GBxBoard Member
2025 — Present
Serves on the board of the community connecting British founders and investors in the Bay Area.
James da Costa invests in enterprise AI, B2B software and financial services as a partner at Andreessen Horowitz, with a particular interest in automating regulated workflows.
James da Costa invests in enterprise AI, B2B software and financial services as a partner at Andreessen Horowitz, with a particular interest in automating regulated workflows.
Career
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)Investing Partner
Jul 2024 — Present
Invests in B2B software, financial services, and enterprise AI companies.
Fingo AfricaCo-Founder
2021 — Present
Co-founded the Kenyan digital bank, part of Y Combinator’s S21 cohort. Previously led operations before stepping back to focus on investing.
PikaAdvisor
2023 — 2024
Advised the company building AI video generation models and tools.
Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AIResearcher
2023 — 2024
Researched the economic implications of artificial intelligence.
McKinsey & CompanyEngagement Manager
2017 — 2021
Worked on financial technology, corporate venture capital, business building, and advanced analytics engagements.
Cosigns Received
Featured Media
a16z.com
Everything, Everywhere is Compliance
With Angela Strange: how AI can turn compliance rules into code, replace legacy systems and automate manual work.
a16z.com
The Greenfield Strategy: AI-native startup Bingo
With Alex Rampell: a strategy for winning against incumbents by serving new companies, then expanding alongside them.
koganpage.com
Fintech Wars
His book on the rivalries and founders behind fintech, drawing on interviews with leaders including Reid Hoffman and Nigel Morris.
review.brunswickgroup.com
Fintech Insider — Brunswick Review
A substantive interview on building Fingo, choosing founders and applying AI to banking, compliance and customer support.