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James Kim

Partner at Reach Capital

San Francisco Bay Area

Overview 

James Kim is a Partner at Reach Capital with a background in venture capital and education. His career highlights include investing in companies like Preply and Sketchy, with a focus on sectors such as education and AI, and serving on the boards of various organizations in the tech and education space. Currently, James Kim plays a key role in Reach Capital, where he has held positions ranging from Associate to Partner, and has made significant investments in companies at various stages, contributing to the growth of impactful ventures in the education and technology sectors.

Work Experience 

  • Partner

    2021 - Current

    Reach funds people and ideas that empower humans across their lifetimes. Non-board portfolio companies: > Iago > Major League Hacking > Preply > Sketchy > Thinkverse

  • Principal

    2020 - 2021

  • Senior Associate

    2019 - 2020

  • Associate

    2018 - 2019

Reach supports entrepreneurs that develops technology solutions for challenges in education from early childhood through future of work

  • Board Director

    2024

Coral Care is a technology company for in-person pediatric developmental healthcare.

Raised $6,500,000.00 from GreyMatter, Hustle, PurposeBuilt Ventures, Mother Ventures, Reach Capital, Charge Ventures and AlleyCorp.

  • Board Observer

    2024

GPTZero develops an AI detection platform that discerns the generated content as AI produced or human written.

Raised $13,500,000.00 from Altman Capital, Reach Capital, Neo, Footwork and Uncork Capital.

  • Board Observer

    2021

Hopps is a collaboration and upskilling platform that offers one-on-one screen-share sessions for enterprise teams.

Raised $6,275,000.00 from Plug and Play, Everywhere Ventures, Freestyle Capital, Reach Capital, Dillon Hattab, Mucker Capital and Correlation Ventures.

  • Board Director

    2021

Helping students explore their passions through projects

  • Board Observer

    2021

  • Board Director

    2021 - 2021

  • Board Observer

    2020 - 2021

  • Board Director

    2022

  • Board Observer

    2019 - 2022

  • Board Observer

    2022 - 2024

    (Acquired)

Legends is an application platform that offers confidence training and motivational exercises.

Raised $6,000,000.00 from Joe Liemandt, Floodgate, Reach Capital and Jets Capital.

  • Board Observer

    2021 - 2024

  • Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admissions

    2014 - 2016

    Yale educates aspiring leaders worldwide who serve all sectors of society. We carry out this mission through the free exchange of ideas in an ethical, interdependent, and diverse community of faculty, staff, students, and alumni.

  • Product Manager, Online Experiences for Yale Scholars (ONEXYS)

    2014 - 2016

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