10 Standout Tech Entrepreneurs in London

10 Standout Tech Entrepreneurs in London 10 Standout Tech Entrepreneurs in London Image Source: Dot EveryoneFROM a vibrant community of innovative start-up entrepreneurs, to some of the best known names in business worldwide, London is emphatically on the map as a tech sector capital of global significance. Among the most interesting entrepreneurs in London currently are these 10 standout tech players. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 1. Michael Acton SmithImage Source:  INSTAGRAMOFTEN compared to Roald Dahl character, Willy Wonka, Michael Acton Smith has certainly brought joy to many children by founding MindCandy. The company is behind online gaming sensation Moshi Monsters, which has enjoyed both online and offline success. He was awarded an OBE in 2014.2. Kathryn ParsonsImage Source:  DECODEDKATHRYN Parsons is the tech entrepreneur behind innovative online brand Decoded, which aims to increase digital literacy. Decoded can teach anyone to code in one day, and has  branches in London, New York, Singapore and Sydney. Parsons is a passionate ad vocate for increasing the number of women in tech, especially coding. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 3. Martha Lane FoxImage Source:  DOT EVERYONEAS A co-founder of lastminute.com in 1998, Martha Lane Fox is by now an experienced alumni of the dot-com bubble. Her other ventures include many public service digital projects and the recent Dot Everyone project, which aims to show how internet-enabled technologies can benefit all British citizens. She was made Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho in 2013.4. James  EderImage Source:  STUDENT BEANSJAMES Eder founded the media brand, Student Beans, with his brother Michael, after graduating from college in 2008. This brand has grown into The Beans Group, encompassing both Student Beans and youth insights consultancy firm Voxburner. The group’s innovations to date include Beans iD, a digital student card. A measure of their impact is their invitation with a group of Kentish Town businesses to 10 Downing Street [see picture, with James on right] to meet Prime Minister David Cameron’s business adviser for a discussion about the challenges to young entrepreneurs in London and throughout the UK today. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 5. Emma SinclairImage Source:  TwitterA SERIAL entrepreneur with many ventures to her name, Emma Sinclair served stints as an investment banker and CEO of car-park operation company Target Parking, before setting up  her current project, Enterprise Jungle. This tech company integrates software platforms into the landscape of enterprise.6.  James DysonImage Source:  James Dyson FoundationAS ONE of the UK’s most well-known businessmen and  entrepreneurs in London, Sir James Dyson should need no introduction. Since inventing the Dyson vacuum-cleaner in the late 1970s, he has been at the forefront of British innovation and is now worth an estimated $4.9m. Sir James’s  latest invention is the 360 Eye, a robotic vacuum cleaner that’s set to transform the world of vacuuming again. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 7. Grace ReganImage Source:  TWITTERGRACE Regan has co-founded three innovative companies while still in her early-20s. If that sounds impressive, it should. Her  past credits include Clippet, the UK’s largest short-form audio news company, and Streamr, technology which allows podcasters and radio presenters to easily increase their advertising revenue. Regan’s  latest venture, SpiceBox, is an online, sustainable, vegan update of the traditional Indian takeaway.8.  Lord Alan SugarImage Source: FACEBOOKPERHAPS the most iconic character on our list of entrepreneurs in London is Lord Alan Sugar, founder of consumer electronics company Amstrad and star of The Apprentice. Although he has by now passed on many business responsibilities to his sons, Lord Sugar  remains  still Chairman and owner of Amsprop (investment firm) and Amscreen, which sells advertising space. He maintains an entertaining and illuminating T witter account, where he often comments on business and politics. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 9. Nick D’AloisioImage Source:  TWITTERWHILE still  a  secondary school student, Nick DAloisio began developing the app that would make him one of the worlds top young entrepreneurs. The app, which became Summly, was sold to Yahoo for $30 million in 2012, before D’Aloisio had even gone to college. In 2014, he announced his latest app, Yahoo News Digest.10. George BurgessImage Source:  GOJIMOTECH entrepreneur George Burgess launched his first successful startup, EducationApps, while  still in school.  