James co-founded Worldview Technology Partners in 1996 and has been a venture capitalist since 1991. He invests primarily in early stage semiconductor, component, and communications startups. James pioneered the model of integrating business development with venture capital. From his start as a venture capitalist, James believed that it was important for venture capitalists to roll up their sleeves and help entrepreneurs build great companies. James felt that in order to build great companies he needed to do more than actively participate on the Board. James determined to contribute more directly to their success by dedicating resources to help portfolio companies engage customers and partners, on a global basis, in early stages of formation. In the past 15 years he has successfully led two venture capital organizations in developing and executing on this concept, and today he is still the driving force behind this value added model that sets Worldview apart. James has led or co-led successful investments into companies such as AFC, C- Cube, Catena Networks, CIENA, CommQuest, Corvis, Cosine, MMC, NeoMagic, NVIDIA, Oplink, Silicon Spice, Tellium and Tivoli. He currently severs on the Board of Directors of 3ParData, Commverge Solutions, Luxim, Miradia, Mistletoe Technologies, Stretch, and Tensilica. Prior to co-founding Worldview in 1996, James was a fund manager at JAFCO where he sponsored investments and created Asian business development strategies for U. S. technology companies. Prior to JAFCO, James held engineering and marketing positions at Sony and IBM. James holds a B.S. degree in systems design engineering from the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada. He is fluent in Mandarin, Japanese and English.