Jim Davidson

Angel

Overview

Gender
male
Investor Type
Angel
Investor Stage
Seed

Jim Davidson is one of the original founding partners of Silver Lake, which he co-founded in 1999. He is currently a Managing Partner and Managing Director of Silver Lake, and serves as Chairman of the Managing Partners Committee and on the Investment Committees of several Silver Lake funds. Jim Davidson has been an active advisor to and investor in the technology industries for more than 30 years. Prior to Silver Lake, Jim Davidson was a Managing Director at Hambrecht & Quist, a technology-focused investment bank and venture capital firm (now part of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., "H&Q"). Jim Davidson managed several businesses at H&Q, including the Technology Investment Banking business and the Mergers and Acquisitions business. Prior to H&Q, he was a corporate securities attorney for Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro. Jim Davidson is an active "angel investor" and advisor to several private companies, primarily through Paxion, a multi-family office he formed with other successful investors and operating executives. Jim Davidson also serves on the boards of a number of non-profit organizations including the University of California, Berkeley Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology, the Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science & Management, and the Basketball Hall of Fame. Jim Davidson holds a B.S. from the University of Nebraska and a J.D. from the University of Michigan.

Personal Investments

Number of Investments
4
Jim Davidson has made 4 investments. Their most recent investment was on Oct 19, 2021, when Cardisio raised €3.50M.
Date Company Name Round Money Raised Industry
Dec 6, 2022 GameOn Technology Series B $35M Digital Media Detail
Dec 1, 2022 GameOn Technology Series B $35M Digital Media Detail
Oct 19, 2021 Cardisio Seed €3.50M Artificial Intelligence Detail
Oct 30, 2012 ItsOn Series B $15.50M Mobile Devices Detail

Jobs

Number of Current Jobs
1
Jim Davidson has 1 current jobs including Co-Founder & Co-Chief Executive Officer at Silver Lake , .
Organization Name Title At Company Start Date End Date
Silver Lake Co-Founder & Co-Chief Executive Officer Jan 1, 1999 Detail