James Binns
Angel Investor @ Barclays
London, United Kingdom
James Binns is a funding round investor at Barclays in London focused on FinTech and Lending. James Binns is the Global Head of Trade and Working Capital for Barclays, which serves Corporate, NBFI and FI clients globally with teams located in UK, Europe, Americas, Asia and the Middle East. Prior to joining Barclays, James spent 4.5 years at Deutsche Bank where he headed Working Capital Advisory and Trade Finance for EMEA and latterly GlobalCross Product Solutions. This followed 20 years at HSBC where James was based across Asia Pacific, the Middle East, USA and UK in a number of senior Corporate Banking and Trade Finance roles.
- Total investments:
- 2
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 100%
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Industries James Binns invests in
Stages James Binns invests in
Countries James Binns invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- FinTech 1 (50%)
- Lending 1 (50%)
- Software 1 (50%)
- Financial Services 1 (50%)
- Cloud Data Services 1 (50%)
Stage
- Funding Round 1 (50%)
- Debt Financing 1 (50%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Trade Ledger, established in 2016, is a Corporate Lending Platform for better business lending that supports many lending categories including invoice funding, supply chain financing and debtor financing. | $3.7M / Debt Financing / May 25, 2023 | ||
| Validis is a cloud-based FinTech company with a unique software that increases a lender’s access to their client’s financial data. Validis technology enables high-speed transmission of financial data via the web, allowing lenders to receive and review client data securely and efficiently. The software retrieves data directly from an SME’saccounting software package and generates extensive analytics and standardized “audit-in-a-box” reports that lenders can access via Validis’ pluggable feed or online portal. Validis enables lenders to respond swiftly to initial funding applications, reducing the time it takes to onboard clients and subsequently increasing lending rates. Once clients are onboard, Validis provides lenders with performance monitoring and covenant breakdown notifications so they can continue to lend with confidence. |
Co-Investors
About Barclays
Barclays specializes in banking with an array of consumer and small business credit card programs to achieve business and personal goals.
Barclays Contacts
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Alexander Stromberg
Managing Director
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CS Venkatakrishnan
Chief Executive Officer
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Jason Whiting
Americas Head of Strategy
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Jean-Paul Lugaro
Administrative Assistant
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Naohiko Baba
Head of Research and Managing Director
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What does James Binns invest in?
James Binns invests primarily in FinTech, Lending and Software startups, most often at Funding Round and Debt Financing stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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When did James Binns last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for James Binns closed in May 2023. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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