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About Investor

James McDougall is a Founding Partner and Venture Partner at Tera Ventures and is based in Tallinn, Estonia. He focuses on DeepTech, enterprise technology, SaaS, and hardware companies at the Pre-seed and Seed stages. His investment work centers on advanced technical products, enterprise solutions, scalable software platforms, and innovative physical technologies. James typically invests between $220K and $3.85M, with a preferred ticket of approximately $1M. As a lead investor, he plays an active role in early company selection, transaction structuring, financing decisions, and portfolio strategy. Through Tera Ventures, he supports early-stage technology founders as they validate their products and prepare for international growth.