This document highlights several successful startups from the UK, particularly in London, within the sectors of FinTech, Retail, FashionTech, and Services. It provides details on some of the top startups, including Transferwise (money transfers), Funding Circle (peer-to-peer lending), Farfetch (online fashion marketplace), Lyst (universal fashion shopping cart), and Quintessentially (luxury lifestyle management). London is positioned as a leader for digital innovation and startup success in Europe due to its large talent pool and access to international markets and financing.
9. Founded in 2008, Lyst aggregates items from multiple e-
commerce sites into universal shopping cart
$1 billion valuation
> 4.5 million data points per hour
Retail
h"p://www.lyst.co.uk/
Jose Neves
11. Services
Launched Dec 2000, Quintessentially is a members-only
"luxury lifestyle management service" that provides concierge
services to its 86,000 subscribers, of which 800 billionaires.
Total turnover of £65 million in 2015.
h"p://www.quintessen>ally.co.uk/
15. Russ Shaw!
• Skype VP/GM!
• Telefonica O2 CMO!
• Dialog & Unwire Board
Member!
• Founded Tech London
Advocates (2013)!
Aron Pilhofer!
• Co-founded DocumentCloud.org
and Hacks & Hackers (2009)!
• Associate Managing Editor for
Strategy and Editor of Interactive
News at The New York Times
• Interim Chief Digital Officer The
Guardian News & Media!