James Loftus is a former corporate lawyer who spent a decade in frontline legal practice before transitioning to venture capital, where his personal experience with legal bottlenecks directly informs his investment thesis in legal tech and AI tools like Robin AI. He currently serves as CFO at Velocity Global while bringing a VC mindset to scaling global workforce operations, having previously led PayPal's $1B+ early-stage fintech arm and played a central role in launching PayPal Ventures' AI Fund with investments in companies like Rasa. James Loftus is a former corporate lawyer who spent a decade in frontline legal practice before transitioning to venture capital, where his personal experience with legal bottlenecks directly informs his investment thesis in legal tech and AI tools like Robin AI. He currently serves as CFO at Velocity Global while bringing a VC mindset to scaling global workforce operations, having previously led PayPal's $1B+ early-stage fintech arm and played a central role in launching PayPal Ventures' AI Fund with investments in companies like Rasa.