dropped out of the prestigious Stanford University in order to pursue full-time his next venture, Gojimo. (Burgess is pictured above, front of frame, with the Gojimo team)  The new app helps prepare students for UK and US public exams such as the A Levels and SATS. 10 Standout Tech Entrepreneurs in London 10 Standout Tech Entrepreneurs in London Image Source: Dot EveryoneFROM a vibrant community of innovative start-up entrepreneurs, to some of the best known names in business worldwide, London is emphatically on the map as a tech sector capital of global significance. Among the most interesting entrepreneurs in London currently are these 10 standout tech players. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 1. Michael Acton SmithImage Source:  INSTAGRAMOFTEN compared to Roald Dahl character, Willy Wonka, Michael Acton Smith has certainly brought joy to many children by founding MindCandy. The company is behind online gaming sensation Moshi Monsters, which has enjoyed both online and offline success. He was awarded an OBE in 2014.2. Kathryn ParsonsImage Source:  DECODEDKATHRYN Parsons is the tech entrepreneur behind innovative online brand Decoded, which aims to increase digital literacy. Decoded can teach anyone to code in one day, and has  branches in London, New York, Singapore and Sydney. Parsons is a passionate ad vocate for increasing the number of women in tech, especially coding. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 3. Martha Lane FoxImage Source:  DOT EVERYONEAS A co-founder of lastminute.com in 1998, Martha Lane Fox is by now an experienced alumni of the dot-com bubble. Her other ventures include many public service digital projects and the recent Dot Everyone project, which aims to show how internet-enabled technologies can benefit all British citizens. She was made Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho in 2013.4. James  EderImage Source:  STUDENT BEANSJAMES Eder founded the media brand, Student Beans, with his brother Michael, after graduating from college in 2008. This brand has grown into The Beans Group, encompassing both Student Beans and youth insights consultancy firm Voxburner. The group’s innovations to date include Beans iD, a digital student card. A measure of their impact is their invitation with a group of Kentish Town businesses to 10 Downing Street [see picture, with James on right] to meet Prime Minister David Cameron’s business adviser for a discussion about the challenges to young entrepreneurs in London and throughout the UK today. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 5. Emma SinclairImage Source:  TwitterA SERIAL entrepreneur with many ventures to her name, Emma Sinclair served stints as an investment banker and CEO of car-park operation company Target Parking, before setting up  her current project, Enterprise Jungle. This tech company integrates software platforms into the landscape of enterprise.6.  James DysonImage Source:  James Dyson FoundationAS ONE of the UK’s most well-known businessmen and  entrepreneurs in London, Sir James Dyson should need no introduction. Since inventing the Dyson vacuum-cleaner in the late 1970s, he has been at the forefront of British innovation and is now worth an estimated $4.9m. Sir James’s  latest invention is the 360 Eye, a robotic vacuum cleaner that’s set to transform the world of vacuuming again. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 7. Grace ReganImage Source:  TWITTERGRACE Regan has co-founded three innovative companies while still in her early-20s. If that sounds impressive, it should. Her  past credits include Clippet, the UK’s largest short-form audio news company, and Streamr, technology which allows podcasters and radio presenters to easily increase their advertising revenue. Regan’s  latest venture, SpiceBox, is an online, sustainable, vegan update of the traditional Indian takeaway.8.  Lord Alan SugarImage Source: FACEBOOKPERHAPS the most iconic character on our list of entrepreneurs in London is Lord Alan Sugar, founder of consumer electronics company Amstrad and star of The Apprentice. Although he has by now passed on many business responsibilities to his sons, Lord Sugar  remains  still Chairman and owner of Amsprop (investment firm) and Amscreen, which sells advertising space. He maintains an entertaining and illuminating T witter account, where he often comments on business and politics. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 9. Nick D’AloisioImage Source:  TWITTERWHILE still  a  secondary school student, Nick DAloisio began developing the app that would make him one of the worlds top young entrepreneurs. The app, which became Summly, was sold to Yahoo for $30 million in 2012, before D’Aloisio had even gone to college. In 2014, he announced his latest app, Yahoo News Digest.10. George BurgessImage Source:  GOJIMOTECH entrepreneur George Burgess launched his first successful startup, EducationApps, while  still in school.  dropped out of the prestigious Stanford University in order to pursue full-time his next venture, Gojimo. (Burgess is pictured above, front of frame, with the Gojimo team)  The new app helps prepare students for UK and US public exams such as the A Levels and SATS.