James Sowers is a Korean-American entrepreneur, Forbes top 25 Angel investor^[23] Blockchain thought leader ^[24] and speaker^[25] He is a former singer/songwriter who has overcome being abandoned at birth to become a successful investor in and public and private companies. ^{[666666] [12] [15]}

James was an early investor in Hanson Natural.

He has invested directly in Six foods(Chirps Chips) as seen on Shark Tank, ^{[666666] [12]} ShearShare (y-combinator fellow and 500 startups,Google Ventures). Blume(formerly ElleBox, 500 startups, Uphonest Capital, Felicis Ventures). Numina (500 Startups, Liquid2Ventures). Markable (Cheetah Mobile, Plug and Play Ventures ) and the revolutionary 3-D robotics printing company Voodoo Manufacturing(y- Combinator W17, General catalyst). He is also an Executive Producer of Independant films in partnership with Legacy Entertainment Partners and Monte Carlo Productions for Regarding the Case of Joan of Arc. He is also founder of the think tank Greater Good Society.