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Jim Brown

Investor

Founder & Managing Partner at Long Ridge Equity Partners

Long Island, NY

FoundedProcessUnity Holdings

About

Founder of Long Ridge in 2007, Jim leads overall firm strategy and deal teams focused on sourcing, evaluation, and portfolio management. He previously served as a Partner at TH Lee Putnam Ventures leading financial services investments and as Senior Vice President at GE Equity across financial services, technology, consumer, and media investments.

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Experience

  1. Long Ridge Equity PartnersManaging Partnercurrent2007 — presentGreater New York City Area
  2. OnCorps AIBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
  3. QX Global GroupBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
  4. ProofBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
  5. NinjaTraderBoard Member2019 — 2025
  6. AmetrosBoard Member2017 — 2024
  7. Carson GroupBoard Member2016 — 2021
  8. Broadway TechnologyBoard Member2017 — 2020
  9. BlueTarp FinancialBoard Member2013 — 2019
  10. Portware, a FactSet CompanyBoard Member2014 — 2015
  11. FXCMBoard Member2008 — 2012
  12. TH Lee Putnam VenturesManaging Director1999 — 2007Greater New York City Area
  13. GE Capital / GE EquitySenior Vice President1995 — 1999Stamford, CT
  14. Lehman BrothersVice President1994 — 1995Greater New York City Area
  15. Bain & CompanyConsultant1992 — 1994Greater New York City Area

Education

  1. The Wharton SchoolMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance1990 — 1992
  2. NYU Stern School of BusinessBachelor’s Degree, Business/Managerial Economics1982 — 1986

Same school

Also attended The Wharton School1,366

Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisKatie RiesterPartner, Head of Investor Relations at Felicis VenturesTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystRebecca JamesInvestor at Index Ventures

+ 1,360 more

Also attended NYU Stern School of Business378

Luna SchmidInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Kaz TeradaVenture Advisor at Monta Vista CapitalNeil FongManaging Director Asia at Burda Principal InvestmentsAlex TosoliniAdvisor at CincyTechMax WechterSenior Director of AI at Lerer HippeauTom MonahanFormer Chairman & CEO, CEB at MissionOG

+ 372 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Proof2

Devin StearnsPrincipal at Long Ridge Equity PartnersRuud DekkerInvestor at Kickstart Fund

Also worked at Carson Group2

Kevin BhattManaging Partner at Long Ridge Equity PartnersJud MackrillGeneral Partner at Mammoth Research

Also worked at Portware, a FactSet Company2

Sachin BarotVenture Partner at Serendipity Impact VCSteve HovagimyanVenture Advisor at Armory Square Ventures

Also worked at FXCM4

Drew AldrichFounder and Managing Partner at VIEWPOINT VENTURESRyan SilvermanCEO at Experity Ventures, LLCOnur TopaçChairman at Inveo VenturesVincent GanneAnalyste technique at Cryptoast

Deals · 2

Eqis HoldingsBoard seat

via Long Ridge Equity Partners · filed Jan 2020 · $5M raise

Carson Group HoldingsBoard seat

via Long Ridge Equity Partners · filed Apr 2016 · $34.4M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

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