James Higa is a venture capitalist and co-founder of Offline Ventures, an early-stage fund investing across web3, crypto, health, and consumer technology. James Higa's Twitter Score is 21 out of 1000 as of September 2026, ranking #47,507 (top 10%) among 486,621 tracked accounts.
James Higa co-founded Offline Ventures alongside Dave Morin, Brit Morin, and Nate Bosshard; the firm began operating in 2020 and publicly launched in 2021, announcing a $100 million fundraise that November. He serves as General Partner at the fund, which has backed companies spanning web3 and crypto as well as health and consumer technology. Apple Inc. was reported as an anchor limited partner in the firm.
James Higa previously worked at Apple Inc. as Senior Director in the Office of the CEO, where he was part of the original Macintosh team and played a role in negotiating and launching iTunes. He also formerly worked at NeXT Computer in product marketing and international marketing roles focused on Asia, and previously worked at RealNetworks as VP Consumer and VP Asia.
James Higa joined Philanthropic Ventures Foundation as Executive Director in 2012 and continues in that role. He has served as a board member of the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee as an independent director since June 2021. He also serves as a Mentor in Residence at Index Ventures and is an advisor to Airbnb, Siemens, and UNIQLO.
James Higa's account has published 2,483 posts and has been mentioned by 28 accounts across 49 total mentions, with 1,939 followers as of September 2026 on the platform.
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