Investor profile
Jim Hornthal
Angel, Operator angel & Lester Center Fellow at Berkeley Haas Entrepreneurship
An angel investor and operator angel based in San Francisco, California, United States, Jim Hornthal has 6 known investments: SPHERE, Flywire, Hipmunk, Localized, Kind and Zignal Labs.
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Investment focus
- Stage
- Seed
Contacts
Jim Hornthal portfolio companies (6)
- SPHERE
- Flywire
- Hipmunk
- Localized
- Kind
- Zignal Labs
Affiliated funds' portfolios
Lester Center Fellow at Berkeley Haas Entrepreneurship, whose known portfolio counts 3 companies
- Pathrise
- SmileyGo
- LikeWallet
Investor Profile
The listing covers sectors AI, Consumer, Education and SaaS, and focus areas Data Analytics, Enterprise SaaS and HR Tech. Startups operating in these areas may find Jim Hornthal relevant.
Jim Hornthal appears in Seed rounds across the known deals.
The portfolio and focus above give founders context on whether Jim Hornthal matches their raise.
Colleagues at Berkeley Haas Entrepreneurship
Adms Chung
Corporate Mentor
Mountain View, United States
Deepak Gupta
Senior Associate Director
Saratoga, United States
Rishi Taparia
Adjunct Lecturer and Member of the Faculty
Orinda, United States
Matt Caspari
Mentor
Palo Alto, United States
Elena Gomez
Board Member, Haas School of Business
San Francisco, United States
Guy Kawasaki
Executive Fellow
Watsonville, United States
David Charron
Affiliated
Berkeley, United States
Lisa Suennen
Visiting Lecturer
Mill Valley, United States
Roy E. Bahat
Lecturer
San Francisco, United States
Karan Rajpal
Research Assistant- AI
Berkeley, United States
Rosi Arnaudova
Investor
Seattle, United States
Shawn Merani
Lecturer
Los Gatos, United States
Tim Smith
Guest Lecturer
San Francisco, United States
Bob Ackerman
Adjunct Professor
Fulton, United States
Liz Rockett
Faculty
San Francisco, United States
Jules Maltz
Professional Faculty
San Francisco, United States
Stacey King
Climate Tech Industry Expert
Oakland, United States
Kellie A. McElhaney
Professor
San Francisco, United States
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Frequently asked questions
Who is Jim Hornthal?
Jim Hornthal is an angel investor and operator angel based in San Francisco, California, United States with 6 known investments on file, among them SPHERE, Flywire and Hipmunk. The sections above list the sectors, stages and firms attached to that record.
What does Jim Hornthal invest in?
Listed sectors include AI, Consumer, Education and SaaS; listed focus areas include Data Analytics, 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 Jim Hornthal invest at?
The known deals of Jim Hornthal include 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 Jim Hornthal listed at?
Jim Hornthal is listed as Lester Center Fellow at Berkeley Haas Entrepreneurship. 18 other people in the database share a firm with Jim Hornthal.
How do I contact Jim Hornthal?
An email address, a phone number and a LinkedIn page are on file for Jim Hornthal. The address stays masked on this page and is readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account.
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