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James Mcdowall

Founding Partner at Arcanum Capital

London, England

Overview 

James McDowall is the Founding Partner at Arcanum Capital, an expert in venture philanthropy and investor relations. With a strong background in portfolio management and a focus on investing in companies like Vurse and Kandola at early stages, he has successfully navigated the world of capital markets and business strategy. Highlights of McDowall's career include founding Alpha Ventures and serving as a PGA Golf Professional for both the Swiss Professional Golfers Association and The Professional Golfers' Association, showcasing a diverse skill set that spans from sports management to digital asset management.

Work Experience 

AC

Arcanum Capital

  • Founding Partner

    2020 - Current

    Arcanum Capital is a Web3-native asset management firm focused on supporting enterprising and forward-thinking teams building decentralized networks and applications for the global blockchain ecosystem. We invest early, often at seed-stage, and take an active, hands-on approach, applying our extensive operational knowledge and providing market access through our vast global networks to significantly increase the probability of success. Arcanum Capital's team consists of experienced investment professionals who understand what it takes to evaluate, incubate, and scale promising teams and ideas. We have been on the ground as operators, investors, and incubators in frontier and emerging markets since 2013, and have worked with startups, decentralized networks, and public companies globally. During this time, we have cultivated powerful networks and partnerships that are invaluable in helping our portfolio companies transition from idea to market and scale on the global stage. Our second fund is built on years of experience observing and participating in various market cycles, as well as a key strategic partnership with Luganodes, the fastest-growing staking infrastructure provider in the world with over $3 Billion of assets under delegation. We aim to utilize our expertise to deploy capital efficiently into projects and companies that are most aligned with our outlooks and capable of delivering optimal returns.

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Tavis Digital

  • Portfolio Manager

    2020 - 2021

    Tavis Digital is an innovative Swiss asset management company that focuses entirely on the portfolio management of digital assets. As a spin-off of Tavis Capital AG, a finma-regulated asset manager with over CHF 1 billion AuM from institutional investors, Tavis Digital positions itself as a pioneer in the asset management industry. • Managed a fully digital portfolio of tokenized venture capital funds, including 23 leading technology companies, resulting in continuous growth and expansion. • Offered investors a secure and quality investment opportunity in the digital asset sector through professional portfolio and risk management. • Developed scalable investment products in digital assets, providing traditional investors access to the digital marketplace with ease.

SI

Swiss Impact Investment Association

  • Advisor

    2020 - 2021

    SIIA is a non-profit association based in Zug, Switzerland, with a mission to showcase investments and companies with societal impact. SIIA envisions a society in which the quest for economic profit solves rather than creates social and environmental pressure. SIIA believes entrepreneurship, capital, and impact are essential ingredients for a prosperous society and healthy economy.

Alpha Ventures

  • Founder

    2018 - 2021

SP

Swiss Professional Golfers Association (Swiss PGA)

  • PGA Golf Professional

    2017 - 2018

TP

The Professional Golfers'​ Association

  • PGA Golf Professional

    2010 - 2017

Investments 

Vurse

Pre Seed

Total funding amount not yet available

Kandola

Pre Seed

Total funding: $450K

Lum Network

Initial Coin Offering

Total funding: $4M

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