James Yaffe

TA:DA

📍 Beverly Hills, California, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 11 investments📅 8 years investing🗓 Last invested May 2022
VC🌍 United States
11
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Portfolio

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Investor
May 2022
At Transfr, we’re on a mission to make learning more intuitive by helping individuals develop the skills they need for career success. What began as an idea quickly transformed into a movement; Transfr is built on the understanding that we must disrupt the status quo to create a more prosperous future. We believe the future starts with innovative workplace training and hands-on skills development. We’re building bridges between schools, workplaces, and governments to make jobs more accessible and create a better tomorrow, today. Join us. We produce job-training simulations in virtual reality (VR) designed by each industry that teaches novices in the same manner that experts master their crafts - through trial and error. Data-driven simulations work like virtual coaches, adapting to every person’s pace and skills while responding to their mistakes. Our immersive Experience Training method helps trainees build confidence in their knowledge, skills and abilities.
TA:DA- Investor and Strategic Advisor
Dec 2020
Karat helps engineering leaders transform their organizations. As the trusted standard in measuring talent quality, Karat provides a powerful system for companies like PayPal, Atlassian and Citi who want to take control of how they hire top engineers, elevate their teams and contractors, and stay ahead. At the core of Karat’s system are live, expert-led interviews, analytics designed to give leaders maximum visibility, and the most robust interview performance dataset in the world. Coming soon: A new Human+AI way to interview technical talent in the AI era.
TA:DA- Investor and Strategic Advisor
Dec 2020
Freeletics was founded with the vision to challenge and inspire everyone to become the greatest version of themselves, both mentally and physically. Today, we are the leading provider of AI-based fitness and lifestyle coaching. Whatever your short or long-term goals, well get you there by giving you the best tools in the world to make fitness a part of your lifestyle - for the rest of your life. We are Freeletics. Join us on our incredible journey to the greatest version of ourselves and our users. ------------------------------------- You want to be part of our amazing team made up of over 30 nationalities? You have an unparalleled drive to succeed and love to be challenged? You want to make real impact and help people lead happier, healthier lives? Then check our open positions and become the greatest version of yourself at Freeletics: https://www.freeletics.com/en/corporate/jobs/ ------------------------------------- Keep an eye on life at Freeletics 👀 https://www.instagram.com/lifeatfreeletics https://www.tiktok.com/@freeletics https://www.xing.com/companies/freeletics https://www.youtube.com/Freeletics https://www.facebook.com/Freeletics
Investor
Oct 2020
We believe that everyone deserves access to a high quality higher education that results in a great career. Podium partners with universities to supercharge the undergraduate degree with experiential programs that deliver in-demand skills and experiences.
Investor
Sep 2019
The Mighty is a health care company created to empower and connect people facing health challenges and disabilities. We built the world’s largest online health community by cultivating a safe, judgment-free space for people with lived health experiences, and those who care for them, to talk about health as it’s actually lived. Powered by honest personal stories, crowdsourced tips and resources, and validating social support from those who have been there, The Mighty has helped more than 3.5 million members and counting across the mental health, chronic illness, rare disease, and disability communities make their health easier to navigate. Join us on the human side of health at TheMighty.com, or through the free Mighty app.
Board Member
Jan 2019
PureForm is a biosciences company focused on the discovery and production of pure cannabinoids for use in treating disease and promoting wellness. PureForm uses its proprietary technology to produce rare cannabinoids that are safe, legal, and effective for wellness and pharmaceutical applications. Our synthetic platform can quickly and sustainably produce almost any molecule found in nature. Enabling superior supply chain economics while creating sustainable solutions for both natural and novel compounds. Our research and clean chemistry production platform enables a sustainable, safe, cost effective, commercial scale supply chain option for both pharmaceutical and consumer products companies to address widespread consumer adoption. PureForm uses Cyclic Terpene Assembly™ (CTA), it’s proprietary technology for assembling cannabinoids from naturally occurring terpenes. The Cannome™ is PureForm’s catalogue of cannabinoids - all pure molecules, synthesized using Natural Product Chemistry. PureForm CBD is PureForm’s first cannabinoid to go from bench to commercial scale cGMP production. PureForm’s proprietary platform is unlocking the potential of over 100 cannabinoids. Each cannabinoid is chirally pure and stereochemically identical to cannabinoids extracted from hemp and cannabis. PureForm has completed commercial scale-up of CBD and can produce metric ton quantities today. In addition to the production of cannabinoids found in hemp and cannabis, PureForm is also working on routes of synthesis to develop unique and novel compounds and cannabinoid-like derivatives targeting the endocannabinoid system that have the potential to be pharmaceutically relevant. Our Cyclic Terpene Assembly™ (CTA) technology delivers a high-performance alternative to agricultural and biosynthetic based production of molecules in a cost efficient and sustainable format.
Board Member- Observer
Jan 2019
A Colorful Bag Company.
