Where did James go to school?

James studied at Vassar College (AB, Economics, Art History); Emory University - Goizueta Business School (JD/MBA, 1986); Emory School of Law (JD/MBA, Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law).

James

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Investor at PALcapital

United States

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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

Skills & more

Tokenization2Liquidity Solutions1Public Markets1Corporate Partnership Developmentfund raisingportfolio managerStart-up Ventures11Open Source Platforms11Artificial Intelligence (AI)5Blockchain1Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT)1Community Development1

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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, Art History); Emory University - Goizueta Business School (JD/MBA, 1986); Emory School of Law (JD/MBA, Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law).