James Newman
InvestorManaging Partner – Fund Manager, European CEO & Global COO (EVP of Global Ops) at Republic Crypto · Co-Managing & General Partner at Superscrypt
London, England, United Kingdom
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James: together at Republic Crypto
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.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Experience
- RepublicManaging Partner – Fund Manager, European CEO & Global COO (EVP of Global Ops)current2025 — presentLondon, NY & Singapore
- RepublicManaging & General Partner – Fund Manager & EVP of Global Operations2024 — 2025London, NY & Singapore
- SuperscryptCo-Managing & General Partnercurrent2025 — presentLondon & New York
- The Digital Economy InitiativeAdvisory Councilcurrent2022 — present
- Brevan HowardPrincipal Investments - Brevan Howard2021 — 2025London, United Kingdom
- WebN GroupFounding Team2022 — 2024
- ElwoodC-Suite/Advisor/COO/CRO/Mentor2024London
- Saltford Football ClubDigital Advisor2021 — 2024
- Self-EmployedAngel Investor & Advisor2016 — 2024
- Algorand AccelerateAdvisor & Mentor2022 — 2023
- NatWest MarketsHead of EMEA FX HF Sales - FX, FI & EM Institutional Sales2017 — 2021London Area, United Kingdom
- HSBCFX Hedge Fund Sales, Trading & Structuring2010 — 2017London Area, United Kingdom
- HSBCEquity Derivatives Sales & Trading Intern2009London Area, United Kingdom
- UBSEquity Sales & Commodities Trading Intern2008London Area, United Kingdom
- Ifamax LtdWealth Management Intern2007Greater Bristol Area, United Kingdom
Skills & more
CEOs3Operations Management2Artificial Intelligence (AI)Venture CapitalFX Options16Derivatives6Commodity3Trading13Hedge Funds6Fixed Income12Emerging Markets5Foreign Exchange2
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Quantitative FinanceMacroeconomicsEquitiesFinancial MarketsWealth ManagementCapital MarketsInvestment BankingEquity DerivativesStrategyWeb3BlockchainBloombergLanguages Chinese · English · Spanish
- CFA — CFA Institute
From James's professional profile.
Colleagues at Republic Crypto
Ananya Chandra
Managing Partner at Innopact.vc
Kathryn Cartini
Co-Founding Partner & Advisor at Chloe Capital
Mike Sherbakov
General Partner at The Veteran Fund
Pac O'Shea
CEO at Round
Paul Menchov
Venture Partner at OP Crypto
Pialy Aditya
Co-Founder at Wocstar Capital
Tobias Bauer
Partner at Blockchain Founders Fund
Youngro Lee
Venture Advisor at Mercury Fund
Frequently asked questions
- Who is James Newman?
- 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.
- Where does James Newman work?
- James Newman is Managing Partner – Fund Manager, European CEO & Global COO (EVP of Global Ops) at Republic Crypto.
- What does James Newman invest in?
- James Newman invests in Crypto & Web3, Fintech.
- Where did James Newman go to school?
- James Newman studied at Durham University Business School (Master's Degree, Financial Management); Durham University (Bachelor of Science (BSc) Hons, Economics).
Same school
Also attended Durham University Business School5
Also attended Durham University280
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Shared employers
Also worked at Republic59
Nathaniel HardingManaging Partner at Cortado VenturesMike SherbakovGeneral Partner at The Veteran FundPaulina SzyzdekPrincipal at E12 Venture Capital, LlcKathryn CartiniCo-Founding Partner & Advisor at Chloe CapitalKatie WollbergHead of People at Hivemind Capital PartnersBoris RevsinManaging Director at Tribe Capital Firstlook
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Also worked at Brevan Howard22
Jinho JangDirector, Quantitative Research at Deerfield Management CompanyMahesh RamakrishnanCo-founder & Managing Partner at Ev3 Ventures LlcMaxime OurnacSenior Operations Manager at Hivemind Capital PartnersSimon NichollsPartner at GP BullhoundBen BelldegrunManaging Partner at Aliment CapitalGeorge RadfordPrincipal at Frontline Ventures
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Also worked at Elwood1
Also worked at NatWest Markets7
Jonathan HeilbronLeadership & Strategy Specialist at Redrice VenturesRuth De WulfPartner at Creafund Asset Management nvMahesh SantiapillaiInvestment Manager (Software and DeepTech) at University of Cambridge EnterpriseMichael HtunHead of CLOs and Structured Credit at KartesiaKala DesaiHead of Funds, London at The FSE GroupVaibhav TandonSenior Associate at Aviva Investors
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