James Wise is a venture capitalist and author from Greater Manchester, England.[1]
At 29, Wise was made a partner at the European venture capital firm Balderton Capital, becoming the youngest partner of a venture capital firm at the time.[2][3] He has been associated with the firms' investments into Sophia Genetics, Depop and GoCardless and recognised as one of Europe's most influential technology investors.[4][5]
In 2023, Wise was appointed to the UK Government's Industrial Development Advisory Board.[6]
Comments on entrepreneurship
editWise has been a regular commentator on the role of entrepreneurship in economic development, in particular in the UK. In 2024 he wrote that the UK has historically 'denigrated entrepreneurs'[7] and needed to change tact. In 2020 he was an expert witness to the UK Government's Parliamentary Select Committee into scaling-up businesses,[8] and in 2023 he authored 'Start-Up Century', a book on entrepreneurship published by Bloomsbury Publishing.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Elizabeth Paton, James Wise". The New York Times. 2019-06-30. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
- ^ McCoy, Frankie (2018-04-13). "Meet London's leading tech investors". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
- ^ O'Hear, Steve (2016-01-05). "Balderton Capital Promotes Rob Moffat And James Wise To Partner". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
- ^ "Sophia Genetics raises $77m". www.ft.com. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
- ^ Journal, The Gentleman's. "The 10 most influential investors in London | The Gentleman's Journal | The latest in style and grooming, food and drink, business, lifestyle, culture, sports, restaurants, nightlife, travel and power. | Gentleman's Journal". The Gentleman's Journal. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
- ^ "Membership". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
- ^ Conchie, Charlie (2024-07-04). "Why London shouldn't chase Silicon Valley in the global tech race: James Wise". CityAM. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
- ^ "Committee examines scaling-up & opportunities for growth".
- ^ "Start-Up Century Why we're all becoming entrepreneurs - and how to make it work for everyone". Bloomsbury Publishing.