James McDowall
Founding Partner @ Arcanum Capital
James McDowall is a pre-seed investor at Arcanum Capital focused on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency. James McDowall is the Founding Partner of Arcanum Capital. He previously worked at the Swiss Impact Investment Association as an Advisor. James McDowall attended the University of Birmingham.
- Total investments:
- 4
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 50%
Last updated:
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Industries James McDowall invests in
Stages James McDowall invests in
Countries James McDowall invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Blockchain 2 (50%)
- Cryptocurrency 2 (50%)
- Music 1 (25%)
- FinTech 1 (25%)
- Finance 1 (25%)
Stage
- Pre-Seed 3 (75%)
- Initial Coin Offering 1 (25%)
Country
- France 1 (25%)
- United States 1 (25%)
- United Arab Emirates 1 (25%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Komet
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Komet is a fintech company offering digital wallet for secure NFT transactions for users to access, mint, and trade NFTs and collectibles. | $1M / Pre-Seed / Nov 04, 2022 | |
Vurse
|
Vurse is an interactive short video platform, a destination for users to showcase, consume and engage with talent, ideas and culture from anyone, anywhere. Vurse’s unique suite of AI-powered editing tools empowers content creators to unleash their creative confidence, and using state of the art Blockchain technology to bring transparency into dayto day entertainment. Their mission is to showcase the world’s spontaneous talent, creativity and passion anytime, anywhere - all through a simple tap and hold. All in one. All in Vurse. | Pre-Seed / Apr 15, 2022 | |
Kandola
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Kandola is a decentralized Chip-to-Cloud IoT Protocol that democratizes loT device manufacturing and solution development by decoupling the dependency on the loT platform. Kandola's features are secure and scalable. It secures hardware sending data to secure decentralized cloud. | $450K / Pre-Seed / Apr 04, 2022 | |
Lum Network
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Lum Network delivers the first decentralized system for businesses to establish genuine customer trust. | $4M / Initial Coin Offering / Dec 14, 2021 |
Co-Investors
Alpha Wave Global
1 deal together
Better Capital
1 deal together
Alpha Wave Global
1 deal together
High Naut Capital
1 deal together
Ki Foundation
1 deal together
About Arcanum Capital
Arcanum Capital invests in early-stage companies at the intersection of fintech, blockchain, and AI.
Arcanum Capital Contacts
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James McDowall
Founding Partner
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Karthik Bupathi
Founding Partner
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Caleb August
Associate
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Luchang Zheng
Founding Partner
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FAQ
What does James McDowall invest in?
James McDowall invests primarily in Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Music startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Initial Coin Offering stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did James McDowall last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for James McDowall closed in Nov 2022. Shizune tracks 4 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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Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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