James Alcorn

Partner @ Lightspeed Venture Partners  ·  Menlo Park  ·  AI & Infrastructure

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About

Brisbane → Berkeley → Menlo Park. I back founders building AI-native companies.

Education
–2011

Brisbane Grammar School

2012

University of Melbourne

Trinity College.

2013–17

UC Berkeley

Economics.

Sport
2014

Cal Men's Rowing

Freshman Varsity 8+ — 2nd, IRA National Championships.

now

Weekends

A bike, a boat, or a mountain. Vinyl.

Career
2018–24

Zetta Venture Partners — Partner

Inception-stage AI. Weaviate, Argilla, Cleric.

2024–

Lightspeed — Partner

AI & infrastructure.

"AI has reshuffled the deck."
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