Over the past 16 years he has worked hands-on with over 20 companies to help them commercialize their early stage offerings and scale. As a founder he started Capvision, the largest expert network in APAC and fourth largest globally, as well as Community Capital Technology – a marketplace for community banks to trade loan assets and better support their local economies. James is a co-founder at One America Works, a 501c3 non-profit. OAW’s goal is to reintegrate the US economy by leveraging regional economic strengths across the US and creating a shared economic future. He is a seed investor in many firms, two related to sustainability: SWAY a cost competitive kelp based alternative to single use plastic, and REN Energy which leverages data to bring Fortune 500 corporations to go 100% renewable.
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James Dougherty
Co-founder, Coastal Carbon Solutions
James is a co-founder of Coastal Carbon Solutions, which provides verification, reporting and carbon credit packaging services for companies using ocean pathways to do atmospheric C02 removal.

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