James Hu

CEO @ Jobscan. Automating your job search w/ AI

📍 United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 4 investments📅 8 years investing🗓 Last invested Apr 2021
Operator-angel🌍 United States
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Apr 2021
Formation Bio is an AI-native pharma company differentiated by radically more efficient drug development. The company has built proprietary technology platforms to optimize critical aspects of clinical drug development, enabling more efficient trial design, faster trial completion, and higher quality trial data. Formation Bio acquires clinical-stage drugs from pharmaceutical and biotech companies with the goal to develop assets faster, unlocking greater value per program and ultimately accelerate access to new treatments for patients. 2025 CNBC Disruptor 50 2025 Fierce 15 Award 2024 Endpoints 11 Award
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Apr 2021
Nex is helping families reconnect with the joy of movement through fun, social, and interactive content that’s accessible to all ages. Its award-winning Nex Playground console, launched in December 2023, uses cutting-edge AI, mobile and vision technologies to merge digital and physical worlds, immersing players in the experience using their natural body movement. Nex Playground games range from original sports and fitness titles, to educational games and titles in collaboration with Hasbro and Sesame Workshop. Since its founding, Nex has been recognised as one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, TIME’s Best Inventions, Parents’ Best Entertainment System for Families, and has been awarded the prestigious Apple Design Award. Nex Playground is also kidSAFE+ COPPA certified, highlighting the company’s firm stance on privacy and safety for kids and families. To learn more, visit https://www.nex.inc or follow us on Instagram and Facebook.
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Jul 2019
Humanly is an all-in-one AI recruiting platform that combines an AI Recruiter, CRM, and ATS to help employers source, engage, screen, interview, hire, and retain talent at scale. Built for high-growth, mid-market, and Fortune 500 organizations, Humanly provides a single, connected system to manage the entire hiring journey — from first conversation to offer. These capabilities work together to engage every candidate, grow and nurture talent pipelines, and keep hiring organized and on track. Recruiters spend less time on manual work and tool switching, while hiring teams gain clearer visibility, stronger collaboration, and more consistent decision-making. The result is faster time-to-hire, better candidate experiences, and more scalable hiring operations. Trained on more than 4 million candidate interactions, Humanly delivers speed, structure, and consistency at scale — engaging 100% of interested candidates, surfacing best-fit talent faster, and reducing manual work for recruiters and hiring managers. Humanly is built with fairness and transparency at its core. The platform is regularly audited in partnership with external experts, with a focus on reducing bias and improving equitable outcomes across the hiring process. Hundreds of organizations trust Humanly to support both high-volume and skilled hiring, helping recruiting teams boost productivity, improve candidate experience, and make smarter hiring decisions. Headquartered in Seattle, WA, Humanly is backed by leading investors including Zeal Capital Partners, Spark Growth Ventures, Moneta Ventures, Basecamp Fund, Y Combinator, Liquid 2 Ventures, Tres Monos Capital, and TMD Ventures.
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Nov 2018
Boom Supersonic is redefining commercial flight by bringing supersonic flight back to the skies with Overture. This historic commercial airliner is designed and committed to industry-leading standards of speed, safety, and sustainability. Boom’s vision is to bring families, businesses, and cultures closer together through supersonic travel and make the world dramatically more accessible. Founded in 2014, Boom has assembled a team of over 150 full-time employees who have made contributions to over 220 air and spacecraft programs. For more information, please visit https://boomsupersonic.com.
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2021
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Apr 2021
Formation Bio is an AI-native pharma company differentiated by radically more efficient drug development. The company has built proprietary technology platforms to optimize critical aspects of clinical drug development, enabling more efficient trial design, faster trial completion, and higher quality trial data. Formation Bio acquires clinical-stage drugs from pharmaceutical and biotech companies with the goal to develop assets faster, unlocking greater value per program and ultimately accelerate access to new treatments for patients. 2025 CNBC Disruptor 50 2025 Fierce 15 Award 2024 Endpoints 11 Award
Investor
Apr 2021
Nex is helping families reconnect with the joy of movement through fun, social, and interactive content that’s accessible to all ages. Its award-winning Nex Playground console, launched in December 2023, uses cutting-edge AI, mobile and vision technologies to merge digital and physical worlds, immersing players in the experience using their natural body movement. Nex Playground games range from original sports and fitness titles, to educational games and titles in collaboration with Hasbro and Sesame Workshop. Since its founding, Nex has been recognised as one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, TIME’s Best Inventions, Parents’ Best Entertainment System for Families, and has been awarded the prestigious Apple Design Award. Nex Playground is also kidSAFE+ COPPA certified, highlighting the company’s firm stance on privacy and safety for kids and families. To learn more, visit https://www.nex.inc or follow us on Instagram and Facebook.
2019
Investor
Jul 2019
Humanly is an all-in-one AI recruiting platform that combines an AI Recruiter, CRM, and ATS to help employers source, engage, screen, interview, hire, and retain talent at scale. Built for high-growth, mid-market, and Fortune 500 organizations, Humanly provides a single, connected system to manage the entire hiring journey — from first conversation to offer. These capabilities work together to engage every candidate, grow and nurture talent pipelines, and keep hiring organized and on track. Recruiters spend less time on manual work and tool switching, while hiring teams gain clearer visibility, stronger collaboration, and more consistent decision-making. The result is faster time-to-hire, better candidate experiences, and more scalable hiring operations. Trained on more than 4 million candidate interactions, Humanly delivers speed, structure, and consistency at scale — engaging 100% of interested candidates, surfacing best-fit talent faster, and reducing manual work for recruiters and hiring managers. Humanly is built with fairness and transparency at its core. The platform is regularly audited in partnership with external experts, with a focus on reducing bias and improving equitable outcomes across the hiring process. Hundreds of organizations trust Humanly to support both high-volume and skilled hiring, helping recruiting teams boost productivity, improve candidate experience, and make smarter hiring decisions. Headquartered in Seattle, WA, Humanly is backed by leading investors including Zeal Capital Partners, Spark Growth Ventures, Moneta Ventures, Basecamp Fund, Y Combinator, Liquid 2 Ventures, Tres Monos Capital, and TMD Ventures.
2018
Investor
Nov 2018
Boom Supersonic is redefining commercial flight by bringing supersonic flight back to the skies with Overture. This historic commercial airliner is designed and committed to industry-leading standards of speed, safety, and sustainability. Boom’s vision is to bring families, businesses, and cultures closer together through supersonic travel and make the world dramatically more accessible. Founded in 2014, Boom has assembled a team of over 150 full-time employees who have made contributions to over 220 air and spacecraft programs. For more information, please visit https://boomsupersonic.com.
2014
Founder & CEO
Feb 2014
Jobscan is a fast-growing start-up in Seattle, WA. Jobscan is web service that helps job seekers land more interviews by using AI to analyze one’s resume or LinkedIn profile against any job description. Were building the next generation of job search tools to make job search easier. We’re user-funded, profitable, and growing exponentially. Were always looking for talented and driven individuals to join our growing team. Check out our careers page www.jobscan.co/careers for open positions.
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