# James Altucher: investor profile > James Altucher, Founder at "The James Altucher Show" podcast. 6 investments on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each... Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/james-altucher-2 (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) New York City, US · Angel # James Altucher Founder at "The James Altucher Show" podcast Latest rounds - **Cover** Series A · $5.5M Jul 2014 - **Cover** Seed · $1.5M May 2013 - **Optimal, Inc.** Series B · $4.5M Jan 2013 Backs *Fintech* *Software* *Insurtech* *Construction* Profile summary - **Rounds named:** 6 last Jul 2014 - **Filings:** 2 with regulators - **Books:** 6 written What this record rests on - ✓ **Named in rounds** 6 rounds name them - ✓ **On filings** 2 filings with a regulator - **Linked to a firm** No firm on record - **Claimed** Not claimed yet Titles come from filings their firm signed. [Correct or remove](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=james-altucher-2)[Is this you? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=james-altucher-2) ## Rounds they were named in - **Rounds:** 6 - **Led:** 0 - **Disclosed:** $15.2M - **Active:** 2007–14 2014 - [Cover](https://millionrounds.com/company/cover) *Series A* **$5.5M** *US* Jul 2014 Joined · +13 investors · historical 2013 - [Cover](https://millionrounds.com/company/cover) *Seed* **$1.5M** *US* May 2013 Joined · +13 investors · historical - [Optimal, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/optimal-inc) *Series B* **$4.5M** *US* Jan 2013 Joined · +10 investors · historical 2012 - [Gocella](https://millionrounds.com/company/gocella) *Seed* **$230k** *US* Aug 2012 Joined · +2 investors · historical 2009 - [Bitly](https://millionrounds.com/company/bitly) *Series A* **$2M** *US* Mar 2009 Joined · +13 investors · historical 2007 - [Salesforce Buddy Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/salesforce-buddy-media) *Series A* **$1.5M** *US* Sept 2007 Joined · +4 investors · historical By stage - Series A **3** - Seed **2** - Series B **1** What they backed Fintech **2** Software **2** Insurtech **2** Construction **2** Internet **2** Cleantech **2** Alongside - [O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures *3*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/o-reilly-alphatech-ventures) - [Andrew Kortina *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andrew-kortina) - [Ben Leventhal *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ben-leventhal) - [Chris Muscarella *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chris-muscarella) - [Dave Eisenberg *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dave-eisenberg) - [Howard Lindzon *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/howard-lindzon) - [John McDonald *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/john-mcdonald) - [Josh Spear *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/josh-spear) Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names. ## Where they are named on record Filings - SEC Form D · Company raising **Formcap Investments, LLC** Executive Officer since 2010 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Bitly, Inc.** Director since 2010 Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date. ## Their books - Choose Yourself: Be Happy, Make Millions, Live the Dream James Altucher · 2013 3.82 from 13,456 ratings on Goodreads About the book The world is changing. Markets have crashed. Jobs have disappeared. Industries have been disrupted and are being remade before our eyes. Everything we aspired to for “security,” everything we thought was “safe,” no longer is: College. Employment. Retirement. Government. It’s all… On AmazonListen on Audible - The Choose Yourself Guide To Wealth James Altucher · 2015 3.86 from 1,874 ratings on Goodreads About the book This is a bold book by James Altucher because he not only gives you a new map for the new financial landscape, but he also has skin in the game. This is the first financial book in which the author REVEALS HOW HE, PERSONALLY, MAKES HIS OWN MONEY.We are living in an epic period… On AmazonListen on Audible - The Power of No: Because One Little Word Can Bring Health, Abundance, and Happiness James Altucher · 2011 3.49 from 1,770 ratings on Goodreads About the book This lively, practical guide shows you that a well-placed ‘no’ will not only save you time and trouble, it will save your life “Takes a fresh approach to becoming masterful at using ‘no’ to say ‘yes’ to life.”, Cheryl Richardson, author of The Art of Extreme Self-Care “No” is… On AmazonListen on Audible - Reinvent Yourself James Altucher · 2017 3.81 from 1,752 ratings on Goodreads About the book - Book I've reinvented my career, my interests, my life, many times over the past twenty years. This is the book I wish I had at the beginning of that long and often volatile journey. And now the entire technology, governments, the shifting landscapes of opportunity and… On AmazonListen on Audible - I Was Blind But Now I See James Altucher · 2011 3.72 from 730 ratings on Goodreads About the book We've been brainwashed. We need to acknowledge this. We need to recognize who has been doing the brainwashing and work towards reversing its effects. Then, building from the core, we can learn who we really are, get success, wealth, and finally happiness. This book lays out the… On AmazonListen on Audible - 40 Alternatives to College James Altucher · 2012 3.70 from 321 ratings on Goodreads About the book Kids at 18 have no idea what they want to do in life. The world is a very big place. It’s bigger than five classes a day on philosophy or chemical engineering. Most kids at 18 don’t relish philosophy but they relish the experience of freedom and being out of their parents’ home… On AmazonListen on Audible More books for founders and investors on the [Reading List](https://millionrounds.com/reading-list). As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. ## Find people like James Filter every partner and angel by firm, kind, market and whether we watched them invest. Free with an account. Search people[How we know what we know](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)