Investor profile
James Riney
Angel, Operator angel & Head of 500 Startups Japan at 500 Global, Founding Partner & CEO at Coral Capital
James Riney is an angel investor and operator angel based in Japan with 5 known investments: Penrose Studios, justInCase, Aww, Zehitomo and Authlete.
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Investment focus
Contacts
James Riney portfolio companies (5)
- Penrose Studios
- justInCase
- Aww
- Zehitomo
- Authlete
Affiliated funds' portfolios
Head of 500 Startups Japan at 500 Global, whose known portfolio counts 30 companies
- Terminal 3
- CrediLinq.Ai
- Nas Daily
- Nas.com
- Elorian
- Datakrew
- Elevarm
- Reno Home
- Featherless.ai
- Quill Meetings
- Bumame
- Index Robotics
- and 18 more
Founding Partner & CEO at Coral Capital, whose known portfolio counts 20 companies
- Ramp
- Pie Systems
- SmartHR
- Oceanic Constellations
- Colab
- IVRy
- NutmegLabs
- MarqVision
- OraMetrix
- Signature BioScience
- Alfy
- Alliance Medical
- and 8 more
Investor Profile
Founders in the listed sectors Consumer, FinTech and SaaS, and focus areas Banking, Crypto, Enterprise SaaS and HR Tech will recognize the pattern in this portfolio.
James Riney appears in Pre-Seed and Seed rounds across the known deals.
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EIR/Mentor/Investor
San Francisco, United States
Khailee Ng
Managing Partner
Malaysia
Bedy Yang
Managing Partner
San Francisco, United States
Patrick Lor
Managing Partner - Canada
Calgary, Canada
James Lu Morrissey
Mentor
Miami, United States
Amit Sangani
Limited Partner & Investor
Los Altos, United States
James Levine
Mentor and Limited Partner
Mountain View, United States
Gary Guseinov
Mentor
Pasadena, United States
Amal Dokhan
Managing Partner MENA
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Sanjay Singhal
Partner, Canada
Toronto, Canada
Shaheel Hooda
Resident Mentor (Growth and Finance)
Edmonton, Canada
Tim Chae
Managing Partner
San Francisco, United States
Pedro Santos Vieira
Managing Partner
Lisbon, Portugal
Claudia Khatiun
Mentor
Schmölln, Germany
Frank Mastronuzzi
Business Mentor
Los Angeles, United States
Min Kim
General Partner
South Korea
Roland Osborne
Early Stage Investor
Tilburg, Netherlands
Vishal Harnal
Global Managing Partner
Singapore
Regina Zurutuza
Partner
Mexico City
Atika French
Associate Director, Capital Formation
Singapore
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Frequently asked questions
Who is James Riney?
James Riney is an angel investor and operator angel based in Japan with 5 known investments on file, among them Penrose Studios, justInCase and Aww. The sections above list the sectors, stages and firms attached to that record.
What does James Riney invest in?
Listed sectors include Consumer, FinTech and SaaS; listed focus areas include Banking, Crypto, Enterprise SaaS and HR Tech. Those tags come from the companies attached to this profile, so they read as a record of what has been backed rather than a stated preference for what comes next.
What stage does James Riney invest at?
The known deals of James Riney include Pre-Seed and Seed rounds. Stage is the strongest single filter when you build a target list: an investor with no record at your stage rarely starts with you.
Which firm is James Riney listed at?
James Riney is listed as Head of 500 Startups Japan at 500 Global. 73 other people in the database share a firm with James Riney.
How do I contact James Riney?
An email address, a phone number and a LinkedIn page are on file for James Riney. The address stays masked on this page and is readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account.
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