Jim Cohen
Jim Cohen is a General Partner at Fitz Gate Ventures with a background in investment banking, corporate law, private equity, and M&A. He has held roles at Morgan Stanley, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, Baker Botts, Main Street Capital, and Consolidated Graphics.
What Jim can write
Fitz Gate Ventures writes $500K to $1M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.
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- Morgan Stanley · Financial Analyst
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett · Corporate Lawyer
- Baker Botts · Corporate Lawyer
- Main Street Capital · Co-Founder & General Partner
- Consolidated Graphics · EVP Corp Dev & M&A
- Fitz Gate Ventures · General PartnerNow
- Rice University Jones School of Business · Adjunct Professor
- Princeton University Graduate School · Lecturer
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Who is Jim Cohen?
Jim Cohen is a General Partner at Fitz Gate Ventures with a background in investment banking, corporate law, private equity, and M&A. He has held roles at Morgan Stanley, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, Baker Botts, Main Street Capital, and Consolidated Graphics.
How much does Jim Cohen invest?
Jim Cohen invests through Fitz Gate Ventures, which writes checks of $500K to $1M at pre-seed, seed, series a.
How do I pitch Jim Cohen?
A warm intro from a founder Fitz Gate Ventures backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.
What did Jim Cohen do before Fitz Gate Ventures?
Financial Analyst at Morgan Stanley; Corporate Lawyer at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Corporate Lawyer at Baker Botts; Co-Founder & General Partner at Main Street Capital; EVP Corp Dev & M&A at Consolidated Graphics; Adjunct Professor at Rice University Jones School of Business; Lecturer at Princeton University Graduate School.
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