James Tynan

James Tynan is a Partner at Square Peg, where he invests in exceptional founders solving significant problems across Australia, Israel, and South-East Asia. Before joining Square Peg, James was the CEO of Startmate, Australia's most powerful startup network, where he created the Startmate Fellowship to enhance people's careers through the network. Prior to that, he was based in the US, where he played a pivotal role in scaling Khan Academy from a YouTube success to the largest ed-tech organization globally. As VP of Strategy and Operations at Khan Academy, he built the Business Development and Adoption (Marketing) functions and managed the Educator/Classroom business. James holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) and a Bachelor of Arts in Media Arts & Production from the University of Technology Sydney, where he was awarded the University Medal.