James Wise

Everything James Wise said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.

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Wise: Balderton receives 5,000-6,000 funding applications annually, double 2014 levels

“Our deal flow now is five to 6000 applications a year for funding. I mean, not all of them viable or, but you know, it's more than double what it was a couple of years ago.”

James Wise Apr 25, 2016 ▶ 17:26 20VC: Europe's Youngest Series A Venture Partner, James Wise @ Balderton Capital on How To Get Into Venture & What The Future Of The VC Industry Looks Like

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Wise: Crowdcube raised £1 million in 16 minutes on its platform

“The fastest crowdfunding campaign, I think, was done on Crowdcube itself for Crowdcube. I think they did a million pounds in 16 minutes.”

James Wise Mar 12, 2015 ▶ 7:19 20 VC 019: Funding the Future with James Wise of Balderton Capital

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JustPark saw a 3x increase in app downloads during Crowdcube campaign

“Just Park, who did their crowdfunding campaign recently on Crowdcube, they actually saw a three X increase in the number of downloads of the Just Park app.”

James Wise Mar 12, 2015 ▶ 8:30 20 VC 019: Funding the Future with James Wise of Balderton Capital

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Balderton Capital limits check sizes between $1 million and $100 million

“We don't do a hundred million dollar tickets, and we don't really do less than a million dollar tickets.”

James Wise Mar 12, 2015 ▶ 9:28 20 VC 019: Funding the Future with James Wise of Balderton Capital

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Wise: Balderton holds companies for an average of 7.1 years before exit

“You know, we normally know the companies we invest in for, I think it's just about two years before we invest, and we On average, hold our companies for 7.1 years before exit.”

James Wise Mar 12, 2015 ▶ 10:21 20 VC 019: Funding the Future with James Wise of Balderton Capital

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Wise: Sunrise validated value through engagement before monetizing

“I was involved in a company called Sunrise. We didn't charge for it, but we knew we were creating value because people were spending time using it and coming back to the app.”

James Wise Mar 12, 2015 ▶ 13:00 20 VC 019: Funding the Future with James Wise of Balderton Capital

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Wise: Balderton Capital's most recent investment is in MyTomorrows

“Most recent investment was in a company called MyTomorrows. They are targeting the delivery of drugs on, for early access programs. So completely changing the way that drug distribution is done for people who are very, very ill. And we said yes, because we tho…”

James Wise Mar 12, 2015 ▶ 18:43 20 VC 019: Funding the Future with James Wise of Balderton Capital

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Every mention by year

One line per show, most statements first. The link opens James's full record on that show: the calibration, argument clarity, speaking style and every statement made there.

Show	Role there	Eps	Statements	Record
20VCLEDGER	General Partner, Balderton Capital	3	31	89% 8/9	full record on 20VC →