James McGibbon

James McGibbon joined Volition Capital in 2024 as an Analyst.

Prior Experience & Education

• James graduated from Princeton with a BA in History, specializing in Empires, Classics, and Diplomacy.
• He was a flanker and international tour coordinator for the Princeton Rugby Club.
• During his 2020 gap year, James worked in business development for an ed-tech startup and in investment analysis at a real estate firm, while running a test prep tutoring side-hustle.
• James has multiple perspectives on the software sector, both as an investment intern at Teamworthy Ventures, a SaaS VC fund, and as a BDR intern at Worksmith, a facilities maintenance software platform.

Fun Facts About James McGibbon

• James has lived in 11 places (3 of them during his gap year).
• He has driven throughout the U.S. many times (twice cross-country in under a week) pursuing his love for skiing, hiking, surfing, running, and food.
• In high school, James was a nationally-ranked debater and member of the “rock band.” He pursued music further in college, studying some music theory, violin, voice, and recently, guitar.