James Varga
Scaling start-ups and scale-ups from founder-led to repeatable sales: GTM design, deal flow, market entry, and operating cadence.
Data, identity and open-finance strategy: turning complex data into revenue and credit-risk decisions.
Climate and sustainability growth: commercial models for green hydrogen and low-carbon markets.
Board/NED and fractional exec support: practical operating guidance, export strategy, and sleeves-rolled-up execution.
Founded 13 ventures, raised $30m+, built a SaaS platform used in 46 countries, and created the UK’s first open-banking app.
Founded and led DirectID, a global credit-risk platform with 13k+ bank connections across 45 countries, used for affordability, income and cash-flow insights.
Co-founded Closing Foundry to help teams move from founder-led selling to repeatable enterprise sales; active board/NED and advisory roles.
Growth leadership across fintech and climate/energy: CGO roles scaling green-hydrogen certificate and low-carbon finance initiatives.
Public and academic service: UK Export Champion, Ministerial Trade Board member, and university industry advisory board member.