About
James Rusconi is an Investment Associate at Tidal Ventures with a background as a quant, data engineer, and systems builder. He focuses on founders building technology and on how software systems are designed and scaled. He previously worked at Savana Asset Management.
Experience
- Tidal VenturesInvestorcurrent2026 — presentSydney, NSW
- University of SydneyStartup Mentor (Genesis)2026Sydney, NSW
- Savana Asset ManagementFund Manager2024 — 2026
- Savana Asset ManagementSenior Analyst and Engineer2024
- Savana Asset ManagementAnalyst and Data Engineer2020 — 2024
- Savana Asset ManagementAssistant Portfolio Manager2020 — 2021
- Rainmakr.AIInvestment Banking Analyst2020 — 2022
- UNSW Business SchoolResearch Assistant2021
- Sydney Cricket and Sports Ground TrustStadium Club Receptionist2019 — 2021Moore Park, NSW
- Sydney Cricket and Sports Ground TrustCustomer Service Administrator2018Moore Park, NSW
Education
- UNSWBachelor of Economics and Commerce, Major in Econometrics and Finance2018 — 2022
- Financial Education ProfessionalsRG146 Securities and Managed Investments2025
- Waverley CollegeHigher School Certificate2016 — 2017
Skills & more
Venture Capital1Programming1Artificial Intelligence (AI)1Economics4Finance4Financial Analysis3Econometrics3Research4Financial Modeling1Customer ServicePortfolio Management1Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)2
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Agentic AI DevelopmentGenerative AIAzure DatabricksCommunicationMicrosoft ExcelR (Programming Language)StataMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft OutlookSQLPython (Programming Language)Leadership- University of Sydney Business School’s Genesis Accelerator Mentor — University of Sydney
- CFA Program Level I — CFA Institute
- Generative AI Fundamentals — Databricks
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Same school
Also attended UNSW171
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Shared employers
Also worked at University of Sydney45
Clare McCartney BeerCOO & Managing Director at Burda Principal InvestmentsThilo SchroederManaging Partner at Nextech InvestToby HeapFounding Partner at H2 VenturesPhil MorlePartner at Main Sequence VenturesSwetha MuraliVice President at OMX VenturesBen LindsayInvestment Principal at Investible Climate Tech Fund
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Colleagues at Tidal Ventures
Alvin Yeap
AI & Data at Tidal Ventures
Anatoli Kazatchkov
Engineering at Tidal Ventures
Anthony Justice
Leadership at Tidal Ventures
Asheesh Chacko
Strategy at Tidal Ventures
Callan Schebella
Product at Tidal Ventures
Collin Li
Growth at Tidal Ventures
Craig Holden
Chief Financial Officer at Tidal Ventures
Dan Winter
Venture Partner at Tidal Ventures