JJ Caffey
Co-Founder at Venture Foragers- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Venture Foragers
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United States
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Market Research
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1 - 100 Employee
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Co-Founder
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2017 - 6 years
Greater Philadelphia Area Founded at Wharton in 2017, Venture Foragers is a research and deal-sourcing firm pairing student researchers with leading VCs to evaluate frontier startup categories. Venture Foragers has analyzed thousands of early-stage startups to present competitive maps & investment opportunities in emerging spaces to dozens of top VC firms across the nation. www.ventureforagers.com
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Freedom Biosciences
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Biotechnology Research
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1 - 100 Employee
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Acting Vice President of Operations and Strategy
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2023 - 2023
Freedom Biosciences is a leading biotechnology platform developing next-generation psychedelic therapeutics.
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Cerebral
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United States
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Mental Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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GM of DTC Business - Behavioral Services
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Jan 2022 - Nov 2022
Cerebral’s mission is to improve access to long-term, high-quality mental health care to all. Unlike traditional mental health care, Cerebral is accessible, convenient, affordable, and free of stigma. Cerebral is a fast-growing tech unicorn, with the latest funding round led by SoftBank at a $4.8B valuation. As General Manager of consumer behavioral plans (any products that include a therapy or coaching component): responsible for managing the business performance of these products… Show more Cerebral’s mission is to improve access to long-term, high-quality mental health care to all. Unlike traditional mental health care, Cerebral is accessible, convenient, affordable, and free of stigma. Cerebral is a fast-growing tech unicorn, with the latest funding round led by SoftBank at a $4.8B valuation. As General Manager of consumer behavioral plans (any products that include a therapy or coaching component): responsible for managing the business performance of these products, expanding access to behavioral services at Cerebral, and helping ensure that Cerebral clients receive the highest quality care. Show less
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Order In
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United States
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Professional Training and Coaching
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Founder
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2019 - 2021
Work from home, but not alone: Order In was a remote-productivity platform accountability, community, and structure to top-performing remote workers. We built a community of leaders imagining "the future of work" for remote & distributed teams. Featured in Wired, Inc. and the Hustle.
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Boost VC
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United States
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Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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1 - 100 Employee
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Summer Associate
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2018 - 2018
Boost VC invests in pre-seed and seed-stage startups making sci-fi a reality, and runs the #1 accelerator in the world for Crypto and VR startups. Summer project focused on developing the firm's strategic plan and investment strategy for expansion into the space sector.
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First Round Capital
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United States
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Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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1 - 100 Employee
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MBA Summer Project
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2018 - 2018
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FindMine
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United States
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director Of Growth & Product Marketing
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Jan 2016 - Jul 2017
Greater New York City Area
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Director of Business Development
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Feb 2016 - Jan 2017
FINDMINE is a retail technology that uses machine learning to scale the currently manual and tedious process of product curation (e.g., creating outfits, sets of decor, compatible electronics, ingredients for recipes, etc.). Featured by Alleywatch as one of the 8 hottest retail tech startups to watch and winners of the 2015 Techweek NYC Launch competition, FINDMINE is a revenue-generating enterprise SaaS startup positioned to make retail more efficient and shopping more delightful.
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Founder
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2015 - 2017
Greater New York City Area Valkyrie Collective is mastermind group for entrepreneurial women: "women helping women get shit done." We connect a diverse community of entrepreneurs, professionals, artists, and advocates for consistent, in-person accountability and support, for work and life. Valkyrie Collective has 200+ members in NYC since 2016 and new chapters beginning in LA and SF. www.valkyriecollective.com
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XRC Ventures
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United States
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Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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1 - 100 Employee
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Business Strategy Associate
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Mar 2016 - Jul 2016
XRC Labs is a stage-agnostic accelerator is fostering the next big things in the largest market in the world -- retail and consumer goods. Massive transformations will be taking place in this sector and we plan to be at the heart of it. A joint venture between Founding Sponsor organizations Kurt Salmon and the Parsons School of Design at the New School, with the support of the Harvard University Innovation Lab, XRC is creating a first of its kind design-centric innovation ecosystem for… Show more XRC Labs is a stage-agnostic accelerator is fostering the next big things in the largest market in the world -- retail and consumer goods. Massive transformations will be taking place in this sector and we plan to be at the heart of it. A joint venture between Founding Sponsor organizations Kurt Salmon and the Parsons School of Design at the New School, with the support of the Harvard University Innovation Lab, XRC is creating a first of its kind design-centric innovation ecosystem for our sector. Show less
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Proponent
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United States
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Advertising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Business Strategy Manager
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Jan 2015 - Dec 2015
NYC Firebrand Group is a boutique consulting firm focused on digital marketing, social media and ecommerce strategy.
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Ecommerce Strategist
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Jun 2014 - Feb 2015
Greater New York City Area
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Club Monaco
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Retail Apparel and Fashion
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700 & Above Employee
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Merchandising & Planning: Women's Apparel and Accessories
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Feb 2014 - May 2014
Greater New York City Area
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Carolina Herrera
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United States
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Retail Apparel and Fashion
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400 - 500 Employee
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Wholesale Intern
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Sep 2013 - Dec 2013
Greater New York City Area
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Intern
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Jan 2012 - May 2012
Washington D.C. Metro Area
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kate spade new york
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United States
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Retail Apparel and Fashion
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700 & Above Employee
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Sales Associate
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May 2009 - Jul 2009
Thousand Oaks, California • Consistently exceeded sales goals, maximized sales by increasing unit per transactions and cross-promoting merchandise • Developed relationships with clients, maintained extensive product knowledge, and contributed to team's promotional activities • Achieved recognition from management for providing excellent customer service
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EMILYs List
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Civic and Social Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Intern
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Jan 2009 - May 2009
Washington D.C. Metro Area
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Intern
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2008 - 2009
Washington D.C. Metro Area
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Education
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The Wharton School
Master of Business Administration - MBA -
International University of Monaco
Master of Science (MSc) Luxury Business, Luxury Goods and Services -
American University
B.A., Anthropology, International Relations -
American Institute of Indian Studies
Summer Study, Punjabi Language and Culture -
Victoria University of Wellington
Study Abroad, Anthropology, Maori Studies -
Université de Montréal / University of Montreal
Summer Study, French Language and Culture