James Fitzgerald

Founder at

Valar Ventures Management LLC

Finance

Consumer Services

Commercial Services

Profile

James Eugene Fitzgerald is the founder of Valar Ventures Management LLC, founded in 2010, where the title held is Managing Partner.
The current job is Director at Bestow, Inc. Former jobs include General Counsel at Clarium Capital Management LLC from 2008 to 2012, Associate at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, and Chief Operating Officer at Thiel Capital LLC from 2008 to 2013.
Education includes a graduate degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, conferred in 2001, and an undergraduate degree from Brigham Young University, conferred in 1998.

James Fitzgerald active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Valar Ventures Management LLC Valar Ventures Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Valar Ventures invests in companies located across the globe. The firm focuses on the financial technology sectors. It provides financing for early stage capital requirements.	Founder	2010-09-30
Bestow, Inc. Bestow, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops life insurance software	Director/Board Member	-

All active positions of James Fitzgerald

Former positions of James Fitzgerald

Companies	Position	End
Thiel Capital LLC Thiel Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Thiel Capital invests in both public and private companies located in the United States and Asia region. The firm focuses on digital health, fintech, spacetech, climatetech and enterprise software. It participates in early stage transactions.	Chief Operating Officer	2013-03-31
Clarium Capital Management LLC Clarium Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Clarium Capital Management is a broadly opportunistic investment adviser that seeks superior long-term capital appreciation and pursues attractive absolute returns through high-conviction, directional investments across a wide range of asset classes. The firm generally seeks to express their views over a multi-year time horizon, with less emphasis on liquidity. While private equity investments, currently comprise substantially all of their clients’ portfolio investments, their strategy may at times involve the trading of public equities, futures contracts and other derivatives (including securities futures contracts), spot currencies, bonds and such other instruments. Clarium attempt to time trades by using various quantitative and qualitative market- and sentiment-based indicators. In general, the firm seeks to enter a trade when it is contrary to what most participants in the market believe and how they are positioned.	General Counsel	2012-06-30
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a legal firm	Corporate Officer/Principal	-

See the detail of James Fitzgerald's experience

Training of James Fitzgerald

Experiences
Positions held

Active

Inactive

Listed companies

Private companies

See the detail of James Fitzgerald's experience

Connections

1st degree connections

1st degree companies

Male

Female

Members of the board

Executives

See the personal network

Linked companies

Private companies	7
Clarium Capital Management LLC Clarium Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Clarium Capital Management is a broadly opportunistic investment adviser that seeks superior long-term capital appreciation and pursues attractive absolute returns through high-conviction, directional investments across a wide range of asset classes. The firm generally seeks to express their views over a multi-year time horizon, with less emphasis on liquidity. While private equity investments, currently comprise substantially all of their clients’ portfolio investments, their strategy may at times involve the trading of public equities, futures contracts and other derivatives (including securities futures contracts), spot currencies, bonds and such other instruments. Clarium attempt to time trades by using various quantitative and qualitative market- and sentiment-based indicators. In general, the firm seeks to enter a trade when it is contrary to what most participants in the market believe and how they are positioned.	Finance
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a legal firm	Commercial Services
University of California, Los Angeles University of California, Los Angeles Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Brigham Young University Brigham Young University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Valar Ventures Management LLC Valar Ventures Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Valar Ventures invests in companies located across the globe. The firm focuses on the financial technology sectors. It provides financing for early stage capital requirements.	Finance
Thiel Capital LLC Thiel Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Thiel Capital invests in both public and private companies located in the United States and Asia region. The firm focuses on digital health, fintech, spacetech, climatetech and enterprise software. It participates in early stage transactions.	Finance
Bestow, Inc. Bestow, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops life insurance software	Technology Services