Investor profile
Jim Sherwood
Private equity, Venture capital & Managing Director at Lightyear Capital
Jim Sherwood is a Managing Director at Lightyear Capital, whose known portfolio counts 12 companies.
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Contacts
Affiliated funds' portfolios
Managing Director at Lightyear Capital, whose known portfolio counts 12 companies
- Blackline Safety
- Inszone Insurance Services
- King Insurance
- Prime Pensions
- ProfitSolv
- AmpliFI Loyalty Solutions
- CuraLinc Healthcare
- Lineintent
- Schellman & Company
- Youdong
- Youdong.com
- maroon.ai
Investor Profile
The listing covers sectors AI, Climate, Consumer and FinTech, and focus areas Analytics, Clean and Renewable Energy, Compliance Services and Embedded Finance. Startups operating in these areas may find Jim Sherwood relevant.
Stage-wise, the deals at Lightyear Capital cluster around Late-Stage, Seed and Series A rounds.
What the affiliated firm has backed is the closest available signal on whether Jim Sherwood is worth approaching.
Colleagues at Lightyear Capital
Martin Sokk
Co-Founder
London, United Kingdom
Michal Petrzela
Managing Director
New York, United States
Courtney Sullivan
Managing Director
New York, United States
Trevor Pieri
Principal
New York, United States
Doug Chiciak
Managing Director
New York, United States
Stewart Gross
Managing Director
New York, United States
Josh Chawla
Vice President
New York, United States
Jacobo Ochoa
Vice President
New York, United States
Lori Forlano
Managing Director
New York, United States
Paul Balestrieri
Vice President
New York City, United States
Noah Liff
Vice President
New York, United States
David Glenn
Partner
New York, United States
Frequently asked questions
Who is Jim Sherwood?
Jim Sherwood is a private equity investor and venture capital investor based in Naples, Florida, United States, listed as Managing Director at Lightyear Capital. The known portfolio of that firm counts 12 companies. That portfolio belongs to the firm, not to Jim Sherwood personally.
What does Jim Sherwood invest in?
Listed sectors include AI, Climate, Consumer and FinTech; listed focus areas include Analytics, Clean and Renewable Energy, Compliance Services and Embedded Finance. 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 Sherwood invest at?
Lightyear Capital appears in Late-Stage, Seed and Series A rounds across its known deals, and Jim Sherwood is listed there as Managing Director. 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 Sherwood listed at?
Jim Sherwood is listed as Managing Director at Lightyear Capital. 12 other people in the database share a firm with Jim Sherwood.
How do I contact Jim Sherwood?
A LinkedIn page is on file for Jim Sherwood. It is readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The database holds no email address and no phone number for this profile.
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