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James M.

James McClure

>$100M raised and invested as a GP of a global fund after operator career

  • University of Warwick Logo

    University of Warwick

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    Antler

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I'm a General Partner at the world's most active AI investor, Antler. I broke into VC after an operating career as a C-level tech exec at multiple unicorns. My firm have raised >$100M over two top-quartile performance funds and we have made >150 investments. Personally I've made over 50 angel investments. Across these investments I've invested BEFORE Sequoia, 20VC, a16z, Accel and YC multiple times. In my operating career, I was Chief Commercial Officer for Adzuna (a global job search engine) running their business across 16 global markets. Prior to that I ran the B2B2C business for SeatGeek, a ticketing marketplace, working with major sporting franchises like Manchester City, Liverpool and Dallas Cowboys. I joined SeatGeek after spending several years as GM UK and Northern Europe for Airbnb, overseeing their rocketship growth across Homes and launching Experiences. I also spent eight years at Google in London, Sydney and Singapore; most recently running their APAC Emerging Markets business, launching YouTube across Southeast Asia.

James’s Venture Capital Qualifications

Experience level: Partner

10+ Venture Capital clients

Open to working with clients outside the U.S.

James has helped clients get into these companies:

I am currently a General Partner at Antler - the world's most active early stage investor - running their Australia fund. I am at the forefront of investing in and supporting the best and brightest founders and I'm making ~25 investments a year at pre-seed stage. I don't have a traditional investing background, I'm largely self-taught from my 50+ angel investments and I run a Maven course on helping busy tech execs to angel invest. Prior to VC, my background was as an operator with senior exec roles at Airbnb, Google, SeatGeek and Adzuna working across US, EMEA and APAC. I am also an experienced coach, having coached multiple founders and C-level execs over my career Give me a shout to discuss how I can support you on your venture capital journey!

James can help with:

AI Automation

AI Deal Sourcing

AI Fundamentals

Behavioral Interview Prep

Cover Letters

Deal Sourcing

Due Diligence

Fundraising

General Exploration

Investment Evaluation

LinkedIn Review

Networking Strategy

Portfolio Management

Promotion Strategy

Resume Review

Salary Negotiation

Skill Building

Technical Interview Prep

Venture Capital Strategy

Work Experience

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General Partner

Antler

January 2023 - Present

Hiring Manager

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Founder

Reload Ventures

September 2022 - Present

Set up my own business for start-up mentoring and angel investing

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Chief Commercial Officer

Adzuna

March 2020 - August 2021

Hiring Manager

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EVP Global Business

SeatGeek

June 2018 - March 2020

Hiring Manager

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General Manager, UK and Northern Europe

Airbnb

December 2014 - May 2018

Hiring Manager

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Head of Emerging Markets APAC

Google

August 2010 - December 2014

Hiring Manager

Education

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University of Warwick

Master of Mathematics, Mathematics

2000 - 2004

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