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James Meekings

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Investor and Board Director at stocs
📍 London Area, United Kingdom

James Meekings is a co-founder of the LSE-listed company Funding Circle, which he helped build to revolutionize small business lending. He is now an early-stage tech advisor, non-executive director, and investor focused on fintech, healthtech, and travel. He is a graduate of the University of Oxford with a degree in Economics and Management.

He is passionate about growing mission-led businesses and building teams that improve peoples lives. James shows great enthusiasm for the energy of new ventures, getting excited by kick-off events for new founder programs and the prospect of building globally important companies from the ground up.

Unique fact: James co-founded a company that made small business loans an investable asset class for global financial markets, moving them beyond traditional bank balance sheets.

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Experience
20 Years
Current Role
Investor and Board Director
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
London Area, United Kingdom
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Priorities

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Fintech Disruption
Co-founded Funding Circle to revolutionize SME lending and now invests in fintechs like Thirdfort, which automates AML and ID checks.
Founder Mentorship
Works with Entrepreneurs First and Breega to invest in and support exceptional founders from the earliest stages of building their companies.
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Career

Work history

9-2025
Investor and Board Director
stocs
5-2024 - 5-2025
Chief Platform Officer
Entrepreneurs First
1-2022
Investor and Board Director
Thirdfort
9-2020 - 8-2021
Venture Partner
Breega
1-2019
Investor & Advisor
Investing & Advising (Pre-seed to Series A)
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Education
Economics and Management
University of Oxford
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