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Wellwood is the Founding Partner of Urbanic, a London-based fashion brand that creates mass retail fashion with a conscience. He has driven the company’s growth, investment and visibility through strategic and high-value partnerships, procuring the world’s best talent and supporting technological innovation for the brand along the way.

With a strong track record of building and managing investment portfolios, private equity deals, and strategic partnerships, James Wellwood has leveraged his expertise and network to support and empower emerging and disruptive businesses over the course of his career.

An entrepreneur with over a decade of experience in the investment industry, Wellwood aligns with companies whose mission it is make a positive impact in the world. As such, he has led and advised companies across many sectors such as fashion, life sciences, wellbeing, education, and communications.

As Founder of The Reviresco Group, he is dedicated to creating value, through alignment, for the companies he champions and only aligns and collaborates with businesses that share his vision and values.

James is a former professional athlete representing both England U21 and, at club level, the former European Champions. He read Political Science at the University of Cambridge, is a Young Leader at the Milken Institute and serves on the Leadership Council of RIVET, a charity which channels the collective economic power of young people to fund their work as social innovators.