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Overview

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CB Rank (Investor)

Location England, United Kingdom, Europe
Regions Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA)
Gender Male

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James Austin is based out of Tidmarsh, England, and is the co-founder of Bert and Ernie Ltd. James previously worked at Business Growth Fund as an investment director. James Austin attended the University of Edinburgh.

Partner Investments

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Announced Date	Organization Name	Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	ARuVR	Business Growth Fund	Yes	Seed Round - ARuVR	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Wiserfunding	Business Growth Fund	Yes	Venture Round - Wiserfunding	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Christopher Ward	Business Growth Fund	Yes	Venture Round - Christopher Ward	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Bullitt Group	Business Growth Fund	—	Venture Round - Bullitt Group	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Primrose	Business Growth Fund	Yes	Venture Round - Primrose	obfuscated obfuscation

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is the

Investment Director

at

. Additionally,

has had

past jobs including

Investment Director

at

Business Growth Fund

.

Bullitt Group Investment Director

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Business Growth Fund	Investment Director	Dec 2011	Oct 2023
LDC	Investment Manager	Sep 2007	Dec 2011
NatWest Group	Director	—	—

Board and Advisor Roles

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Board Of Director

at

Christopher Ward

.

Christopher Ward Board Of Director

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Wiserfunding	Board Member	Sep 2021	Mar 2023

Education

studied at

University of Edinburgh

and

University of Strathclyde

.

University of Edinburgh BScElectrical Engineering19911993
University of Strathclyde PostGrad DiplomaBusiness Finance19931994

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