James Simons Overview

  • Investor Type
  • Angel

  • Investments
  • 1

  • Exits
  • 1

Exits

James Simons General Information

Description

Dr. James Simons is the Founder of Paul Simons Foundation. Dr. Simons is the Founder and serves as Chairman at Renaissance Technologies. He is a Co-Founder and serves as President of the Paul Simons Foundation. He also serves as Board Member at Mjs Foundation Inc. He served as an Executive at S-7 Associates. He is a Trustee of the Stony Brook Foundation, The Rockefeller University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Brookhaven National Laboratory, the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute, and the Institute for Advanced Study, and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Philosophical Society. He is also an Angel Investor. He holds a B.S. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, and won the American Mathematical Society's Veblen Prize for his work in geometry in 1975.

Business Details

Primary Investor Type
Angel (individual)
Corporate Office
  • East Setauket, NY
  • United States
+1 (803)

James Simons Investments (1)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Company Stage Lead Partner
Siva Power 23-May-2017 Alternative Energy Equipment Out of Business

James Simons Exits (1)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size
Siva Power 11-Apr-2021

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James Simons FAQs

  • Who is James Simons?

    James Simons is an angel Investor who has made 1 investment.

  • What kind of investor is James Simons?

    James Simons is an angel investor.

  • What does James Simons do?

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

  • How many board seats does James Simons hold?

    James Simons holds a board seat in Sion Power.

  • What has James Simons invested in?

    James Simons has invested in Siva Power within the Alternative Energy Equipment industry.

  • What has James Simons invested in recently?

    James Simons's latest investment was on 23-May-2017 in Siva Power, a company within the Alternative Energy Equipment industry.

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