Work with James
About
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 also coaches for Sales Operations, Sales, Business Operations & Strategy, and Business Development & Partnerships. View all.
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

General Partner
Antler
January 2023 - Present
Hiring Manager

Founder
Reload Ventures
September 2022 - Present
Set up my own business for start-up mentoring and angel investing

Chief Commercial Officer
Adzuna
March 2020 - August 2021
Hiring Manager

EVP Global Business
SeatGeek
June 2018 - March 2020
Hiring Manager

General Manager, UK and Northern Europe
Airbnb
December 2014 - May 2018
Hiring Manager

Head of Emerging Markets APAC
August 2010 - December 2014
Hiring Manager
Education

University of Warwick
Master of Mathematics, Mathematics
2000 - 2004
5.0 average review
2 reviews
Overall rating
James has helped clients get into these companies:
James also coaches for Sales Operations, Sales, Business Operations & Strategy, and Business Development & Partnerships. View all.


