Number of Portfolio Companies 1
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 12
  • Investor Type  Investment Partner, Individual/Angel

Jim is co-founder and Managing Director of Bonfire Ventures and Rincon Venture Partners. In this capacity, he is responsible for driving the firms' investment activities, as well as the firm’s operations. Jim is in his sixteenth year as a VC.

Previously, Jim led software investing at Broadview Capital Partners, a $250 million expansion-stage

venture capital firm based in the Bay Area. Before BCP, Jim was a member of the Technology Investment Banking Group at Alex. Brown & Sons (and its successor, Deutsche Bank Securities). There, he concentrated on equity private placements and initial public offerings for software companies. Jim began his career with Symmetrix, a boutique management consulting firm founded by a Bain & Co. founder, which helped to create strategic advantage through the application of technology. At Symmetrix, Jim specialized in strategy formulation and economic modeling.

Jim received his MBA with highest distinction (first in his class) from the Amos Tuck School at Dartmouth College, and his BS in Economics (magna cum laude) from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Jim serves on the Boards of Directors of Campus Explorer, Conversion Logic, Keen IO, Mobcrush, Rentlytics, Rainforest QA, Steelhouse, TaxJar and Tradesy. He previously served on the Boards of Cadforce (acquired by Neilsoft), Packet Island (acquired by BroadSoft), Burstly (acquired by Apple), DataPop (acquired by Criteo), and Shift (acquired by Brand Networks). In addition, he serves on the Boards of Directors of Friends of Yosemite Search and Rescue and the Los Angeles Venture Association, on the Advisory Board of the Douglas Family Preserve.

Number of Investments 1
Jim Andelman invested in Swell on Jan 5, 2021. This investment - Seed Round - Swell - was valued at
$3.4M
.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Jan 5, 2021
Swell
Yes
Seed Round - Swell
$3.4M
Number of Partner Investments 47
Number of Current Jobs 2
Number of Past Jobs 6
Jim Andelman has 2 current jobs as Co-Founder & Managing Director at Bonfire Ventures and Managing Partner, Co-Founder & Managing Director at Rincon Venture Partners. Additionally, Jim Andelman has had 6 past jobs including Principal at Broadview Capital Partners.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Broadview Capital Partners
Principal19992003
Symmetrix
Senior Associate19911995
Alex. Brown & Sons
Associate——
Brickfish
Director——
Iconix Video
Director——
Digital Performance
Director——
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 12
Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles 1
Jim Andelman holds 12 board and advisor roles including Board of Directors at Boulevard, Board of Directors at Qordoba, and Chairman at Nordsense.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Archer Education
Board of Directors——
Number of Events 1
Jim Andelman has participated in 1 event, LA Tech Summit 2015 on Nov 17, 2015.
Number of News Articles 20
News•Jan 25, 2021
Los Angeles Business Journal — The 2021 Money Issue Venture Capital Firms Directory
Funding Round•Jan 5, 2021
Swell raised $3,400,000 / Seed from Andreas Klinger and 5 other investors
News•Oct 12, 2018
News•Sep 25, 2018
SoCal - Tech — Recent Interviews
News•Jun 6, 2018
PE HUB — Kittyhawk inks $5 mln
News•Jan 29, 2018
News•Jan 9, 2017