James Byrne
Partner, Sustainable VenturesJames is an entrepreneur and one of three equity partners at Sustainable Ventures. Sustainable Ventures is the home of climate tech and the largest physical ecosystem of climate tech businesses in Europe. A full service ecosystem providing investment, community, support and workspace to climate tech businesses.
He has conceived, led and sat on the board of a number of portfolio businesses over the last 12 years including as Co-Founder of Sustainable Workspaces and is currently responsible for development at Sustainable Ventures. James has previously been an advisor to the Mayor of London whilst living in London. Having grown up in Greater Manchester, he now lives back in the region and is Sustainable Ventures partner lead for the North of England.
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Greater Manchester’s £2.5 billion funding boost to unlock UK’s first fully integrated, zero-emission public transport network
Greater Manchester is set to deliver the UK’s first fully integrated, zero-emission public transport system by 2030 thanks to a £2.5 billion government funding boost. Government ministers are in Rochdale this morning [Wednesday 4 June] to announce details of the...
Greater Manchester launches interactive development map to showcase growth plans
Greater Manchester has unveiled a new interactive map and launched a Development Forum as part of its ambitious plans for a 10-year pipeline of projects aimed at driving growth across the city-region. Earlier this year, Greater Manchester leaders outlined a...
UK’s Data Regulator Commits to Manchester’s Circle Square in Landmark HQ Move
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK’s independent data and privacy regulator, is set to move its headquarters to Manchester city centre. It has signed a lease for 20,000 sq ft of workspace at Bruntwood SciTech’s No.3 Circle Square, part of an £87...