James King
Founder & Business Development Director @ Fig VC
London, United Kingdom
James King is a seed investor at Fig VC in London focused on Software and Financial Services. James King is the Founder and Director at New Model Venture Capital. He attended University of Leeds.
- Total investments:
- 2
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 100%
Last updated:
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Industries James King invests in
Stages James King invests in
Countries James King invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 2 (100%)
- Financial Services 2 (100%)
- Mobile 1 (50%)
- FinTech 1 (50%)
- Finance 1 (50%)
Stage
- Seed 1 (50%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (50%)
Country
- Australia 1 (50%)
- United Kingdom 1 (50%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| MOGOPLUS is a ground-breaking FinTech business providing uniquely-secure technology to banks, lenders, and other businesses helping them unlock deep insights into consumer’s true financial profile. MOGOPLUS allows consumers to automatically verify their identity and provide transactional data without divulging their login credentials and passwordsto anyone other than their own bank.MOGOPLUS enables consumers to safely share their personal financial data (e.g. bank account transactions and bank statements) with potential lenders in real-time, enabling the lender to provide instant credit decisions, without leaving a mark on the consumer’s credit score. The data retrieved by MOGOPLUS is digitally processed, categorised and sent to potential lenders eliminating manual processing, saving time, reducing fraud, and improving the customer journey.MOGOPLUS is currently working with major banks, lenders, tenant vetting firms, mortgage brokers and a range of other businesses in both UK and Australia, with discussions underway for expansion into new territories. | $983.1K / Venture - Series Unknown / Jul 04, 2025 | ||
| The road to a mortgage can be rocky for brokers and clients alike, but with Smartr365, it’s just a few clicks away. Smartr365 develops cutting-edge and innovative technology in a fast-paced, agile team, helping brokers spend more time delivering advice and less time filling in forms. Smartr365 is transforming the industry from the ground up –getting a mortgage has never been easier. | $1.3M / Seed / Nov 03, 2017 |
About Fig VC
Fig VC is a venture capital group providing a pragmatic new approach to supporting and investing in high-growth early-stage companies. Founded five years ago, Fig brings together exciting early-stage companies and experienced, value-added investors. Fig receives more than 2,000 approaches a year from companies seeking funding. It does not focus on a particular sector and invests across a wide range of industries by engaging industry experts as active advisors. The current portfolio contains fitness equipment manufacturers, neuroscience attention analytics, Software as a Service (SaaS), food & beverage companies and medical devices.
Fig VC Contacts
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Andrea Razborsek
Executive Assistant
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Elaine Yeung
Visual Communications Director
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Heather Economides
Financial Controller
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James King
Founder & Business Development Director
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Marco Geninazza
Co-Founder and Director
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What does James King invest in?
James King invests primarily in Software, Financial Services and Mobile startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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