After working in private equity, then leading online property firm Zoopla’s £919m IPO, Aneeqa Khan set up eporta, connecting furniture suppliers to anyone doing an interior design project, and has raised $8m in series-A funding. Read more...
Ben Grech and his two co-founders Miguel Amaro and Mariano Kostelec met at university and were inspired to emulate the successes of marketplace champions Airbnb and Homeaway. Focused on offering choice, trusted service and convenience, they set up Uniplaces to make international student rentals much easier and more secure to access. Read more...
With £1000 in the bank and a great ambition to revolutionise the shopper media industry, co-founders Joel Hopwood and Matt Lee learned early on that impressive success can come at a price, but starting afresh has helped the company scale to much loftier heights. Read more...
Founder Melissa Morris set up Lantum with the ambition to help save the NHS £1bn in medical staff recruitment agency fees each year and, after rapid growth, has achieved over £10m of savings to date. Read more...
Founder Ian O’Rourke credits backer Mel Morris of CandyCrush fame with helping Adthena to build on its strong machine-learning foundations so its clients can reach new customers via search. Read more...