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James Braithwaite

Investor

Financial Controller at Northzone

London

About

James Braithwaite joined Northzone in 2025 as Financial Controller in the London office, overseeing fund finance including investor reporting, valuations, and group-level operational finance. He is a Chartered Accountant (ACA) who trained at PwC and previously worked in finance at Gresham House and Bluewater, with a degree in Economics and Finance from the University of Manchester.

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Experience

  1. NorthzoneFinancial Controllercurrent2025 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
  2. BluewaterVP Finance2022 — 2025London, United Kingdom
  3. Gresham HouseFinancial Controller2020 — 2021London, United Kingdom
  4. PwCSenior Associate2018 — 2020London Area, United Kingdom
  5. PwCAssociate2016 — 2018Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Education

  1. ICAEWChartered Accountant ACA
  2. The University of Manchester

Same school

Also attended ICAEW110

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Also attended The University of Manchester128

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Shared employers

Also worked at Gresham House3

Wilfred FiankoGeneral Partner at Cornerstone VCTim FarazmandImpact Fund Chairman at PalatinePeter MuirAnalyst at 33East

Also worked at PwC965

David PhuController at Felicis VenturesTianen LiangTax Controller at Felicis VenturesJanet WolpertInvestor at Index VenturesAryo TehranianManaging Director at Mayfair Equity PartnersAne Tolnes HaugdalInvestor at InvestinorEgilInvestor at Investinor

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Colleagues at Northzone

Aaron Liu
Principal at Northzone
Alessandro De Benedetti
Associate at Northzone
Alex Agureev
Vice President at Northzone
Alexandra Farmer
Fund Accountant at Northzone
Amanda Thickpenny
Events Manager at Northzone
Andrea Gazvini
Associate at Northzone
Bjorn Stray
Partner at Northzone
Deepka Rana
Principal at Northzone