James Meekings

Pioneer
DISC Type : dis

Investor and Board Director at stocs

London Area, United Kingdom

Overview

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.

Personality Overview

Decisive But Friendly

Driven But Considerate

Dynamic But Sincere

They combine a unique set of diverse traits where they are fast and friendly but can slow down to be thorough when needed  If they are convinced, they can become very strong champions for your product They have the unique ability to win both love and respect from their team (or outsiders)

Topics They Care About

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.
Mission-Driven Ventures
He is passionate about growing businesses with a strong mission to make people's lives better, a core theme in his career.

Media Appearances

James has no verified media appearances

Work History

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

Education

Economics and Management from University of Oxford

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Insights For Selling To James

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Build a trustworthy relationship while keeping the product center-stage
  • Mostly stick to your standard pitch and qualifying script, but add some stories or anecdotes to it
  • Keep your pitch focused on the impact but nurture the relationship too

DONT's

  • Don’t hesitate from asking questions or pushing them, but take a formal approach
  • Don't lean very heavily into providing too much information, sharing whitepapers etc.
  • Don’t be very informal during the early interactions even if they are being so themselves

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with James is

  • Nothing less than a strong combination of proof of results, relationship and high levels of professionalism is effective with them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from James

  • They can say no while staying friendly, but can also be pursuaded to reconsider

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will James move?

  • They are generally fast movers and can take quick decisions
  • Can James take some risk or not?

  • They have high risk-appetite but can get ahead of themselves once in a while. Observe carefully

You And James

Personality Compatibility


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