James Walker

Founder of Centigrade

San Francisco Bay Area

Overview 

James Walker is a seasoned entrepreneur, advisor, and investor based in the San Francisco Bay Area with a background in online advertising, analytics, and digital marketing. He has co-founded Centigrade and held advisory roles at notable companies like McKinsey & Company, Ripple, and Tubular Labs, showcasing his expertise in business development and strategic leadership within the tech industry.

Work Experience 

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Centigrade

  • Co-Founder

    2023 - Current

    -Open data platform for carbon and nature markets

Zelf.

  • Investor and Advisor

    2022

    -Unlock authentic conversations on TikTok and other vertical video and increase engagement by 2-8x

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MoonPay

  • Investor

    2021

    -The passport to the cryptoeconomy

MoonPay is a financial technology company that builds payments infrastructure for crypto.

Raised $650,677,600.00 from northstar.vc and Atacama Ventures.

moonpay.com
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Mage

  • Investor and Advisor

    2021

    -Open-source data pipeline tool for transforming and integrating data

Mage develops an open-source data pipeline tool for transforming and integrating data.

Raised $11,787,999.00 from Trajectory Ventures, Designer Fund, Mana Ventures, Gradient, Gaingels, Gradient, Lenny Rachitsky, James Beshara, Designer Fund and Scott Belsky.

mage.ai
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HIFI Labs

  • Investor

    2020

    -Musical artist development, redefined

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WiderCircle

  • Investor and Advisor

    2015

    -Connecting neighbors for better health

WiderCircle is a provider of an in-personal social platform designed to connect older adults.

Raised $38,000,000.00 from Chicago Ventures, Social Determinants of Life and The Blue Venture Fund.

widercircle.com
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TheGrid

  • Investor

    2014

    -AI websites that design themselves

AI websites that design themselves

Raised $9,200,000.00 from Sand Hill Angels.

thegrid.io
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McKinsey & Company

  • Senior Advisor

    2017 - 2024

    -Advise the Firm and its clients

McKinsey Growth Tech serves leading growth stage tech players, venture capital, and growth private equity

mckinsey.com
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Ripple

  • Advisor

    2023 - 2023

    -Transforming global finance

Ripple is a technology company that provides solutions for cross-border payments, crypto liquidity, and central bank digital currency.

Raised $293,800,000.00 from Uday Kumar Bangalore Shivaraman, The K Fund and Azure Ventures Group.

ripple.com
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Tubular Labs

  • Investor and Advisor

    2012 - 2023

    -Sold to Chartbeat

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