James Gutierrez
Founder at Aura Financial Corp.
Profile
James Gutierrez is the founder of Oportun Financial Corp.
(founded in 2005), Aura Financial Corp.
(founded in 2012), and Oportun, Inc. (founded in 2005).
He holds the title of Director at Aura Financial Corp.
(since 2020) and is the Chief Executive Officer & Director at Oportun, Inc. (from 2011 to 2012).
Mr. Gutierrez is also the founder of Insikt Ventures LLC, Listo Unlimited, Inc...Mr. Gutierrez's current job(s) include being a Director at Listo, Inc., a Director at Silicon Valley Leadership Group (since 2010), and an Advisor at Great Oaks Venture Capital BZ LLC.
Mr. Gutierrez's former job(s) include being a Director at Talent, Inc., Tricolor Auto Group LLC, and Morgan Stanley.
He also held the position of Principal at Bain & Co., Inc. and served as an Advisor at Core Innovation Capital.
Mr. Gutierrez's education history includes an undergraduate degree from Yale University and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.
James Gutierrez active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Silicon Valley Leadership Group
 Silicon Valley Leadership Group Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Silicon Valley Leadership Group operates as an advocacy organization to influence public policy relating to the valley. The non-profit company is based in San Jose, CA. | Director/Board Member | 10/01/2011 |
Aura Financial Corp.
 Aura Financial Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Aura Financial Corp. engages in development of loan and lending platform. It offers Lendify, a cloud-based platform available to organizations that helps brands offers their customers loan products. The company was founded by James Gutierrez, Randy Wong, and Kevin Kang in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Founder | 01/01/2012 |
Listo, Inc.
 Listo, Inc. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Part of GBO, Inc. (Arizona), Listo, Inc. is a development stage company. The company is based in Phoenix, AZ. Listo was acquired by GBO, Inc. (Arizona) on June 01, 2003. | Director/Board Member | - |
Great Oaks Venture Capital BZ LLC
 Great Oaks Venture Capital BZ LLC Investment ManagersFinance Great Oaks Venture Capital BZ LLC (Great Oaks Venture Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2005 by Andrew K. Boszhardt Jr. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Consultant / Advisor | - |
Former positions of James Gutierrez
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Oportun, Inc.
 Oportun, Inc. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Oportun, Inc. provides consumer financial services. The firm focuses on offering unsecured credit to under-banked Hispanic families that lack FICO scores, credit histories, and traditional banking relationships. It provides loans without collateral to clients who lack credit history by using its sophisticated risk-scoring system that emphasizes a client's true capacity to afford a loan and engages with customers in their neighborhoods, in their language and with familiar faces from the community to build relationships of trust that lead to a lifetime of growth and prosperity. The company was founded by James Gutierrez and Gabriel Manjarrez in 2005 and is headquartered in San Carlos, CA. | Founder | 23/03/2012 |
| OPORTUN FINANCIAL CORPORATION | Founder | - |
Listo Unlimited, Inc.
 Listo Unlimited, Inc. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Listo Unlimited, Inc. provides consumer financial services that offers insurance products and loan. The company was founded by Ulloa Samuel and Gustavo F. Lasala and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Chief Executive Officer | - |
Talent, Inc.
 Talent, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Talent, Inc. engages in the provision of curriculum vitae writing services. The firm's brands include TopResume, TopInterview, TopCV, and ResumeRabbit. The company was founded by Harsh Shah and Jeffrey S. Berger in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Director/Board Member | - |
Insikt Ventures LLC
 Insikt Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Insikt Ventures provides growth capital investment. The company was founded by James Gutierrez and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Founder | - |
Training of James Gutierrez
| Yale University | Undergraduate Degree |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business | Masters Business Admin |
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Linked companies
| Listed companies | 2 |
|---|---|
| MORGAN STANLEY | Finance |
| OPORTUN FINANCIAL CORPORATION | Finance |
| Private companies | 11 |
|---|---|
Listo, Inc.
Listo, Inc. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Part of GBO, Inc. (Arizona), Listo, Inc. is a development stage company. The company is based in Phoenix, AZ. Listo was acquired by GBO, Inc. (Arizona) on June 01, 2003. | Finance |
Aura Financial Corp.
Aura Financial Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Aura Financial Corp. engages in development of loan and lending platform. It offers Lendify, a cloud-based platform available to organizations that helps brands offers their customers loan products. The company was founded by James Gutierrez, Randy Wong, and Kevin Kang in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Listo Unlimited, Inc.
Listo Unlimited, Inc. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Listo Unlimited, Inc. provides consumer financial services that offers insurance products and loan. The company was founded by Ulloa Samuel and Gustavo F. Lasala and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Finance |
Bain & Co., Inc.
 Bain & Co., Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Bain & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It offers advisory services to the companies on their critical issues and opportunities: strategy, marketing, organization, operations, technology and mergers and acquisitions, across all industries and geographies. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Commercial Services |
Silicon Valley Leadership Group
Silicon Valley Leadership Group Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Silicon Valley Leadership Group operates as an advocacy organization to influence public policy relating to the valley. The non-profit company is based in San Jose, CA. | Commercial Services |
Oportun, Inc.
Oportun, Inc. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Oportun, Inc. provides consumer financial services. The firm focuses on offering unsecured credit to under-banked Hispanic families that lack FICO scores, credit histories, and traditional banking relationships. It provides loans without collateral to clients who lack credit history by using its sophisticated risk-scoring system that emphasizes a client's true capacity to afford a loan and engages with customers in their neighborhoods, in their language and with familiar faces from the community to build relationships of trust that lead to a lifetime of growth and prosperity. The company was founded by James Gutierrez and Gabriel Manjarrez in 2005 and is headquartered in San Carlos, CA. | Finance |
Core Innovation Capital
 Core Innovation Capital Investment ManagersFinance Core Innovation Capital (Core Innovation) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Arjan Schutte. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. | Finance |
Great Oaks Venture Capital BZ LLC
Great Oaks Venture Capital BZ LLC Investment ManagersFinance Great Oaks Venture Capital BZ LLC (Great Oaks Venture Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2005 by Andrew K. Boszhardt Jr. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
Tricolor Auto Group LLC
 Tricolor Auto Group LLC Specialty StoresRetail Trade Tricolor Auto Group LLC provides car dealer ship and finance services. The firm specializes in auto financing, job opportunity, marketing, auto financing, hispanic market, sales, branding and auto industry. The company was founded by Daniel Chu in 2007 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX. | Retail Trade |
Insikt Ventures LLC
Insikt Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Insikt Ventures provides growth capital investment. The company was founded by James Gutierrez and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Finance |
Talent, Inc.
Talent, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Talent, Inc. engages in the provision of curriculum vitae writing services. The firm's brands include TopResume, TopInterview, TopCV, and ResumeRabbit. The company was founded by Harsh Shah and Jeffrey S. Berger in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Commercial Services |
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