James Currier
VCGeneral Partner & Managing Partner, NFX
Network effects expert, serial founder turned seed investor
Background
James Currier is a Founding General Partner at NFX, a $1.5B seed-stage venture firm based in Palo Alto focused on network effects as the primary driver of defensibility. He is a five-time founder, having co-founded Tickle (acquired by Monster for $110M in 2004), WonderHill (merged with Kabam, sold for $800M), IronPearl (acquired by PayPal in 2013), and Jiff (merged with Castlight Health, NASDAQ: CSLT). He has been an angel investor in DoorDash, Lyft, and Patreon. NFX closed Fund IV at $325M in 2023, with investments spanning pre-seed through Series A.
Investment Thesis
Invests in companies that can build durable defensibility through network effects across consumer, fintech, marketplaces, AI, and crypto.
Investment Focus
Stages
Typical check: $4M–$5M average initial
Sectors
Based in: Palo Alto, USA; also Israel, Latin America, Europe (North America)
Notable Investments
DoorDash
Angel investment; NYSE: DASH
Lyft
Angel investment; NASDAQ: LYFT
Patreon
Angel investment
HoneyBook
NFX portfolio; SaaS platform for creative SMBs
Incredible Health
NFX portfolio; permanent healthcare labor marketplace
Poshmark
NFX portfolio; NASDAQ: POSH, social commerce marketplace
Global-e
NFX portfolio; IPO, cross-border e-commerce platform
Mammoth Biosciences
NFX portfolio; CRISPR diagnostics and therapeutics