Jim McDermott - Founder & Managing Partner @ Rusheen Capital Management

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Number of Founded Organizations

CB Rank (Investor)

41,720

Primary Job Title Founder & Managing Partner
Primary Organization
Rusheen Capital Management

Location Santa Monica, California, United States
Regions Greater Los Angeles Area, West Coast, Western US
Gender Male

Investor Type
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Jim McDermott is based out of Santa Monica, California and is the Founder and Board Member of Zero Industrial. Jim previously worked at Ascent Capital Holdings, LLC as a Founder and Board Member. Jim McDermott attended Colorado College.

Partner Investments

Number of Partner Investments

Announced Date	Organization Name	Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Carba	Rusheen Capital Management	Yes	Seed Round - Carba	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Carbon Ridge	Rusheen Capital Management	—	Venture Round - Carbon Ridge	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	SolarReserve	US Renewables	—	Venture Round - SolarReserve	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	SolarReserve	US Renewables	No	Series B - SolarReserve	obfuscated obfuscation

Jobs

Number of Current Jobs

Number of Past Jobs

Jim McDermott

has

current jobs including

Investor

Carba

Founder & Board Member

Blue Current

, and

Founder and Lead Investor

Kenlach Carbon

. Additionally,

Jim McDermott

has had

past jobs including

Founder and Lead Investor

Fulcrum Bioenergy

Carba InvestorNov 2025
Blue Current Founder & Board MemberJan 2025
Kenlach Carbon Founder and Lead InvestorAug 2022
Carbon Ridge Founder and Lead InvestorJan 2022
Avnos Founder and Board MemberJan 2022
Carbonvert InvestorAug 2021
Remora InvestorApr 2021
Moleaer InvestorJan 2017
LevelTen Energy InvestorJan 2017
Rusheen Capital Management Founder & Managing PartnerJan 2017

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Fulcrum Bioenergy	Founder and Lead Investor	2007	Sep 2023
1PointFive	Founder, CEO and Board Member	Mar 2020	Jun 2021
Blue Arrow SAF	Founder and Managing Partner	Oct 2017	Nov 2020
Blue Arrow	Founder & Managing Partner	Oct 2017	Nov 2020
SolarReserve	Founder, Board Member & Investor	2006	Jan 2019
US Renewables	Founder and Managing Partner	2003	Jan 2017
kWantix	Founder & Board Member	Jan 2014	Oct 2016
Allen & Company	Private Equities Investor	—	—
American Council on Renewable Energy	Director	—	—
Stamps.com	Founder	—	—

Board and Advisor Roles

Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator	Board Member	May 16, 2014	Jan 2021
RealPractice	Investor	—	—
MagnaDrive	Investor	—	—

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Education

Jim McDermott

studied at

Colorado College

and

University of California, Los Angeles

Colorado College BAPhilosophy1991
University of California, Los Angeles MBAEntrepreneurship & Finance1997