James Gettinger
Managing Partner at Gutter Capital
Brooklyn, New York
Overview
Work Experience
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
2021 - Current
Gutter Capital is a pre-seed and seed venture firm built on the belief that entrepreneurs have the greatest chance of solving humanity's greatest challenges. We are operators--we take board seats, recruit founding teams, and shape strategy on the path to product market fit. We partner with founders to build companies of consequence.
We invest in ideas and individuals to advance the American experiment through affordability, economic mobility, and sustainability.
Professional Daily Fantasy Sports Player
2015 - 2021
Developed a software driven process to solve different facets of the game, including predicting professional athlete performance and predicting my opponents’ behavior. Draftkings World Fantasy Football Championship, winner 2017 Draftkings World Fantasy Basketball Championship, runner up 2019
Professional Poker Player
2013 - 2015
Co-Founder
2012 - 2013
Co-Founder at Givlet (http://www.givlet.org)
Givlet is a cloud–based platform that enables users to fundraise for their favorite charities.
Research and Development Analyst: CMBS Apps
2010 - 2012
Cash flow projection
Scientist
2009 - 2009
Prediction and classification