James Loftus
InvestorFounderManaging Partner at PayPal Ventures · Chief Financial Officer at Hellopebl
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $1M – $10M checks
FoundedHellopebl
About
James Loftus, a former corporate lawyer whose 10-year practice drives a legal tech and AI focus, is Velocity Global CFO, led PayPal's $1B+ fintech arm and launched an AI fund.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3CybersecurityE-commerceFintech
Chief Financial Officer at Hellopebl
Intro paths
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Hellopebl's investors · 2
Co-founders at Hellopebl
FB
Francoise BrougherChief Executive Officer
CC
Chien-Liang ChouChief Product & Technology Officer
DS
Dutta SatadipChief Business Officer
SM
Shawn McIntireChief Legal and People Officer
DP
Doug PullmanChief Marketing Officer
Experience
- PeblChief Financial Officercurrent2025 — present
- ColorAdvisorcurrent2021 — present
- VariousBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
- PayPalManaging Partner, PayPal Ventures2022 — 2025San Jose, California, United States
- Cash AppGlobal Ecosystem Lead - Growth | M&A | Investments2021 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- SquareGlobal Head of Corporate Development2016 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- JQJ PartnersOwner2016Menlo Park, CA
- STX EntertainmentSVP, Business Development & Operations - STX Digital2016San Francisco Bay Area
- Andreessen HorowitzPartner2014 — 2016Menlo Park, CA
- Yahoo!Vice President and Head of Corporate Development2012 — 2014Sunnyvale, CA
- Google Inc.Mergers & Acquisitions2009 — 2012Mountain View, CA
- Shearman & Sterling LLPMergers & Acquisitions2004 — 2009
- Boston Red SoxLegal Department2009
- Abrams, Gorelick, Friedman & JacobsonLaw Clerk2002 — 2004
- Nixon PeabodySummer Associate2002
Education
- Boston CollegeBA, Political Science (w/ Honors)1996 — 2000
- New York University School of LawJD, Law2001 — 2004
- Stanford UniversityMaster of Liberal Arts2021 — 2027
- Queen's University Belfast1999
- Salem (NH) High School
Skills & more
Mergers & AcquisitionsFinancial StrategyCorporate Development38Financial OperationsOperating Plan DevelopmentTeam LeadershipCapital AllocationInternational ExpansionEmployer of RecordGlobal PayrollFinancial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)Investor Relations
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Board AdvisoryFinTechMergersAcquisitionsCorporate LawCorporate GovernanceInvestmentsStrategyCorporate FinanceDue DiligencePrivate EquityVenture CapitalFrom James's professional profile.
Colleagues at PayPal Ventures
Network4
Fred Wilson
Co-founder & Partner at Union Square Ventures
Albert Wenger
Heading towards the knowledge age
Andy Weissman
Partner at Union Square Ventures (USV)
Brad Burnham
Partner at Union Square Ventures (USV)
Investors connected to James in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does James Loftus work?
- James Loftus is Managing Partner at PayPal Ventures and Chief Financial Officer at Hellopebl.
- What does James Loftus invest in?
- James Loftus invests in AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3, Cybersecurity, E-commerce, Fintech.
- What check size does James Loftus write?
- James Loftus typically writes checks of $1M – $10M.
- What companies did James Loftus found?
- James Loftus founded Hellopebl.
Same school
Also attended Boston College189
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Also attended New York University School of Law60
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Also attended Stanford University2,000
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Also attended Queen's University Belfast30
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Shared employers
Also worked at Pebl1
Also worked at PayPal137
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Also worked at Yahoo!281
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Also worked at Google Inc.1,569
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