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
Education
- Vassar CollegeAB, Economics1979 — 1983
- Emory University - Goizueta Business SchoolJD/MBA, 19861983 — 1987
- Emory School of LawJD/MBA, Banking1983 — 1987
- Horace Mann School
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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Deals · 1
Zipline International, IncSolo GP
via PALcapital
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does James work?
- James is at PALcapital.
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Also attended Emory University - Goizueta Business School100
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Also attended Emory School of Law4
Also attended Horace Mann School31
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Shared employers
Also worked at CryptoMondays1
Also worked at WeForest1
Also worked at TechStars425
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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