James Roche

Experience

Co-Founder, Chief Commerical Officer (Acquired) 2021 - Present (over 5 years)

Gaming infrastructure platform for defense, education, and enterprise markets.

Built and led the commercial organization across sales, partnerships, marketing, and... more

Greot Ventures

Managing Partner 2020 - Present (over 6 years)

- Invested personal capital in 20+ early-stage startups from Seed to pre-IPO
- Evaluate companies across market opportunity, product, and founding teams

Slalom

Management Consultant 2019 - 2021 (almost 2 years)

Global consulting firm focused on strategy and digital transformation.

- Advised enterprise organizations on strategy, operating models, and transformation
- Built... more

Seattle Mariners

Player Development 2017 - 2019 (about 2 years)

Major League Baseball organization.

- Directed strategy and operations for player development across 300+ personnel
- Managed a $20M budget across multi-state operations
-... more

Club 9 Sports

Vice President 2014 - 2017 (about 2 years)

Investment bank focused on sports, media, and entertainment

- Led $1B+ in capital raises and strategic transactions
- Built financial models and investor materials... more

New York Mets Organization

Professional Minor League Baseball Player 2012 - 2014 (about 1 year)

Signed as an undrafted free agent and competed in the Mets’ minor league system

Employee

New York Mets Organization, Club 9 Sports, Seattle Mariners, Slalom, Greot Ventures, Vanta

Education

About

Achievements

Co-founded and scaled a technology platform to multi-million dollar revenue (acquired), building the commercial organization and closing enterprise partnerships, including the U.S. Space Force.

Built GTM systems, operating cadence, and financial models supporting $6M+ in fundraising and expansion into defense and enterprise markets.

Previously advised enterprise organizations as a consultant at Slalom and executed $1B+ in capital raises and M&A transactions in sports investment banking.

Directed operations for a 300+ person department and $20M budget with the Seattle Mariners.

Angel investor in 20+ startups across technology and consumer sectors.

Former professional baseball player in the New York Mets organization and collegiate All-American.

Describe the most impressive thing you've done.

Skills

GTM Strategy Enterprise Sales Strategy & Operations Strategic Partnerships Sales Operations Strategic Planning Fundraising Cross-Functional Leadership OKRs & Operating Cadence Business Operations Chief of Staff Financial Analysis Startup Scaling

Locations

Boston

Q&A

What's your favorite non-business book?

Shantaram and The Obstacle Is the Way. Both reinforce resilience, ownership, and calm execution under pressure—principles I rely on when building teams and companies.

What's your super power?

Turning ambiguity into execution. I build operating systems, align teams, and turn strategy into revenue.

James Roche

Founder-operator | GTM & Strategy | Scaled startup (acquired) | Enterprise deals (e.g., Space Force) | Angel investor | Former pro athlete