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497 people in our graph share verified history with James — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Chen Yang SiaunlockedJames: together at Latham & Watkins (2019)
×2James: together at Columbia Business School
×2James: together at Duke University School of Law
James: together at UC Santa Barbara
About
A generalist principal on the investment team interested in consumer tech, legal AI, health and wellness, and sports. He was previously a corporate attorney at Latham & Watkins and holds a JD from Duke and an MBA from Columbia.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Experience
- Draper AssociatesPrincipalcurrent2023 — presentSan Mateo, California, United States
- Draper AssociatesAssociate Counsel and Investments2020 — 2023
- BrexBusiness Development Intern2019 — 2020Greater New York City Area
- New York AngelsFuture Angels Intern2019New York, New York, United States
- Latham & WatkinsAssociate2016 — 2019
- Lenz & StaehelinSummer Legal Intern2014Geneva Area, Switzerland
- MKTG INCAssistant Account Executive2012San Francisco Bay Area
Skills & more
Due DiligenceVenture Capital1Venture FinancingEarly-stage StartupsEmerging Growth CompaniesCorporate LawSocial Media Marketing2Marketing Communications2Public Relations1SponsorshipRelationship MarketingSports Marketing
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Integrated MarketingSocial NetworkingBusiness DevelopmentMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft ExcelPowerPointFacebookMicrosoft WordFrom James's professional profile.
Colleagues at Draper Associates
Addie Bonifas
Chief of Staff at Draper Associates
Andy Tang
Partner at Draper Associates
Asra Nadeem
Startup Education Advisor at Draper Associates
Caden Moskowitz
General Partner at Edge Case Capital Partners
Collin West
Data Advisor at Draper Associates
Collin West
Managing Partner at Ensemble VC
Karina Armstrong
Assistant Controller at Draper Associates
Lord Aamer Sarfraz
Venture Partner at Draper Associates
Frequently asked questions
- Who is James Walker?
- A generalist principal on the investment team interested in consumer tech, legal AI, health and wellness, and sports. He was previously a corporate attorney at Latham & Watkins and holds a JD from Duke and an MBA from Columbia.
- Where does James Walker work?
- James Walker is Principal at Draper Associates.
- Where did James Walker go to school?
- James Walker studied at Columbia Business School (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Duke University School of Law (Juris Doctor); UC Santa Barbara (B.A., Business-Economics).
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Also attended Columbia Business School991
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Also attended Duke University School of Law37
Vinnie McSweeneyInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersSam KingAssociate General Counsel at Sapphire VenturesTaylor AutenGeneral Counsel at Echo Health VenturesRic FentonGeneral Partner at TCVDan ScheinmanBoard Director: Zoom, Arista, Sentinel One at Operator CollectiveStephen SwansonChief Legal Officer at Valor Equity Partners
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Also attended UC Santa Barbara404
Logan GreenCo-founder of LyftJen WangDeal Operations Manager at Felicis VenturesArturo LitvinHead of Global Portfolio Development at Intel CapitalKevin ThauInvestor at Spark CapitalErica DelamareInvestor at DaphniDanielle RomanowskiExecutive Assistant at Sapphire Ventures
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Also attended Menlo School69
Jack Bixby LucasGeneral Partner at Lucas Venture GroupDaniel BreyerInvestor and founder in San FranciscoTed BreyerPartner at Breyer CapitalBuzz FannInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Sam ParkerInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Jenn Kranz GuillenInvestor at Mucker Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Draper Associates17
Tim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesAndy TangPartner at Draper AssociatesMaxime BucaillePrincipal at Draper AssociatesMichelle KwokPrincipal at Draper AssociatesMeganInvestment Team at Draper AssociatesVicky KuangInvestor at Draper Associates
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Also worked at Brex63
Henrique DubugrasCo-founder & former chairman of BrexPedro FranceschiCo-founder & CEO of BrexKatie BiberChief Operating Officer at ParadigmMatt MocharyInvestor at Fortius VenturesCarmen CollynsHead of Investor Relations at CAVU Consumer PartnersHadley CallawaySoftware Engineer at Asymmetric Capital Partners
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Also worked at New York Angels30
Oliver MitchellPartner at Ff Venture CapitalChris SaxmanDigital health entrepreneur, startup mentor, skier, fly fisherman, Steelers fanatic, Co-head of Health 2.0 Denver/Boulder ChapterVaibhavi NesarikarPrincipal at GTMfundPatrick ChangFounder and Managing Partner at Dispersion CapitalHoward MorganEarly-internet and database researcher; founding Renaissance president; Idealab investor; First Round co-founder; B Capital chairEsther DysonInvestor at Blue Tulip Ventures
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Also worked at Latham & Watkins78
Chen Yang SiaGeneral Counsel at Golden Gate VenturesSapna MehtaInvestor at RevolutionThea CrawshawInvestor at Index VenturesJuliette PetitChief of Staff at Keen Venture PartnersChen YangAdvisor at Golden Gate VenturesAllison CaraganExecutive Business Partner at CapitalG
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