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[VC Lab] Venture Trailblazers - NFX VC Tools Unveiled with James Currier

Discover how NFX is transforming venture capital with innovative tools like NFX Signal

Date

Jun 12, 2024

Time

10:45 am - 12:45 pm

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Venture Trailblazers is an exclusive event series that connects leading investors, founders, and ecosystem leaders from across the globe to discuss the latest trends in startups and venture capital. For this edition, we welcome James Currier (Founding Partner at NFX). The goal of Venture Trailblazers is to educate and connect the founders, leaders, mentors, and investors across the global Founder Institute, VC Lab, and FI Venture Networks.

About the Speaker - James Currier

James Currier is one of Silicon Valley’s foremost experts in growth and network effects. With a remarkable track record as a five-time founder and angel investor in groundbreaking companies like DoorDash, Lyft, and Patreon, James brings unparalleled insights into scaling startups.

As a Founding Partner at NFX, a premier early-stage venture capital firm, James has spearheaded investments in companies that leverage network effects to drive exponential growth. Under his leadership, NFX has raised multiple funds, totaling over $425 million, focusing on seed-stage companies in the SF Bay Area and Israel.

James's entrepreneurial journey is nothing short of extraordinary. He co-founded Tickle, one of the internet’s first successful user-generated content platforms, growing it to 150 million users before its acquisition by Monster for $110 million. His subsequent ventures include Wonderhill (online gaming, merged with Kabam), IronPearl (growth analytics SaaS, acquired by PayPal), and Jiff (enterprise healthcare software, merged with Castlight).

Renowned for his pioneering work in viral marketing, A/B testing, and crowdsourcing, James has helped over 10 companies achieve more than 10 million users. His strategic acumen and innovative growth techniques have been featured in Forbes, Fortune, Harvard Business Review, TechCrunch, and Silicon Valley Business Journal.

Beyond his professional achievements, James is an adventure seeker, having sailed across the North Atlantic and South Pacific. He is a father of four, a musician, and deeply interested in psychology, language, and innovative learning models.

Venture Trailblazers is presented by the Founder Institute, the world's largest pre-seed startup accelerator; and VC Lab, the leading venture capital accelerator for emerging managers worldwide.

This event is reserved for the Founder Institute and VC Lab networks: including Local Leaders, Alumni, Mentors, Investors, Partners, and Enrolled Founders/ Fund Managers.

Who should Attend?

Aspiring venture capitalists and general partners
Leaders in the venture capital ecosystem
Invited VIPs by VC Lab

About VC Lab

VC Lab (https://GoVCLab.com) is the leading venture capital accelerator worldwide. The four-month program is completely free for new and emerging managers.

Top managers have launched over 450 ethical and enduring venture capital firms and venture builders worldwide with VC Lab. The VC Lab program includes all of the tools needed to efficiently complete a close in six months or less.

VC Lab provides managers with weekly fund-building sprints to plan and launch the firm. Managers receive tactical advice from domain experts and join a supportive community of experts. VC Lab helps build essential fundraising skills and provides free access to the leading vertical SaaS platform for running a venture firm.

In order to complete the VC Lab program, managers must launch a fund and close on fresh capital. This normally requires at least 25 hours per week for new managers and less time for emerging managers.

Learn more at https://GoVCLab.com and apply to the program at https://FI.co/apply/vc

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