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James Detweiler
Deal Partner at Felicis
San Francisco, California
Overview
James Detweiler is a Deal Partner at Felicis in San Francisco, California, with a background in venture investment and strategic planning. He has invested in various companies and sectors, specializing in Generative Tech/AI and ClimateTech/CleanTech, and has held roles at notable firms including Flower Labs and Zetta Venture Partners.
Work Experience
Partner
2022 - Current
Felicis invests in seed through Series C stage companies across multiple sectors, industries, and frontier tech.
Investor
2025
Investor, Observer
2024
Mercor is an AI-based hiring platform designed to improves the recruitment process for both job seekers and companies.
Raised $33,600,000.00 from Chris Re, Adam D’Angelo, General Catalyst, Jack Dorsey, Larry Summers, Benchmark and Peter Thiel.
Investor
2024
Investor, Observer
2023
Investor, Observer
2023
Highest quality, fastest throughput small language models in your cloud
Raised $28,450,000.00 from Felicis, Anthony Goldbloom, Yi Wang, Greylock, Ben Hamner, Factory, Varun Badhwar, Remi El-Ouazzane, Zoubin Gharamani and Sancus Ventures.
Investor
2025
Investor, Observer
2024
Investor, Observer
2024
Investor, Observer
2023