James Hardiman

James Hardiman

General Partner atDCVCFirm active Oct 8California

James Hardiman is a General Partner at DCVC, investing since 2013. He focuses on technologies characterizing biological systems, robotics, AI, and frontier tech like quantum computing.

What James can write

Writes checks of$10M to $30M+
Comes in atSeed, Series ACan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
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DCVC writes $10M to $30M+ checks, larger than 97% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. DCVC
    Now
  2. DCVC · General Partner
    Now

Investments named in public bios

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Focus

immunotherapyimmune cell profilingbiological systemsrobotics and automationartificial intelligencefrontier technologies

Education

University of California, Berkeley, bachelor's degree in engineering physicsUniversity of Chicago Booth School of Business, MBA

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Who is James Hardiman?

James Hardiman is a General Partner at DCVC, investing since 2013. He focuses on technologies characterizing biological systems, robotics, AI, and frontier tech like quantum computing.

How much does James Hardiman invest?

James Hardiman invests through DCVC, which writes checks of $10M to $30M+ at seed, series a.

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