James Smith has extensive experience in the technology and software sectors, currently serving as an Advisor at Gradual and an Investor at both DX and Linear. Previously, James co-founded and served as CEO of Bugsnag, which was acquired by SmartBear Software in 2021, and played a crucial role in scaling Heyzap as its first employee and CTO, leading to its acquisition by RNTS Media for $45 million. James's background includes a significant role as a Financial Software Engineer at Bloomberg, where the design of a multi-bank foreign exchange trading system was achieved, and as a Software Engineer at MPC Data, developing critical embedded systems software for healthcare. James holds a BSc (Hons) in Mathematics and Computing from the University of Bath.
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