James Herbert
Venture Partner at Navitas Capital
Jackson, Wyoming
Overview
Work Experience
Venture Partner
2023 - Current
Partnering with entrepreneurs transforming the build world
Navitas Capital is a venture capital firm investing in transformative technology and innovation for the built world.
Co-Founder, Board Member
2013
Co-founded fintech company now the largest lender to people flipping homes in the US
Kiavi is a private lender that offers investment property loans for residential real estate investors.
Raised $798,900,000.00 from ZMT Capital and Benefit Street Partners.
Board Member
2024
Lendflow is a software company that develops embedded credit infrastructure for lenders and software companies.
Raised $13,500,000.00 from Navitas Capital, Hack VC, GTMfund, I2BF Global Ventures, Derive Ventures, Underscore VC, 2048 Ventures, Knoll Ventures, Uncorrelated Ventures and Trajectory Ventures.
Angel Investor
2014
Invested in 25+ early stage companies with a primary focus on fintech and real estate tech. Help founders as advisor / mentor / board member with fundraising, product / market fit, leadership, and growth. Past investments include Modern Treasury, Opendoor, Sundae, Mynd, Outrider, Facet Wealth, Branch Technologies, Newfront Insurance, Scale Platform, Wander, and more
Member Jackson Hole Chapter
2022
Member NorCal Chapter
2015
Advisor
2017
Advisor
2020 - 2024
SVP, Head of Strategy / Head of Pacific Northwest
2022 - 2023
SVP, Co-Head of Eagle Lending
2017 - 2022
Eagle Lending helps First Republic acquire the next generation of create clients and acts as one of the innovation labs inside the bank. I also have operational responsibility for the Portland region and building out our presence in Bellevue / Seattle.
Board Member
2017 - 2022
Founder & CEO
2012 - 2018
Founder and CEO of Two Bridges Real Estate, a single-family REIT acquiring and leasing single family residential properties