James Bilefield Overview

  • Investor Type
  • Angel

  • Status
  • Active

  • Professionals
  • 1

Professionals

  • Investments
  • 8

  • Portfolio
  • 4

  • Exits
  • 4

Exits

James Bilefield General Information

Description

Mr. James Bilefield serves as Chairman at SThree. Mr. Bilefield serves as Senior Advisor at SystemiQ. He serves as Chairman at AnyVan. He served as Investor and Mentor at TrueStart. He served as an Advisor at Riskified. He served as a Board Member at The Cambridge Satchel Company. He also serves as Chairman at MPB. He served as a Member of the Advisory Board at FPE Capital. He served as a Board Member at Nova. He is a serial digital entrepreneur (Skype, OpenX, Upmystreet, and Condé Nast) turned chairman/board director (Ticketscript, Stagecoach Group plc, He also serves as an Adviser at McKinsey, Advent International, UK Government and technology investor at Kano, Luminary ROLI, Polar and Entrepreneur First. He is an Angel investor. He also serves as an Advisor at Systemiq Capital.

Business Details

Investor Status
Actively Seeking New Investments
Primary Investor Type
Angel (individual)
Corporate Office
  • London
  • England, United Kingdom

James Bilefield Investments (8)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Company Stage Lead Partner
Entrepreneur First 17-Dec-2015 Early Stage VC Private Equity Generating Revenue
Kano 28-Aug-2015 Computers, Parts and Peripherals Bankruptcy: Liquidation
Cubed Attribution 02-Oct-2014 Media and Information Services (B2B) Generating Revenue
Seedcamp 15-Jul-2014 Private Equity Generating Revenue
Fashion Concierge 07-Feb-2014 Social/Platform Software Generating Revenue
Vestiaire Collective 02-Sep-2013 Information Services (B2C) Generating Revenue
Nova (Toronto) 23-Jan-2012 Early Stage VC Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
Farfetch 17-Jan-2012 Early Stage VC Specialty Retail Generating Revenue/Not Profitable

James Bilefield Exits (4)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size
Kano 08-Feb-2024 Bankruptcy: Liquidation
Cubed Attribution 01-Oct-2019
Farfetch 21-Sep-2018 IPO
Fashion Concierge 31-Oct-2017 Merger/Acquisition

James Bilefield Investments by Industry, Year, and Region

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James Bilefield FAQs

  • Who is James Bilefield?

    James Bilefield is an angel Investor who has made 8 investments.

  • What kind of investor is James Bilefield?

    James Bilefield is an angel investor.

  • What does James Bilefield do?

    As an angel investor, James Bilefield invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.

  • How many board seats does James Bilefield hold?

    James Bilefield holds 2 board seats including MPB and SThree.

  • What has James Bilefield invested in?

    James Bilefield has made numerous investments in companies like Entrepreneur First, Kano, and Cubed Attribution within the Private Equity, Computers, Parts and Peripherals, and Media and Information Services (B2B) industries.

  • What has James Bilefield invested in recently?

    James Bilefield's latest investment was on 17-Dec-2015 in Entrepreneur First, a company within the Private Equity industry.

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