James Slavet Overview

  • Investor Type
  • Angel

  • Investments
  • 2

  • Portfolio
  • 2

  • Exits
  • 1

Exits

James Slavet General Information

Description

Mr. James Slavet serves as Board Member at Solv.. Mr. Slavet serves as a Board Member & Chair of the Compensation Committee at Redfin. He founded The Solid Foundation. Mr. Slavet serves as a Board Member at Solv Health. He serves as a Board Member at Fast Forward. He served as a Board Member at GoFundMe. He has served as a member of our board of directors since November 2009. He served as a Venture Partner at Greylock Partners. Since 2006. Previously, he served as Vice President/General Manager in Search & Marketplace at Yahoo! Inc., a global technology company, from 2004 to 2006. Prior to that, he founded and served as Chief Operating Officer of Guru Inc., an online contractor marketplace subsequently acquired by Unicru, Inc. He currently serves on the board of directors of a number of private companies. He holds a B.A. in Public Policy from Brown University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. He served as a board member at CreativeLive.

Business Details

Primary Investor Type
Angel (individual)
Corporate Office
  • San Francisco, CA
  • United States

James Slavet Investments (2)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Company Stage Lead Partner
Laborup 28-Aug-2025 Seed Round Human Capital Services Generating Revenue
Rapport (Business/Productivity Software)) 01-Apr-2024 Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue

James Slavet Exits (1)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size
TellApart 31-May-2015

James Slavet Investments by Industry, Year, and Region

Investments by Industry

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James Slavet Co-Investors (21)

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James Slavet FAQs

  • Who is James Slavet?

    James Slavet is an angel Investor who has made 2 investments.

  • What kind of investor is James Slavet?

    James Slavet is an angel investor.

  • What does James Slavet do?

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

  • How many board seats does James Slavet hold?

    James Slavet holds a board seat in Solv..

  • What has James Slavet invested in?

    James Slavet has made numerous investments in companies like Laborup and Rapport (Business/Productivity Software)) within the Human Capital Services and Business/Productivity Software industries.

  • What has James Slavet invested in recently?

    James Slavet's latest investment was on 28-Aug-2025 in Laborup, a company within the Human Capital Services industry.

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