Where did James Lougheed go to school?

James Lougheed studied at Stanford University (Stanford School of Engineering - Venture Capital Unlocked); Stanford University (Stanford Law School - Director's College); University of Southern Queensland (Master of Business Administration).

James Lougheed

Investor

Managing Partner, Strategic Initiatives (Quantum & Australia) at Silicon Catalyst · Investor at Sand Hill Angels · Board Member at Scalare Partners

San Francisco Bay Area

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About

James Lougheed brings three decades of semiconductor and electronics industry experience, including leadership roles at MaxLinear, Exar Corporation, and Cirrus Logic. He is founder and chair of YaJa Ventures, through which he invests across deeptech, fintech, and sportstech sectors, with portfolio holdings exceeding 100 technology companies and sports franchises. Lougheed also holds positions at Silicon Catalyst, Scalare Partners, and multiple advisory boards, and holds equity stakes in Leeds United Football Club and Venezia FC.

Experience

YaJa VenturesBoard Chair & Founding Partnercurrent2024 — present
Silicon Catalyst.AUBoard Member & Presidentcurrent2025 — presentBrisbane, Queensland, Australia
Scalare PartnersBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentSydney, New South Wales, Australia
Mentium Technologies Inc.Advisory Board Membercurrent2024 — presentSanta Barbara, California, United States
SyentaAdvisory Board Membercurrent2026 — presentSydney, New South Wales, Australia
Silicon CatalystManaging Partner, Strategic Initiatives (Quantum & Australia)current2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Sand Hill AngelsMember, Deal Lead, Class Manager & Investorcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
MaxLinearVP & GM, High Performance Analog & Accelerator Group2017 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
Exar CorporationSenior Vice President, Global Sales & Marketing (Acquired by MaxLinear)2008 — 2017China & US
Cirrus LogicDirector of Marketing, Power Management Division2007 — 2008China
Apexone Microelectronics - Chinese semiconductor start-up companyDirector of Marketing2006 — 2007China
Future ElectronicsSenior Director of Field Application Engineering, Asia Pacific (Acquired by WT Microelectronics)2001 — 2006Singapore & China
Electronic Design & Manufacturing International (EDMI)Various Design and Operations roles (Acquired by SMB)1994 — 2001Australia & Singapore

Skills & more

Investments4Semiconductors74

Languages Chinese · English

From James's professional profile.

Colleagues at Silicon Catalyst

Amos Ben-Meir

Investor at Sand Hill Angels

Andrew Farrugia

Programme Delivery Director at Silicon Catalyst

Anthony Brewer, PhD

Managing Partner (AU) at Silicon Catalyst

Asuka Sato

Managing Partner (JP) at Silicon Catalyst

Carla Ghidini

Program Director at Silicon Catalyst

Dan Armbrust

Co-Founder, Director at Silicon Catalyst

Danny Biran

Managing Partner (Israel) at Silicon Catalyst

Dave Dwelley

Managing Partner, Management Services at Silicon Catalyst

Frequently asked questions

Who is James Lougheed?: James Lougheed brings three decades of semiconductor and electronics industry experience, including leadership roles at MaxLinear, Exar Corporation, and Cirrus Logic. He is founder and chair of YaJa Ventures, through which he invests across deeptech, fintech, and sportstech sectors, with portfolio holdings exceeding 100 technology companies and sports franchises. Lougheed also holds positions at Silicon Catalyst, Scalare Partners, and multiple advisory boards, and holds equity stakes in Leeds United Football Club and Venezia FC.
Where does James Lougheed work?: James Lougheed is Managing Partner, Strategic Initiatives (Quantum & Australia) at Silicon Catalyst.
Where did James Lougheed go to school?: James Lougheed studied at Stanford University (Stanford School of Engineering - Venture Capital Unlocked); Stanford University (Stanford Law School - Director's College); University of Southern Queensland (Master of Business Administration).