James is a hacker and serial entrepreneur with a background in product development, user experience design, platform marketing, and cloud technology. He is one of the founders of Heroku, an advanced platform for application development and deployment. James is known as an "OCD perfectionist", and is chiefly responsible for the look and feel of Heroku’s brand and products. Following Heroku's acquisition by salesforce.com, James founded Heavybit, a San Francisco-based community and program for developer-focused businesses.He speaks regularly about cloud technology, entrepreneurship, and design, and is an advisor to and investor in many technology companies.
Date | Company Name | Round | Money Raised | Industry | |
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Aug 18, 2021 |
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Series B | $66M | Cryptocurrency | Detail |
Aug 24, 2016 |
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Series A | $6M | Android | Detail |
Feb 25, 2016 |
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Seed | $3.50M | Artificial Intelligence | Detail |
Jan 14, 2015 |
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Angel | $150K | Artificial Intelligence | Detail |
Sep 28, 2012 |
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Seed | $1.50M | Analytics | Detail |
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SaaS Advisor | Jan 9, 2015 | — | Detail |
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Founder, Heroku and Heavybit | Jan 1, 2014 | — | Detail |
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Developer Ecosystem | — | — | Detail |