About
James McWalter is co-founder and CEO of Paces. He previously founded Hale, a personal training marketplace, and held senior positions at Google-acquired machine learning company Hello Vera, B2B marketplace Respondent, and fintech firm FactSet.
Founder at PacesYC S22
Intro paths
YC
James went through Y Combinator (Summer 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Nicolas Dessaigne, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Paces's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, James can intro founders to Paces's investors below.
Paces's investors · 4
Co-founders at Paces
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Charles BaiFounder
Experience
- PacesCEO & Co-Foundercurrent2022 — presentNew York, NY
- Build, Repeat. (A Paces Podcast)Podcast Hostcurrent2020 — present
- Respondent IncHead of Growth & Operations2018 — 2020Puerto Vallarta, JAL
- Hello VeraHead Of Business Development (Exit)2017 — 2018Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico
- Hale- Fitness On DemandFounder2016 — 2018Vancouver, BC
- FactSetVice President - Sales, Hedge Fund DataFeeds2012 — 2015New York City Metropolitan Area
- FactSetPortfolio Analytics Specialist2007 — 2012London Area, United Kingdom
Skills & more
Sales11Artificial Intelligence3Start-ups3Asset Management9Mutual Funds6Financial Markets6Asset Managment2Account Management2Hedge Funds2Business Strategy2Business Analysis3Market Risk1
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Quantitative AnalyticsSales OperationsOperations ManagementFinancial ServicesEntrepreneurshipSales ManagementBusiness DevelopmentMarketing StrategySoftware as a Service (SaaS)Amazon Web Services (AWS)Salesforce.comManagementLanguages Spanish
- Basic Keelboat — American Sailing
- Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW) — Society of Wine Educators
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is James McWalter?
- James McWalter is co-founder and CEO of Paces. He previously founded Hale, a personal training marketplace, and held senior positions at Google-acquired machine learning company Hello Vera, B2B marketplace Respondent, and fintech firm FactSet.
- Where does James McWalter work?
- James McWalter is Founder of Paces.
- What companies did James McWalter found?
- James McWalter founded Paces.
- Where did James McWalter go to school?
- James McWalter studied at Y Combinator (S22); University of St Andrews (Master's, Philosophy); University of Galway (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Psychology).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Paces2
Also worked at Respondent Inc1
Also worked at FactSet19
Michael NekusChief Financial Officer at Eos Venture Partners LimitedSanket MerchantPartner at PeakSpan Capital PartnersElwin JohnFund Operations Associate at TNBAuraAaron HenshawInvestor at Ambush CapitalJoe LallouzInvestor at Ambush CapitalErlinda ArriolaSenior Investment Associate at JLL Spark Global Ventures
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