James Loftus
James Loftus is the chief financial officer at Velocity Global. He previously served as managing partner at PayPal Ventures.
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Career
- Yahoo · head of corporate development
- Andreessen Horowitz · partner
- STX Entertainment · senior vice-president of business development and operations
- Square · global head of corporate development
- Cash App · global ecosystem head for growth, M&A and investments
- PayPal Ventures · managing partnerNow
- Velocity Global · chief financial officer
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Who is James Loftus?
James Loftus is the chief financial officer at Velocity Global. He previously served as managing partner at PayPal Ventures.
How much does James Loftus invest?
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What did James Loftus do before PayPal Ventures?
head of corporate development at Yahoo; partner at Andreessen Horowitz; senior vice-president of business development and operations at STX Entertainment; global head of corporate development at Square; global ecosystem head for growth, M&A and investments at Cash App; chief financial officer at Velocity Global.
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