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About
A merchant banking, investment banking and venture capital veteran of over 30 years focused on product-market fit and liquidity strategies for early-stage companies. Since 2015 he has worked exclusively on DLT opportunities, co-founding CryptoMondays, CryptoOracle and DLTx, and previously launched the palgenesis fund (2011) and co-founded Condo.com (2003); earlier roles include MD positions at Bear Stearns, ING Barings and Furman Selz.
Experience
- Decentralized AI Society (DAIS)Co-Foundercurrent2024 — presentNew York, United States
- PALcapitalFoundercurrent1996 — presentNYC & Global
- CryptoMondaysCo-Foundercurrent2018 — presentNYC & Global
- nGRND IncStrategic Advisorcurrent2026 — presentPuerto Rico
- PALgenesis FundFoundercurrent1996 — presentNYC
- Hyla Fund ManagementGeneral Partner2024 — 2026Global
- NXTP VenturesCo-Founder2011 — 2026Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
- DLTxChairman2021 — 2023Puerto Rico
- Element ASAShareholder / Advisor2019 — 2021Oslo, Norway
- CryptoOracle CollectiveCo-Founder2017 — 2021New York City Metropolitan Area
- Broadway AsiaDirector1994 — 2021nyc
- WeForestChairman USA2010 — 2020New York City Metropolitan Area
- BlockFin SummitCo-Founder2017 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- CLIMATECOINCo-Founder/Chairman2017 — 2020Zurich, Switzerland
- StartupHub.NYCChairman2015 — 2018New York City Metropolitan Area
- TechStarsMentor2011 — 2014nyc
- NEXTPERIENCEDirector and Founder1995 — 2012Buenos Aires & NYC
- CONDO.comCo-Founder & Owner2004 — 2007
- DAVNET LIMITEDCEO -- DAVnet, USA1999 — 2001
- INGManaging Director, Latin American Equity Capital Markets1995 — 1997New York City Metropolitan Area
- Furman Selz IncManaging Director, Emerging Market's Investment Banking1993 — 1995New York, United States
- Bear Stearns CompaniesManaging Director1987 — 1993
Skills & more
Tokenization2Liquidity Solutions1Public Markets1Corporate Partnership Developmentfund raisingportfolio managerStart-up Ventures11Open Source Platforms11Artificial Intelligence (AI)5Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT)1Community Development1Start-ups99
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EntrepreneurshipVenture CapitalBusiness StrategyOnline AdvertisingBusiness DevelopmentDigital MarketingMarketing StrategyMergers & AcquisitionsTokensBlockchainStrategyManagement- #NFTNYC2021 Speaker — NFT.NYC
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Zipline International, IncSolo GP
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is James?
- A merchant banking, investment banking and venture capital veteran of over 30 years focused on product-market fit and liquidity strategies for early-stage companies. Since 2015 he has worked exclusively on DLT opportunities, co-founding CryptoMondays, CryptoOracle and DLTx, and previously launched the palgenesis fund (2011) and co-founded Condo.com (2003); earlier roles include MD positions at Bear Stearns, ING Barings and Furman Selz.
- Where does James work?
- James is at PALcapital.
- Where did James go to school?
- James studied at Vassar College (AB, Economics); Emory University - Goizueta Business School (JD/MBA, 1986); Emory School of Law (JD/MBA, Banking).
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Also attended Vassar College48
Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewKevin SilverInvestment Operations Specialist at Golden SeedsJillian ShawVenture Partner at Magnetic VenturesVikram LakhwaraInvestor at Green Cow Venture CapitalCandace JohnsonSSIT Investment Committee at Seraphim SpaceWenyi HuangExecutive Director, Group Operations at The Spartan Group
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Also attended Emory University - Goizueta Business School150
Allen ChenPrincipal at Osage University PartnersJaclyn Freeman HesterGeneral Partner at FoundryAnek Kusuwan (Art)Investor at Openspace VenturesJason KuoPrincipal at Tech Square VenturesHari GopalDirector of Corporate Insights at Tech Square VenturesMichael KocanGeneral Partner at OUTBOUND CAPITAL
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Also attended Emory School of Law12
Brent DorfmanPrincipal at Fulcrum Equity PartnersDoug PerlsonPartner at UNCOMMON DENOMINATOREdwin PostonCo-Founder & Senior Advisor at TrueBridge Capital PartnersHilary HagemanExecutive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)Hajo KröschePartner at AltorDavid GortonPartner at Tailwind Capital
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Also attended Horace Mann School48
Alexi Nazem, MDGeneral Partner at AlleyCorpZachary GinsburgVenture Partner, Calm Ventures at GaingelsSchuster TangerInvestor at Tq Ventures LlcSarah BallChief Compliance Officer at TCVMike WangChief Product Officer at Long Journey VenturesAndre JabbanPartner and Head of Capital Formation at Prime Movers Lab
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Shared employers
Also worked at CryptoMondays1
Also worked at nGRND Inc1
Also worked at WeForest2
Also worked at TechStars738
Brad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsRustyAdvisor at Clear VenturesHouman HaghighiPartner, Business & Corporate Development at Menlo VenturesIsabelle StyslingerSenior Associate, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionWesley BarrowPartner at Correlation VenturesJack Bixby LucasGeneral Partner at Lucas Venture Group
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