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    James Mumma

    James Mumma

    Investor at Nomad Ventures. Nomad Ventures is an early stage fund focused on Marketplaces and new ways for individuals to make money on the internet. Investments include: Cameo, Substack, Clubhouse, Ergatta, Intro, Offsyte, Encore, and Zoe Financial.

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    Nomad Ventures
    Nomad Ventures
    Founder, General Partner 2021 - Present (over 5 years)
    Early Stage Venture Fund focused on Marketplaces and new ways for individuals to make money on the internet. Investments include: Cameo, Substack, Clubhouse, Ergatta, Intro,... more Offsyte, Encore, and Zoe Financial.
    PlayVS
    PlayVS
    Head of Business Operations & Strategy 2020 - 2021 (9 months)
    Built and managed Biz Ops function supporting executive team and providing leadership on internal strategy, analytics, Product Operations, and Sales Operations. My team drove... more strategic biz dev initiatives with video game publishers, handled investor relations (including Series C extension fundraise, board decks and regular investor updates), and managed major cross functional projects.
    Opendoor
    Exit
    Opendoor
    Product Strategy & Operations 2018 - 2020 (over 1 year)
    Product Strategy and Operations for pricing to ensure home valuations were accurate from acquisition to resale, ensuring margin and growth were optimized.

    Worked with... more machine learning teams to incorporate human intuition into algorithmic pricing strategies. Developed and managed QC process to improve risk mitigation of automated post-inspection home underwriting, including build out of internal proprietary tool for risk evaluation and management, eliminating $1m+ in misvalued home cost in under 3 months.
    ofo
    ofo
    Director, Head of Business Operations North America 2017 - 2018 (8 months)
    Managed North America business operations, strategy, product operations, and expansion efforts. Drove significant cost cutting measures via warehouse optimization powered... more by advanced analytics and process improvement.
    Uber
    Exit
    Uber
    Business Operations & Strategy (Rides & Eats) 2014 - 2017 (about 3 years)
    Led internal centralized Strategy and Analytics team supporting executives, functional leaders and market General Mangers on cross-functional business problems including growth,... more customer support, and expansion.
    BMO Capital Markets
    BMO Capital Markets
    Equity Derivatives 2013 - 2014 (over 1 year)
    Listed Equity Options, Series 7 and 63 Certified
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    Nomad Ventures
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    BMO Capital Markets, Uber, ofo, Opendoor, PlayVS
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