Investing Profile

James Lu Morrissey(293)

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Founder/GP at Umami Capital
umamicap.comUnited States
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James Lu Morrissey's investing connections

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8 Investors

Connected to Arjun Arora (500 Global), Elizabeth Yin (Hustle Fund), Zach Coelius (Coelius Capital), and 5 other investors on Signal.

Networks James Lu is a member of
Techstars Network
303 CONNECTIONS
Techstars Network
303 CONNECTIONS
500 Global Network
98 CONNECTIONS
L.E.K. Consulting Network
49 CONNECTIONS
U.S. Department of State Network
29 CONNECTIONS

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Current Investing Position
Umami Capital General Partner
Investment Range
$10K - $300K
Sweet Spot
$150K
Investments On Record
15

James Lu Morrissey is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

James Lu Morrissey's Investments On Record (12)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Giftpack
SeedSep 2023$4M
$4M
Co-investors: Teddy Chen (UpHonest Capital), Ekaterina Dorozhkina (Starta Accelerator), Katya Kohen (Amadeo), Christopher Yang (Hyphen Capital), Shao-Hua Nick Wu
OpenChefs
Pre-seedMay 2022$500K
$500K
Passero
SeedMar 2022
My Wellbeing
Series UnknownFeb 2022
Classavo
Series UnknownFeb 2022
Cuely
Pre-SeedJan 2022$500K
$500K
ProdPerfect
Convertible NoteNov 2021$5M
Series A+Nov 2021$4.8M
$26M
Co-investors: Vic Singh (ENIAC Ventures), Nihal Mehta (ENIAC Ventures), Hadley Harris (ENIAC Ventures), Tim Young (ENIAC Ventures), Shane Neman
Manufactured
SeedOct 2021$3M
$26M
Co-investors: Raanan Bar-Cohen (Resolute Ventures), Paul Bricault (Amplify.LA), Duncan Davidson (Bullpen Capital), Sam Cates (Positive Sum VC), Jon Soberg (MS&AD Ventures), Jeff Richards (Notable Capital (formerly GGV Capital)), Joanne Wilson (Gotham Gal Ventures), Sahin Boydas (Angel investor), Prateek Sharma (Ahead VC), Greg Schroy, Dave Pell

James Lu Morrissey's Experience

Orthopedics Research Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and ClinicsPresent
Prostate Cancer Epigenetics Research Weill Cornell MedicinePresent
Neuroinflammation Research Carleton CollegePresent
Amgen Scholar (Cancer Stem Cell Research) Stanford Health CarePresent
Marketing Black LapelPresent
Researcher Tongji UniversityPresent
Critical Language Scholar U.S. Department of StatePresent
Campus Campaign Coordinator Teach For AmericaPresent
Management Consultant (Strategy, Private Equity) L.E.K. ConsultingPresent
Co-founder of Shearwater (Techstars Boston Summer 2015 company) TechstarsPresent
Mentor Startup NextPresent
Multiple leadership positions Global China ConnectionPresent
Entrepreneur Delegate at Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2017 U.S. Department of StatePresent
Advisor RoostedPresent
Advisor ProdPerfectPresent
Co-founder, President, Board Director Mentor CollectivePresent
Advisor Redee SolutionsPresent
Investor (VC/PE/alternative assets/angel investing) Family OfficePresent
Mentor TechstarsPresent
Founder/GP Umami CapitalPresent
Mentor 500 GlobalPresent
Co-founder and Board Director Mentor CollectivePresent
Board of Advisors StartXPresent
Co-founder Mentor CollectivePresent

James Lu Morrissey's Education

Carleton College B.A. summa cum laude, Chemistry and Chinese
Quantic School of Business and Technology Master of Business Administration - MBA graduated with Honors (top 10% of cohort)
Carleton College B.A. summa cum laude, double major in Chemistry and Chinese