James Higa - Founder. Managing Partner. @ Offline Ventures - Crunchbase Person Profile

Overview

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Primary Job Title Founder. Managing Partner.
Primary Organization
Offline Ventures

Location San Jose, California, United States
Regions San Francisco Bay Area, Silicon Valley, West Coast
Gender Male

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Website www.indexventures.com/team/james-higa
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Personal Investments

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has made

investments. Their latest investment was

Seed Round - Sukha

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Announced Date	Organization Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Sukha	—	Seed Round - Sukha	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Dance	—	Series A - Dance	obfuscated obfuscation

Partner Investments

Number of Partner Investments

Announced Date	Organization Name	Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Tonita.co	Offline Ventures	No	Seed Round - Tonita.co	obfuscated obfuscation

Exits

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exits. Their most notable exits are

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Dance Dance is an e-bike subscription service where users pay a monthly fee that covers their bikes and provides an all-inclusive support package.

Jobs

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Number of Past Jobs

has

current jobs as

Founder. Managing Partner.

at

Offline Ventures

and

Executive Director

at

Philanthropic Ventures Foundation

. Additionally,

has had

past jobs including

Mentor in Residence

at

.

Offline Ventures Founder. Managing Partner.Jul 2020
Philanthropic Ventures Foundation Executive DirectorAug 2012

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Index Ventures	Mentor in Residence	Nov 2012	2020
Apple	Senior Director, Office of the CEO	Mar 2001	Jul 2012
Real Networks	VP Consumer, VP Asia	Sep 1996	Dec 2000
NeXT	Asia & Japan Country Manager	Mar 1989	Aug 1996
Apple	International Marketing	Mar 1984	Mar 1989
Apple	Japan First President, Director, Product Marketing.	Mar 1984	Mar 1989

Board and Advisor Roles

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Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles

holds

board and advisor roles including

Member Board Of Directors

at

U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee

,

Board Of Directors

at

, and

Advisor

at

.

U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee Member Board Of DirectorsJun 2021
WorldCover Board Of DirectorsMar 2019
Airbnb AdvisorSep 2015
U.S. - Japan Council Board MemberJan 2015
UNIQLO AdvisorOct 2013
Stanford Libraries & Academic Information Resources Board Member, Advisory CouncilMay 2004

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Siemens	Advisor	Mar 2018	Jun 2021
Lawson	Advisor, Innovation Advisory Board	Jun 2012	2017
Stanford Alumni Association	Board of Directors	Sep 1998	Aug 2002

Related Hubs

Hub Name	CB Rank (Hub)
Private Equity Stage Investors with Investments in California	5,916
Female Founded Seed Stage Investors with Investments in Western US	23,190
Female Founded Early Stage Venture Investors with Investments in San Francisco Bay Area	24,211
Western US Private Equity Stage Investors	25,455
Seed Stage Investors Female Founded Venture Capital Investors	23,861
California Private Equity Stage Investors	30,144
California Investors with Funds Raised in 2024	46,435
Investors Active in Silicon Valley (Top 10K)	838
Female Founded Private Equity Stage Investors with Investments in West Coast	45,690
Female Founded Private Equity Firms with Investments in San Francisco Bay Area	70,806

Education

studied at

Stanford University

.

Stanford University Bachelor of ArtsPolitical Science19761981

Recent News and Activity

Funding Round•

Nov 18, 2021

Sukha raised

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from Aashay Mody and 16 other investors

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Funding Round•

Sep 28, 2021

Dance raised

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from Atlantic and 9 other investors

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