Daniel James

Founder @ Flight Performance: Helping fashion & apparel brands acquire more customers, more profitably at greater scale & build lasting customer loyalty | Host of Entrepreneurship & Brand Building Podcast @ Bitesized🎙

📍 United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 5 investments📅 8 years investing🗓 Last invested Sep 2022
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Angel Investor
Sep 2022
Inspired by the exotic elements growing wildly around us, we set out to find a way to bring these incredibly beneficial ingredients to you with simplicity and ultimate hydration in mind. Caliwater is defined by a drive to create innovative, fresh functional beverages that connect us to the Earth and to one another.
Angel Investor
Jul 2022
Bringing you Good Sport, an innovative game company. Created by YouTuber Danny Duncan and the makers of CROSSNET
early stageSporting Goods
Angel Investor
Jul 2022
Obvis founders were dedicated to bringing re-generative ingredients in delicious drinks to the market.  The variety of products offers tastes for everybody - making it the obvious choice for our customers that want to do something beneficial for their hair, nails,skin, bones and gut health - instead of just drinking mostly harmful products.   Consume and rejuvenate!    Collagen depletion at progressed age is the #1 reason for lines and wrinkles, dry skin, hair breakage, bad nail and bone, and joint support.   Obvi alleviates these problems and delivers taste coupled with benefits.  To see more detail go to www.myobvi.com and sign up for your free trial.  You will be glad you did.
Angel Investor
Jul 2022
CROSSNET is the world’s first version of volleyball meets four-square. Whether its indoor or outdoor, athleticism meets patience and skill in this competitive four-way volleyball game. Check out crossnetgame.com for more info!
Angel Investor
Mar 2018
Introducing the world’s first sweet potato puff & fry! Spudsy Snacks are made from upcycled sweet potatoes that are deemed too imperfect & would otherwise end up in a landfill. We embrace these ugly spuds and turn them into delicious, sustainable, guilt-free snacks. Better for you and the planet! Why sweet potatoes? They’re nutrient dense, a known superfood, and we just LOVE them! Our puffs and fries are always vegan, gluten-free, non-GMO, and allergen-friendly. Best of all, they’re irresistibly crispy, crunchy, and packed with flavor. Pretty SWEET, huh?
Experience · 8 entries
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2023
Founder
Mar 2023
BITESIZED is a podcast and newsletter for entrepreneurs, brand builders and marketers, providing snackable content packed with actionable insights you can apply today. Hosted by Daniel James, Founder and CEO of leading performance marketing agency Flight Performance, part of Steven Bartletts Flight Story group, focussed on accelerating growth for disruptive brands including Huel, Kappa, Ghost Gold, Represent, Oh Polly, Coty and more. Daniel was an early employee of MySpace, going on to lead strategy for brands including Toyota, Adidas, Disney, Lexus and many more. He is an active investor in over 10 DTC brands and has seen first-hand the beginnings of social media and been a part of the evolution of social, digital and e-commerce ever since, BITESIZED is sponsored by Motion Motion have built the #1 platform for brands and their teams to develop creative that converts. With customizable and visualized reporting across your creative funnel stage, Motion makes it easy to identify key drivers of creative performance helping you generate more revenue from your paid ads. Thank you for listening! If you enjoyed any episode please subscribe and leave a review!
early stageMedia Production
2022
Angel Investor
Sep 2022
Inspired by the exotic elements growing wildly around us, we set out to find a way to bring these incredibly beneficial ingredients to you with simplicity and ultimate hydration in mind. Caliwater is defined by a drive to create innovative, fresh functional beverages that connect us to the Earth and to one another.
Angel Investor
Jul 2022
Bringing you Good Sport, an innovative game company. Created by YouTuber Danny Duncan and the makers of CROSSNET
early stageSporting Goods
Angel Investor
Jul 2022
Obvis founders were dedicated to bringing re-generative ingredients in delicious drinks to the market.  The variety of products offers tastes for everybody - making it the obvious choice for our customers that want to do something beneficial for their hair, nails,skin, bones and gut health - instead of just drinking mostly harmful products.   Consume and rejuvenate!    Collagen depletion at progressed age is the #1 reason for lines and wrinkles, dry skin, hair breakage, bad nail and bone, and joint support.   Obvi alleviates these problems and delivers taste coupled with benefits.  To see more detail go to www.myobvi.com and sign up for your free trial.  You will be glad you did.
Angel Investor
Jul 2022
CROSSNET is the world’s first version of volleyball meets four-square. Whether its indoor or outdoor, athleticism meets patience and skill in this competitive four-way volleyball game. Check out crossnetgame.com for more info!
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