early stageRetail
Investor & Board Observer
Sep 2018
Delicious gum and mints with just a few ingredients. Try our new Candy Bars and Fruit Gummies!
Experience · 15 entries
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Investments (11)
Founder (2)
Board (6)
2026
Strategic Advisor
Jan 2026
TPG (Nasdaq: TPG) is a leading global alternative asset management firm, founded in San Francisco in 1992, with $306 billion of assets under management and investment and operational teams around the world. TPG invests across a broadly diversified set of strategies, including private equity, impact, credit, real estate, and market solutions, and our unique strategy is driven by collaboration, innovation, and inclusion. Our teams combine deep product and sector experience with broad capabilities and expertise to develop differentiated insights and add value for our fund investors, portfolio companies, management teams, and communities. For more information, visit www.tpg.com. --- Disclaimer: The information on this page is for informational purposes only. Nothing on or within this page constitutes an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any security or product of TPG or any TPG-managed fund. TPG is not responsible for any content posted by third parties on these pages.
2022
Investor
May 2022
At Transfr, we’re on a mission to make learning more intuitive by helping individuals develop the skills they need for career success. What began as an idea quickly transformed into a movement; Transfr is built on the understanding that we must disrupt the status quo to create a more prosperous future. We believe the future starts with innovative workplace training and hands-on skills development. We’re building bridges between schools, workplaces, and governments to make jobs more accessible and create a better tomorrow, today. Join us. We produce job-training simulations in virtual reality (VR) designed by each industry that teaches novices in the same manner that experts master their crafts - through trial and error. Data-driven simulations work like virtual coaches, adapting to every person’s pace and skills while responding to their mistakes. Our immersive Experience Training method helps trainees build confidence in their knowledge, skills and abilities.
2021
Board Member
Feb 2021
Playboy is one of the most recognizable, iconic brands in the world. A company that started as a culture-driving, boundary-pushing magazine 70 years ago is today a massive consumer lifestyle business with digital and physical products available in 180 countries across entertainment, events, fashion & lifestyle, sexual wellness, consumer products & goods, and more. The brand’s hero product, available digitally at Playboy.com, empowers the world’s top creators to freely express themselves and build their own businesses by interacting directly with their fans. Playboy and its sister luxury lingerie brand, Honey Birdette, are now part of publicly-listed parent company PLBY Group, whose mission is to create a culture where all people can pursue pleasure. This mission builds upon seven decades of creating groundbreaking lifestyle, fashion and hospitality experiences and using its iconic media platforms to fight for cultural progress rooted in the core values of equality, freedom of expression and the belief that pleasure is a fundamental human right. At Playboy, it isn’t just about what we do, but how we do things. Our values are at the core of all that we do. Embedded in our values is our belief that each individual brings a unique perspective and voice to both our team and our business. We are committed to learning from each other, creating a safe and welcoming environment for all, lifting up the voices of others and treating each other equitably and respectfully. Want to join the most creative, passionate and hardworking team out there? Apply to join the Playboy team today! Join. Belong. Thrive. Curious about what we’re up to? Here’s a little more about our portfolio: https://www.plbygroup.com/about https://www.plbygroup.com/static-files/3cc8cc18-d6fd-4193-8dcc-d62199a21642 https://www.playboy.com/ https://playhardseltzer.com/ https://us.honeybirdette.com/
2020
TA:DA- Investor and Strategic Advisor
Dec 2020
Karat helps engineering leaders transform their organizations. As the trusted standard in measuring talent quality, Karat provides a powerful system for companies like PayPal, Atlassian and Citi who want to take control of how they hire top engineers, elevate their teams and contractors, and stay ahead. At the core of Karat’s system are live, expert-led interviews, analytics designed to give leaders maximum visibility, and the most robust interview performance dataset in the world. Coming soon: A new Human+AI way to interview technical talent in the AI era.
TA:DA- Investor and Strategic Advisor
Dec 2020
Freeletics was founded with the vision to challenge and inspire everyone to become the greatest version of themselves, both mentally and physically. Today, we are the leading provider of AI-based fitness and lifestyle coaching. Whatever your short or long-term goals, well get you there by giving you the best tools in the world to make fitness a part of your lifestyle - for the rest of your life. We are Freeletics. Join us on our incredible journey to the greatest version of ourselves and our users. ------------------------------------- You want to be part of our amazing team made up of over 30 nationalities? You have an unparalleled drive to succeed and love to be challenged? You want to make real impact and help people lead happier, healthier lives? Then check our open positions and become the greatest version of yourself at Freeletics: https://www.freeletics.com/en/corporate/jobs/ ------------------------------------- Keep an eye on life at Freeletics 👀 https://www.instagram.com/lifeatfreeletics https://www.tiktok.com/@freeletics https://www.xing.com/companies/freeletics https://www.youtube.com/Freeletics https://www.facebook.com/Freeletics
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