James Graham is a mentor at NEXEA, an early Startup Accelerator, Angel Network and Venture Capital organisation. NEXEA has invested in more than 35 Startups across Southeast Asia and is known for creating value in their investments. NEXEA is backed by experienced entrepreneurs who have done their M&As and IPOs or are CEOs of publicly listed companies. More importantly, they want to give back to the next wave of entrepreneurs.

James is the founder of OnThisDay.com, the world’s largest, most accurate site for today in history, which is enjoyed by millions of people a month. He is also the co-founder of Borneo Dictionary, a not for profit project digitising Borneo’s diverse range of native languages. 

He started his career as a business and technology consultant based in New Zealand for 8 years. He became an experienced business intelligence developer and data warehousing/big data specialist. His technical skills include responsive web development, SEO, internet marketing, numerous programming languages, relational and OLAP database design and development, ETL tools, management reporting and dashboard design.

His experience covers many industries, including internet media, banking, electricity, financial services, government, insurance, manufacturing, non-profit, payments, retail, telecommunications and transportation.

With entrepreneurial and mentoring experience and a passion to give back to the community, James is keen to guide startups step-by-step and lead by example as an esteemed mentor.