James Mcclamroch, Jr.

Strategy | Partnerships | General Management | Board Governance | Ex-Microsoft | Ex-Morningstar

📍 Kenilworth, Illinois, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 7 investments📅 19 years investing🗓 Last invested Dec 2017
VC🌍 United States
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Board Member
Dec 2017
We bring retirement dreams to life.  To do that, we surround ourselves with extraordinary people who work together to power the most elegant money management solutions in the world.  Our innovative software, in partnership with our financial advisors, empower our members to live in the present with peace of mind about the future. Capital One is an equal opportunity employer F/M/Disability/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.
Investor
May 2014
Craft beer tap room and bottle shop company predominately focusing on local brews. Bring your own dog. Bring your own food. We'll take care of the rest.
early stageHospitality
Investor
Sep 2012
DataClover builds smart technology to help Auto/Car Dealers grow their aftersales business. After a customer purchases their vehicle from your auto/car dealership, DataClover’s efficient and timely tools help guide them to also purchase various types of car accessories, F&I products, car services, car repairs, and more from you! DataClover has helped new-car franchise dealers from nearly every top manufacturing brand in the following ways: • Acquiring and retaining more service customers. • Growing their F&I gross profits by catering to an increased number of aftersales customers. • Developing a fully-customizable and virtual aftersales storefront for their customers. • Giving all vehicle owners a digital, mobile-friendly experience to easily schedule service appointments, claim your best service discounts/offers, purchase vehicle ownership products, and a lot more. • Personalizing accessory, service, and vehicle ownership products for all existing customers in their database. Basically, our digital-first solutions are designed to help all your customers discover and purchase various types of aftersales products and services from your auto/car dealership in a perpetually recurring cycle.
Investor
2011
Tykoon is the premier financial education tool for kids and their parents, teaching kids real lessons on financial literacy with real money - all under the safe and watchful eye of their parents. The Tykoon platform uses chore charts, savings goals, charity donations, and a controlled shopping experience. The program is customizable to each individual family's financial values and the virtual environment is safe, secure and private. For more information, please visit http://tykoon.com and learn how Tykoon is creating a money-smart world, one kid at a time.
Board Member
Apr 2008
MSNBC defines news for the next generation with world-class reporting and a full schedule of live news coverage, political analysis and award-winning documentary programming – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Visit us at www.msnbc.com.
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2022
Strategy and Partnerships
Apr 2022
The Weather Company helps people and businesses around the world make more informed decisions and take action in the face of weather. With its deep industry expertise and highly accurate, high-volume weather data combined with advanced technology and AI, The Weather Company provides insights and solutions that harness the power of weather in a scalable, privacy-forward way. The world’s most accurate forecaster, the company serves hundreds of enterprise customers across media, advertising, aviation and more, and is trusted by hundreds of millions of monthly active users via digital properties from The Weather Channel (weather.com) and Weather Underground (wunderground.com).
2017
Board Member
Dec 2017
We bring retirement dreams to life.  To do that, we surround ourselves with extraordinary people who work together to power the most elegant money management solutions in the world.  Our innovative software, in partnership with our financial advisors, empower our members to live in the present with peace of mind about the future. Capital One is an equal opportunity employer F/M/Disability/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.
2014
Investor
May 2014
Craft beer tap room and bottle shop company predominately focusing on local brews. Bring your own dog. Bring your own food. We'll take care of the rest.
early stageHospitality
2012
Investor
Sep 2012
DataClover builds smart technology to help Auto/Car Dealers grow their aftersales business. After a customer purchases their vehicle from your auto/car dealership, DataClover’s efficient and timely tools help guide them to also purchase various types of car accessories, F&I products, car services, car repairs, and more from you! DataClover has helped new-car franchise dealers from nearly every top manufacturing brand in the following ways: • Acquiring and retaining more service customers. • Growing their F&I gross profits by catering to an increased number of aftersales customers. • Developing a fully-customizable and virtual aftersales storefront for their customers. • Giving all vehicle owners a digital, mobile-friendly experience to easily schedule service appointments, claim your best service discounts/offers, purchase vehicle ownership products, and a lot more. • Personalizing accessory, service, and vehicle ownership products for all existing customers in their database. Basically, our digital-first solutions are designed to help all your customers discover and purchase various types of aftersales products and services from your auto/car dealership in a perpetually recurring cycle.
SVP, Head of Individual Investor Business
Aug 2012
Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment insights in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The Company offers an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers and owners, retirement plan providers and sponsors, institutional investors in the debt and private capital markets, and alliances and redistributors. Morningstar provides data and research insights on a wide range of investment offerings, including managed investment products, publicly listed companies, private capital markets, debt securities, and real-time global market data. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries, with approximately $369 billion in AUMA as of Sept. 30, 2025. The Company operates through wholly-owned subsidiaries in 32 countries.
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