# Zach James

> Zach James is the co-founder and co-CEO of Zefr. With Rich Raddon, he built Movieclips and developed businesses around online video rights, fan-created content and contextual advertising. Movieclips was acquired by Fandango in 2014; Zefr later sold RightsID and ChannelID to Vobile while continuing its contextual advertising work.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and Co-CEO at Zefr
- **Organizations:** Zefr, Movieclips, RightsID & ChannelID, Credit Suisse, Omniture, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, AwesomenessTV
- **Education:** BS in Business, Brigham Young University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Movieclips and Zefr with Rich Raddon., Built a licensed movie-clip business acquired by Fandango in 2014., Co-led Zefr during its $30 million IVP-led financing in 2014.

## Career timeline

- **2000-2005** — Held operations positions at Omniture.
- **2004** — Venture-capital intern at Hummer Winblad Venture Partners.
- **2007** — Graduated from Brigham Young University; also worked in investment banking at Credit Suisse.
- **2009** — Co-founded Movieclips with Rich Raddon; consumer site launched that year.
- **2012** — Movieclips announced its Zefr rebrand and $18.5 million financing; James also served on the AwesomenessTV board during 2012-2013.
- **2014** — Zefr raised $30 million led by IVP; Fandango acquired Movieclips in April; Zefr acquired Engodo in September.
- **2019** — Zefr agreed to sell RightsID and ChannelID to Vobile; completion announced in November.
- **2026** — Continues as Zefr co-founder and co-CEO; company announced Reddit partnership in September.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Movieclips and Zefr with Rich Raddon.
- Built a licensed movie-clip business acquired by Fandango in 2014.
- Co-led Zefr during its $30 million IVP-led financing in 2014.
- Co-led Zefr through the 2019 sale of RightsID and ChannelID assets to Vobile.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Zefr announced a Reddit partnership for content-level intelligence, insights and brand safety and suitability measurement on September 30.

## Links

- Website: https://zefr.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zachjames
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/ZachJames

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Last updated: 2026-10-24