James Wise
@jamespaulwise
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Partner @Balderton. Investing in AI, health and energy. Chair of UK Sovereign AI. Author of Start-Up Century. Mostly Generative.
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Joined March 2010
Private capital-backed Mollie buys GoCardless for €1.5bn
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Dutch payments group aims to create new European fintech
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Incredibly proud of @hirokitakeuchi as he announces @GoCardless acquisition by Mollie today, creating a combined European payments giant in a multi-billion dollar cash & shares transaction. I've known Hiroki & @mattjackrob for over 15 years, and alongside @t_blom and many
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Browse. Choose. Run. Agent Gallery gives you ready‑made workflows and tasks you can run instantly to accelerate your research.
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An incredible achievement for both companies. Wayve will help drive Nissans from Tokyo to Teeside, and that’s just the start.
A big day in Tokyo 🇯🇵✨ Nissan and Wayve officially announced our collaboration to bring Wayve’s AI Driver technology to mass-produced vehicles equipped with next-gen ProPILOT series technology. Here are highlights from today’s press event with Nissan CEO Ivan Espinosa and
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"The smartest decision we could have made" At the advent of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Quantum Systems' founder and CEO made the decision to work on the frontlines with Ukrainians to develop and deploy their intelligence drones. The speed of iteration there has not only
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Our founder and CEO @alanchanguk joined @jamespaulwise on the exceptional @Balderton podcast - and the episode just dropped today! Tune in to learn about the future of decentralised energy.
One of the fastest growing technology companies in the UK isn't in AI or defence - it’s @fuseenergy, a vertically integrated energy company transforming our electricity system from electron to app. For the latest episode of What's Next, I sat down with founder and CEO
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One of the fastest growing technology companies in the UK isn't in AI or defence - it’s @fuseenergy, a vertically integrated energy company transforming our electricity system from electron to app. For the latest episode of What's Next, I sat down with founder and CEO
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On @tylercowen’s podcast, @sama said that “the most important thing AI will do is discover new science for all of us.” In that spirit: today, the UK Govt launched its call to find teams building autonomous labs. https://t.co/fqPquCQ4dH
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Great to see @jamespaulwise and @KanishkaNarayan launch the UK’s new £500m Sovereign AI Fund today. Here’s why it matters: Pre-2008: We grew off an over-leveraged finance boom. Post-2008: Global growth shifted to US tech + now AI. UK reality: We shrank our old engine
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Delighted to see this: a genuinely impressive package for AI growth - the AI Opportunities Action Plan is in great shape! Particularly pleased to see the AI Sovereignty Unit taking shape, with the excellent @jamespaulwise as Chair and £100m for advanced market commitments 🚀🚀
Today, @leicesterliz and I are announcing a transformational c.£25bn AI growth package - deals, reforms, appointments - that together put AI opportunity firmly in the hands of British workers, kids and communities. 🏴🇬🇧𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐂 𝐈𝐍𝐕𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐒 (with
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There are world-leading AI companies being founded in Britain, but we can do so much more. Today I'm delighted to be announced as Chair of the UK Government's Sovereign AI Unit, backed by almost £500 million in investment to help build and scale AI capabilities on British shores
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The team at @Convergence was one of the most talented technical teams I've ever worked with. But as Marvin Purtorab explains below, if you wanted to work with them on frontier AI models, he didn't want to see credentials, he wanted to see what you've built, and how you think.
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The UK Government is serious about AI. But they are still only scratching the surface. The UK Treasury estimates that the hospital discharge tool I mention in this interview could save up to £850m a year - and that is just one of thousands of ways that AI could help the NHS,
Sir Keir Starmer says AI will improve public services, put money in your pocket, create jobs and improve your children's future - but how much is the government actually spending on it? Sky's @SamCoatesSky dives into the numbers behind government spending on AI.
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Thoroughly enjoyed this retrospective on what has driven Manchester's incredible economic and cultural growth over the last few decades. Highly recommend it. Manchester - the YIMBY City: https://t.co/49iiAtKnIJ
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The UK offshored much of our manufacturing, energy and defence industries. We can’t do the same with AI. Great to see the huge commitments being made to build in the UK over the last few days. Hopefully Govt will allow us to translate this money into spades in the ground and
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Really excited to share that @attio has raised $52m in Series B funding, led by GV with participation from @Redpoint, @Balderton, @PointNineCap, and @01Advisors. Over the past two years, we’ve seen rapid growth. 5,000 customers now run their GTM on Attio, including @lovable_dev,
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Great to be working with Pentland, JamJar, Norrsken and lots of new funds. You can read about the clinical trial and learn more about Sava from my interview with Ren below: https://t.co/JqJlK4uyGE
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