London and Silicon Valley
James
Buckley-Thorp
Founder of Atlian. Two exits. Commentator on AI for BBC, Channel 4, Times Radio and LBC.
- £17.4m
- raised across my companies
- 2
- exits
- 15 years
- in regulated markets
On air and in print
- BBC
- Channel 4
- Times Radio
- LBC
- The Telegraph
- The Independent
- iNews
- Metro
- TechRound
- Cosmopolitan
- Nasdaq
- UKTN
- Pressat.co.uk
- Konsulteer
- TheBusinessDesk.com
- UK Tech Investment News
- Reuters
- Bedford Today
- The i Paper
- Business Insider
- Metro.co.uk
- www.lbc.co.uk
- Insurance Edge
- Cheshire Live
- Covéa Insurance
- Gaingels
Backed and bought by
- TK Maxx
- Aviva
- Berkshire Hathaway
- Munich Re
- Swiss Re
- Gen Re
- Covéa
- Bupa
- Founders Factory
- SuperSeed
- Fuel Ventures
- Leo Capital
- Form Ventures
- Clocktower Ventures
- Portfolio Ventures
- SyndicateRoom
- Kuvi Capital
- Outrun Ventures
- Q Ventures
Ventures
Atlian
Founder and CEO
AI for the UK's construction insurance brokers. FCA authorised.
Bequest
Founder and CEO
The UK's first life insurance app. £38m in gross written premium. Acquired.
Zego
Operations consultant
The UK's first insurtech unicorn, valued at $1.1bn.
Stitch Labs
Operations consultant
Operations consulting in San Francisco. Acquired by Square.
Rupert & Buckley
Founder
A Sunday Times Fast Track 100 company. Exited to TK Maxx in 2016.
Press
- TechRoundExperts Comment: Google Just Had Its Worst Day Since Its IPO – What Comes Next For Big Tech’s AI Spending
- Pressat.co.ukUK's first LGBTQ+ angel syndicate launches with a packed house at 22 Bishopsgate and a £100,000 first investment
- KonsulteerAtlian Raises Pre-Seed for Construction Insurance AI
- TheBusinessDesk.comSerial founder raises funding for AI tool that tracks construction projects before they break ground
- UK Tech Investment NewsAtlian secures £464,000 Pre-Seed funding led by Fuel Ventures
- ReutersAs Trump and Xi meet, investors play both sides of AI divide