James Yaffe

James Yaffe is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of TA:DA Holdings, LLC (“TA:DA”), an operational holding company that buys and invests in vocational education and coaching businesses. TA:DA’s current active growth equity investments include Freeletics and Karat. Prior to founding TA:DA, Mr. Yaffe was a co-founder and served as Chief Strategy Officer between November 2011 and January 2019 at J2 Global, Inc. (“J2 Global”), a leading Internet information and services company consisting of a portfolio of brands including IGN, Mashable, Humble Bundle, Speedtest, PCMag, RetailMeNot, Everyday Health and What to Expect. Mr. Yaffe currently serves as Senior Advisor to J2 Global’s Chief Financial Officer. In January 2011, Mr. Yaffe co-founded FUEL:M+C (Media+Commerce), which provides growth equity to later stage companies in digital media, commerce and data verticals, including investments in Maker Studios (sold to The Walt Disney Company), Bureau of Trade (sold to eBay Inc.), Vox, Simply Gum, and Morgenstern’s Ice Cream. From 2008 to January 2011, Mr. Yaffe served as a Managing Partner of Windsor Media, an investment firm focused on early stage technology-enabled media companies including Vice, Square, and Scopely. Mr. Yaffe is currently on the board of directors of Backstage, LLC, Welltok, Inc. and is active on the Advisory Board of The Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. Mr. Yaffe holds a Bachelor of Arts in economics, marketing and communications from the University of Michigan.