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James Newman

Investor

Global Head of Business Development at WebN Group

London, England, United Kingdom

About

James Newman works on product, commercial, and go-to-market strategies across WebN Group's venture incubations, supporting builds for both traditional finance firms and digital-native businesses. He brings 15 years of investment banking experience in derivatives sales, structuring, and trading, and has focused on Web3 and digital asset markets for six years. Before WebN, he worked at Brevan Howard within Alan Howard's Family Office on principal investing across crypto, Web3, fintech, and frontier technologies, and earlier was Co-Head of EMEA FX Hedge Fund Sales at RBS. He is a CFA charterholder and holds an MA in Finance and a BA (Hons) in Economics from Durham University.

Invests in

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Experience

  1. RepublicManaging Partner – Fund Manager, European CEO & Global COO (EVP of Global Ops)current2025 — presentLondon, NY & Singapore
  2. RepublicManaging & General Partner – Fund Manager & EVP of Global Operations2024 — 2025London, NY & Singapore
  3. SuperscryptCo-Managing & General Partnercurrent2025 — presentLondon & New York
  4. The Digital Economy InitiativeAdvisory Councilcurrent2022 — present
  5. Brevan HowardPrincipal Investments - Brevan Howard2021 — 2025London, United Kingdom
  6. WebN GroupFounding Team2022 — 2024
  7. ElwoodC-Suite/Advisor/COO/CRO/Mentor2024London
  8. Saltford Football ClubDigital Advisor2021 — 2024
  9. Self-EmployedAngel Investor & Advisor2016 — 2024
  10. Algorand AccelerateAdvisor & Mentor2022 — 2023
  11. NatWest MarketsHead of EMEA FX HF Sales - FX, FI & EM Institutional Sales2017 — 2021London Area, United Kingdom
  12. HSBCFX Hedge Fund Sales, Trading & Structuring2010 — 2017London Area, United Kingdom
  13. HSBCEquity Derivatives Sales & Trading Intern2009London Area, United Kingdom
  14. UBSEquity Sales & Commodities Trading Intern2008London Area, United Kingdom
  15. Ifamax LtdWealth Management Intern2007Greater Bristol Area, United Kingdom

Education

  1. Durham University Business SchoolMaster's Degree, Financial Management2008 — 2009
  2. Durham UniversityBachelor of Science (BSc) Hons, Economics2005 — 2008

Skills & more

CEOs3Operations Management2Artificial Intelligence (AI)Venture CapitalFX Options16Derivatives6Commodity3Trading13Hedge Funds6Fixed Income12Emerging Markets5Foreign Exchange2
+12 moreQuantitative FinanceMacroeconomicsEquitiesFinancial MarketsWealth ManagementCapital MarketsInvestment BankingEquity DerivativesStrategyWeb3BlockchainBloomberg

Languages Chinese · English · Spanish

  • CFA — CFA Institute

From James's professional profile.

Colleagues at WebN Group

Adam Armitage
Legal Counsel at WebN Group
Barbara Walshe
Head of Legal at WebN Group
Fay Palaska
Head of People at WebN Group
Giulio Vietti
Venture Lead at WebN Group
Himanshu Panwar
CEO at WebN Group
Kevin Wong
Junior Legal Counsel at WebN Group
Liga Zonenberga
Head of Compliance at WebN Group
Lisa Beavington
Office Manager at WebN Group

Frequently asked questions

Where does James Newman work?
James Newman is Global Head of Business Development at WebN Group.
What does James Newman invest in?
James Newman invests in Crypto & Web3, Fintech.

Same school

Also attended Durham University Business School3

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Shared employers

Also worked at Republic41

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Also worked at Brevan Howard17

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Also worked at NatWest Markets4

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