Jim Kim

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James Kim is the founder of GE Ventures LLC, which was founded in 2003.
He held the title of Vice-President from 2003 to 2007.
He is also the founder of Formation8 Partners LLC, founded in 2011, where he holds the title of General Partner.
Additionally, he is the founder of Builders VC LLC, founded in 2016, where he also holds the title of General Partner.
Mr. Kim is also the founder of Energy Technology Ventures LLC.
Mr. Kim's current job(s) include being a Director at Lucid Design Group, Inc., Leeo, Inc., Bolt Threads, Inc., Console Connect, Inc., Utilidata, Inc., Taxon Biosciences, Inc., and Native Microbials, Inc.Mr. Kim's former job(s) include being a Director at Danotek Motion Technologies, Inc., Versive, Inc., and Nordic Windpower Ltd. He was also a Principal at GE Structured Finance LLC.
He served as a Senior Partner at Presidio Partners from 2007 to 2009.
From 2009 to 2011, he was a Partner at Khosla Ventures LLC.
Mr. Kim's education history includes a graduate degree from The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York in 2003, an undergraduate degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2000, and an MBA from Columbia Business School in 2004.

Jim Kim active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Utilidata, Inc. Utilidata, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops and offers electric grid management software	Director/Board Member	-
Lucid Design Group, Inc. Lucid Design Group, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides a platform for tracking energy, water, and gas consumption	Director/Board Member	-
Formation8 Partners LLC Formation8 Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Formation8 invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on a board range of sectors and industries. It provides financing for early stage capital requirements.	Founder	01/08/2011
Leeo, Inc. Leeo, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops and provides smart home solutions consisting of simple plug-and-play devices and related data services	Director/Board Member	-
Bolt Threads, Inc. Bolt Threads, Inc. Metal FabricationProducer Manufacturing Manufactures natural dragline spider silk fibers using synthetic biology and microfabrication	Director/Board Member	-
Taxon Biosciences, Inc. Taxon Biosciences, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Provides genomics tools to profile microbial communities in a variety of environmental settings	Director/Board Member	-
Console Connect, Inc. Console Connect, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides interconnections and cloud solutions	Director/Board Member	-
Native Microbials, Inc. Native Microbials, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops genomics-based platform designed to advance animal health and nutrition through the use of advanced genomics	Director/Board Member	-
Builders VC LLC Builders VC LLC Investment ManagersFinance Builders VC invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on healthcare, agriculture, industrials and real estate & construction sectors. It provides financing for early stage capital requirements.	Founder	01/06/2016

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Lucid Design Group, Inc. Lucid Design Group, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides a platform for tracking energy, water, and gas consumption	Technology Services
Danotek Motion Technologies, Inc. Danotek Motion Technologies, Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Develops and manufactures permanent magnet generators and electric power conditioning systems	Producer Manufacturing
Versive, Inc. Versive, Inc. Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Provides predictive analytics application services	Technology Services
GE Ventures LLC GE Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance GE Ventures invests in companies located in the United States, Canada, Israel and Europe. The firm targets companies operating across a broad range of sectors and industries. It provides financing for seed, early and growth stage capital requirements.	Finance
Leeo, Inc. Leeo, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops and provides smart home solutions consisting of simple plug-and-play devices and related data services	Technology Services
Bolt Threads, Inc. Bolt Threads, Inc. Metal FabricationProducer Manufacturing Manufactures natural dragline spider silk fibers using synthetic biology and microfabrication	Producer Manufacturing
The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
GE Structured Finance LLC GE Structured Finance LLC Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Part of GE Aerospace, GE Structured Finance LLC is a company based in DE.	Finance
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Functions as a College/University	Finance
Presidio Partners Presidio Partners Investment ManagersFinance Presidio Partners invests in companies located in the US. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of information technology, life sciences, and energy technology. They provide financing for early and late stage capital requirements.	Finance
Khosla Ventures LLC Khosla Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Khosla Ventures invests in companies located in the United States with transaction size that exceed USD 10 million. The firm targets companies operating across a broad range of sectors and industries. It participates in seed, early and later stage capital requirements with an revenue ranging from USD 50 to 150 million.	Finance
Nordic Windpower Ltd. Nordic Windpower Ltd. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Manufactures and sells wind turbines	Producer Manufacturing
Console Connect, Inc. Console Connect, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides interconnections and cloud solutions	Commercial Services
Energy Technology Ventures LLC Energy Technology Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance ETV invests in energy technology companies primarily located in North America, Europe and Israel. The firm focuses on companies operating in the fields of conventional and clean energy sectors (renewable power generation, smart grid, energy efficiency, oil, natural gas, coal, emission controls and biofuels). They provide financing for later stage and growth stage capital requirements.	Finance
Utilidata, Inc. Utilidata, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops and offers electric grid management software	Technology Services
Formation8 Partners LLC Formation8 Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Formation8 invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on a board range of sectors and industries. It provides financing for early stage capital requirements.	Finance
Taxon Biosciences, Inc. Taxon Biosciences, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Provides genomics tools to profile microbial communities in a variety of environmental settings	Health Technology
Columbia Business School Columbia Business School Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Native Microbials, Inc. Native Microbials, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops genomics-based platform designed to advance animal health and nutrition through the use of advanced genomics	Technology Services
Builders VC LLC Builders VC LLC Investment ManagersFinance Builders VC invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on healthcare, agriculture, industrials and real estate & construction sectors. It provides financing for early stage capital requirements.	Finance

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