Affinity
James Tobyne holds extensive experience in strategic partnerships and business development across various organizations. Currently serving as the Director of Partnerships at Affinity.co since January 2022, James previously held roles including Director of Strategic Partnerships at both SmugMug and Flickr from August 2019 to January 2022, and similar positions at Qordoba and Alibaba.com. James's career began with roles in operations and business development at Export Now and consulting at the Bertelsmann Foundation. James is also experienced in media, having worked as a Foreign Correspondent for Al Jazeera English. Educational credentials include a Master of Science in Foreign Service from Georgetown University and a Bachelor of Arts from Marquette University, supplemented by various scholarships focused on Mandarin and economics in China.
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Affinity
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Affinity’s patented technology structures and analyzes millions of data points across emails, calendars, and third-party sources to offer users the tools they need to automatically manage their most valuable relationships, prioritize important connections, and discover untapped opportunities. Affinity uses artificial intelligence to analyze relationship strength and illuminate the best paths to warm introductions. The platform also offers a holistic view of users’ networks in a centralized, automatically updated database without any manual upkeep. Founded in 2014, Affinity is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Affinity has raised $40.5MM led by Advance Venture Partners, 8VC, Sway Ventures, Mass Mutual Ventures, Pear Ventures, Great Oaks Venture Capital & Western Technology Investment. Affinity has been named Fortune Magazine's Best Workplace, Inc. Magazine's Best Workplaces and editor's number one pick, the Data Breakthrough Award, BIG Innovation Award and others.