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Jim Hao

Managing Partner at Reformation Partners

Greater Philadelphia

Overview 

Jim Hao is the Managing Partner at Reformation Partners in Greater Philadelphia, with a background as a Vice President at FirstMark Capital and experience at Insight Venture Partners. He specializes in deal sourcing, financial modeling, and venture capital, focusing on sectors like Enterprise and Consumer Internet, and has a strong track record in mergers & acquisitions. Highlights of Jim's career include founding Reformation Partners and serving in leadership roles at FirstMark Capital, showcasing expertise in entrepreneurship, private equity, and business strategy. His current role involves leading a team in sourcing deals, conducting financial analysis, and providing growth capital to companies in the Series A and Seed stages, primarily in New York City.

Work Experience 

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Reformation Partners

  • Founder & Managing Partner

    2019 - Current

    Reformation Partners is a $120M early growth equity firm based in Miami, FL and investing nation-wide. The firm invests in the best capital efficient enterprise and consumer companies at the point of breakout and supports their growth through profitability, future financing rounds, and exit. The firm was founded in 2019 by investors from top venture capital and growth equity firms.

Reformation Partners invests in and accelerates the world's best capital efficient businesses.

reformation.vc

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  • Angel Investor

    2017 - 2019

    Carta (equity mgmt) - backed by LSVP, USV, Menlo, Meritech, Thrive, and others Eden Health (digital health benefits) - backed by Insight Venture Partners, Greycroft, and others Intello (SaaS spend mgmt) - EXITED to SailPoint (NYSE: SAIL) Dame Products (sexual wellness products) - backed by Listen VC and others Passthrough (investment fund closing platform) - backed by Positive Sum, Great Oaks, Okta, and others Curist (OTC allergy medicine)

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FirstMark Capital

  • Vice President

    2018 - 2018

    Board observer on 20+ companies including Hubble Contacts, Dataiku, Tubular Labs, Conductor, and others Contributor to the annual Big Data Landscape: http://mattturck.com/bigdata2017/

  • Senior Associate

    2016 - 2017

  • Associate

    2015 - 2016

FirstMark Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with exceptional entrepreneurs making their mark on the world.

firstmark.com
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Insight Venture Partners

  • Analyst

    2012 - 2015

    Insight is a growth-stage venture capital and private equity firm based in NYC. As an Analyst I sourced and evaluated new investments, and conducted customer, market, and financial due diligence. Particular focus on infrastructure, security, B2B, and SaaS. Representative transactions: Alteryx Series B (IPO in March 2017, NYSE: AYX) TeachersNotebook (acquired by OverDrive in March 2014) Wealth-X

Insight Partners is a global software investor that partners with high-growth technology, software, and Internet startup companies.

insightpartners.com
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Insight Venture Partners

  • Summer Analyst

    2011 - 2011

Insight Partners is a global software investor that partners with high-growth technology, software, and Internet startup companies.

insightpartners.com

U.S. Senator Mike Johanns

  • Intern

    2009 - 2009

    As an intern for the Senate I corresponded with constituents, articulated policy positions, and managed feedback. I also represented the Senator at local events and helped coordinate a town hall on healthcare.

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