He founded Vocus Communications in 2007 and led the company to a $25million listing in 2010. When he stepped down as CEO in February 2016 it had 1,500 staff, annual revenues of $1.8billion, and a market capitalisation of $5billion. In addition to twice being an EY Entrepreneur of the Year winner, James debuted on the BRW's Young Rich list in 2011, and is one of the youngest people in Australia to have launched and run a billion-dollar company. Following his time with Vocus, James co-founded MHOR Asset Management, an Australian small caps investment fund. As a thematic investor, who is keen to support the ideas and trends that are most likely to reshape the economy and have relevance into the future, James is an avid VC investor including in businesses such as Airtasker  https://www.airtasker.com, where he is Chairman, to futurist superannuation fund, Spaceship, online food delivery service, Marley Spoon, urban agriculture concept, Sustenir, and Integrated Green Energy Solutions (ASX:IGE), which uses patented technology to be the first in the world to turn unwanted plastics into road ready fuel.

<p>He founded&nbsp;Vocus&nbsp;Communications in 2007 and led the company to a $25million listing in 2010. When he&nbsp;stepped down as CEO in February 2016 it had 1,500 staff, annual revenues of $1.8billion, and a market capitalisation of $5billion. In addition to twice being an EY Entrepreneur of the Year winner, James debuted on the BRW's Young Rich list in 2011, and is one of the youngest people in Australia to have launched and run a billion-dollar company. Following his time with&nbsp;Vocus, James co-founded MHOR Asset Management, an Australian small caps investment fund. As a thematic investor, who is keen to support the ideas and trends that are most likely to reshape the economy and have relevance into the future, James is an avid VC investor including in businesses such as Airtasker&nbsp;&nbsp;<a title="Original URL: https://www.airtasker.com
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