplan@nea.com.
- Where does James Kaplan work?
- James Kaplan is Venture Partner at Factorial Funds.
- What check size does James Kaplan write?
- James Kaplan typically writes checks of $2M – $50M.
- Where did James Kaplan go to school?
- James Kaplan studied at University of Southern California (Bachelor of Science - BS, Business Administration); Crystal Springs Uplands School.
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