James Shanahan, Founder of NexGen Financial

About James Shanahan

James Shanahan is the President and founder of NexGen Financial. He founded the company with the proceeds from the sale of his electrical distribution business in 2016. Before this, he was a Portfolio Manager at Roxbury Capital Management after graduating with an MBA from UCLA in 1999. NexGen Financial has achieved significant growth and profitability in less than three years.

James Shanahan at a glance

• Company: NexGen Financial
• Total raised: $100M
• Investors: Blue Sage Capital, Synovus Bank, Four Point Capital Advisors, LLC, Bastion Funding, Stephens Inc., Hudson Cove Capital Management, LLC
• Location: Malibu, United States

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