Investor profile
Jim Huston
Accelerator, Syndicate / Angel group, Venture capital & Managing Director at Portland Seed Fund, Advisor at VertueLab, Investor and Fund Manager at E8 Angels
Jim Huston is an Investor and Fund Manager at E8 Angels, whose known portfolio counts 15 companies.
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Investment focus
Contacts
Affiliated funds' portfolios
Managing Director at Portland Seed Fund, whose known portfolio counts 10 companies
- Trace
- Backpack Healthcare
- Digs
- GetWhys
- OpConnect
- Rapta
- Reperio Health
- AscendArc
- PUG AI
- SurgiVance
Advisor at VertueLab, whose known portfolio counts 6 companies
- NxLite
- IOTAS
- Cascadia Seaweed
- SolarSteam
- Virridy
- Gadusol Laboratories
Investor and Fund Manager at E8 Angels, whose known portfolio counts 15 companies
- Derapi
- Membrion
- Ateios
- Terra.do
- OpConnect
- Recurrent
- Beta Hatch
- LevelTen Energy
- Inovues
- Blue Ocean Gear
- APANA
- Edgehog
- and 3 more
Investor Profile
The listing covers sectors AI, Climate, Commerce and Consumer, and focus areas AgriTech, Analytics, Battery and Biotech. Startups operating in these areas may find Jim Huston relevant.
Stage-wise, the deals at E8 Angels cluster around Pre-Seed, Seed and Series A rounds.
The firm portfolio and the focus above give founders context on whether Jim Huston matches their raise.
Colleagues
Martin Tobias
Founder
Spokane, United States
Kathryn Gardow
Gardow Consulting, LLC
Seattle, United States
Matt Tucker
Board Member
Bend, United States
Eric Carlson
Member and Past Board And Executive Committee Member
Kirkland, United States
David Benham
Decarbon8 Fund & Screening Co-Chair
San Luis Obispo, United States
Richard Chiles
Angel Investor
Springfield, United States
Frances Merenda
Investor, Member
Seattle, United States
Katrina Sather
Investor
Seattle, United States
Brian Arbogast
Angel Investor, past Board Member
Seattle, United States
Todd Alsdorf
Angel Investor
Portland, United States
John Daly
E8 Angels Member
Seattle, United States
Steve Petitpas
Investor & Screening Committee Member
Redmond, United States
Richard Jean
Angel Investor
Seattle, United States
Angela Jackson
General Partner
Portland, United States
Shashi Jain
Venture Partner
Portland, United States
Steve Eichenlaub
Managing Director
Portland, United States
Jenn Lynch
Managing Director
Bend, United States
Frequently asked questions
Who is Jim Huston?
Jim Huston is an accelerator partner and syndicate member based in Portland, Oregon, United States, listed as Investor and Fund Manager at E8 Angels. The known portfolio of that firm counts 15 companies. That portfolio belongs to the firm, not to Jim Huston personally.
What does Jim Huston invest in?
Listed sectors include AI, Climate, Commerce and Consumer; listed focus areas include AgriTech, Analytics, Battery and Biotech. Those tags come from the portfolios of the firms this profile is attached to, so they read as a record of what has been backed rather than a stated preference for what comes next.
What stage does Jim Huston invest at?
E8 Angels appears in Pre-Seed, Seed and Series A rounds across its known deals, and Jim Huston is listed there as Investor and Fund Manager. 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 Huston listed at?
Jim Huston is listed as Investor and Fund Manager at E8 Angels. 17 other people in the database share a firm with Jim Huston.
How do I contact Jim Huston?
An email address, a phone number and a LinkedIn page are on file for Jim Huston. The address stays masked on this page and is readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account.
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