Primary Job Title Principal, Managing Director, Co-Founder & Fund Manager Primary Organization 
Middleland Capital
Location Lincoln, Nebraska, United States Regions Midwestern US Gender Male
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James has been a VTC Innovation Fund member since inception. James’ responsibilities include deal sourcing, due diligence, deal and closing document review and negotiation, portfolio monitoring, and other day to day operations.
Before joining the VTC Innovation Fund and Middleland Capital, James was a Vice President at Tyton Partners, a leading
M&A advisory firm in the education and ed-tech sectors. Notably, while at Tyton, James led the deal team in the sale of WebAssign, a provider of digital learning solutions in higher education to Cengage Learning, an education and technology Company.
Prior to Tyton Partners, James was a Senior Associate at Invest Nebraska Corporation, a sector-agnostic venture capital & development firm specializing in equity and debt financings within the lower middle-market. While at Invest Nebraska Corporation, James actively led and/or supported a significant number of transactions through sourcing, financial analysis, valuation, due diligence, deal structuring & negotiation, closing, and monitoring.
Prior to Invest Nebraska Corporation, James was an Associate Attorney at Knudsen, Berkheimer, Richardson & Endacott, LLP where he practiced in a wide range of legal fields including transactional law, bankruptcy, estate planning, creditor rights, landlord/tenant, real estate, corporate law and civil litigation.
