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About
James Kim grew up in Los Angeles' public magnet programs and studied astrophysics at Yale before leaving academia. He built a career in education — teaching high school math with Teach For America, leading a college-access nonprofit, and working as a Yale admissions officer where he also served as product manager for a virtual bridge program for incoming freshmen. After earning graduate degrees in business and education at Stanford, he joined Reach Capital, an early-stage venture firm, where he partners with founders using technology to expand human potential. He led Reach's investment in Cashmere, an infrastructure startup for rights-cleared content in the AI era.
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Invests in
AI & Machine LearningEdTechFuture of WorkHealthtechSaaS
Beyond investing
- Education
- Studied astrophysics at Yale. Earned graduate degrees in business and education from Stanford.
- Boards
- Serves on the board of directors for the San Francisco Education Fund.
- Communities
- As a teen interned at the LASD/LAPD crime lab and ran a hand-coded anime file server for otaku friends worldwide.
- Hobbies
- Was a former competitive shotgun shooter. Enjoys escape rooms, chess, and fishing.
- Family
- Lives with his wife and three kids in San Mateo. Is the son of a Marine-turned-cop father and a stay-at-home mother.
- More
- Speaks Korean, Chinese, and Spanish. Will eat any vegetable except celery.
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Investments
Led
Investor
CashmereCoral CareCrashFourth RevGodelaGPTZeroHoppsiagoIagoImmigoKollegioLiumMajor League HackingMecha HealthPAPERPolygencePreplyRiipenSketchyStraiaTomoCredit
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Colleagues at Reach Capital
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is James Kim?
- James Kim grew up in Los Angeles' public magnet programs and studied astrophysics at Yale before leaving academia. He built a career in education — teaching high school math with Teach For America, leading a college-access nonprofit, and working as a Yale admissions officer where he also served as product manager for a virtual bridge program for incoming freshmen. After earning graduate degrees in business and education at Stanford, he joined Reach Capital, an early-stage venture firm, where he partners with founders using technology to expand human potential. He led Reach's investment in Cashmere, an infrastructure startup for rights-cleared content in the AI era.
- Where does James Kim work?
- James Kim is Partner at Reach Capital.
- What does James Kim invest in?
- James Kim invests in AI & Machine Learning, EdTech, Future of Work, Healthtech, SaaS.
- What check size does James Kim write?
- James Kim typically writes checks of $50K – $10M.
- What companies has James Kim invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Cashmere, Cashmere, Coral Care, Crash, Fourth Rev, Godela, GPTZero, Hopps, iago, Iago, Immigo, Kollegio, and 10 more.
- Does James Kim lead rounds?
- Yes — James Kim has led 1 tracked investment.
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