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James F. Blom, Venture Partner
James F. Blom has a long, successful track record of entrepreneurship, and business and corporate development from early stage to publicly held firms where he has generated several billion dollars in M&A transactions and well over $700 million in enterprise software and hardware sales.
Previously, James co-founded together with Admiral David Stone The Alacrity Homeland Group, specializing in homeland security and protecting critical infrastructure. During his tenure there, James assisted with the formation of several leading supply chain and homeland security firms such as VeriTainer Corporation and S2 Global (a Rapiscan subsidiary).
As a venture partner at GenOrigin, James focuses on critical infrastructure, water, energy, and maritime industries. This leverages his innovative work at AHG, focusing on the intersect between the shipping, terminal infrastructure, rail systems, and supply chain partners who require investment and solutions for increased capacity and security.
James spent 20 years working in a corporate development, venture capital and business development capacity in the homeland security, data security, data center and enterprise server sectors. He has concentrated on M&A and technology partnerships, and his core expertise is in network infrastructure and supply chain systems.
His former employers include Ingrian Networks, Emerging Technology AB, Exodus Communications, Compaq Computer, & Overseas Shipping Company.
James is from a highly respected Norwegian/American shipping family which for over five generations has operated, developed, and owned liner services (A.F. Klaveness), cruise ships (Royal Viking Lines), chartering, brokerage, & container terminal operations (Overseas Chartering, Overseas-Wiborg, & Overseas Shipping). He is the grandson of Christian Lauritz Blom and the son of Carl Frederik Blom, and he lives with his wife Karin and two children in San Anselmo, California.
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