James West (businessman)

James West is the Co-Founder of Alamy and Co-Founder of Videoloft.
West graduated with a degree in geography from the University of Edinburgh.
In 1999, West co-founded Alamy, an online stock photography company.
In 2012, West co-founded Manything, a mobile app with over 1 million users, which turns spare smartphones into DIY home security cameras.
In 2019, Manything became Videoloft, a cloud video surveillance platform for the professional security camera market.
West is also involved in philanthropic causes, notably a non-exec director of The Fischer Family Trust.
Personal life and education
West graduated with a degree in geography from the University of Edinburgh.
Business ventures
Alamy
In 1999 West co-founded Alamy with Mike Fischer; Alamy is an online stock photography company which grew to have offices in Techno park in Trivandrum, Kerala, India and a sales office in Brooklyn, New York, United States.
James West was the CEO of Alamy between 1999-2017 and between 2018-2020.
PA Media Group acquired Alamy in February 2020.
Manything
West co-founded Manything alongside Mike Fischer and Tim Pearson of RM plc.
Manything is a mobile app with over 1 million users, which turns spare smartphones into DIY home security cameras.
Manything captured several robberies which we reported to the police in real time.
Videoloft
Manything rebranded to Videoloft in 2019, which now focuses on providing cloud Video Surveillance to the professional security market.
Philanthropy
West is also known for his efforts to philanthropic causes.
West is a trustee of the Fischer Family Trust, a UK-based non-profit organisation established in 2001 aimed towards educational outcomes of the most vulnerable proportion of students in UK schools.
When West was leading Alamy he also donated around $6 million in profits to charities including the Fischer Family Trust and Medical Research.

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