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Titus Sharpe | |
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| Born | 3 September 1974 |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Known for | Co-founder of MVF |
Titus Sharpe (born 3rd September 1974) is a British Technology Entrepreneur.
Sharpe is known for founding the British technology company MVF. He was recognised as Entrepreneur of the Year by the National Business Awards in 2015.
Career
[edit]In 1999 Sharpe founded oxbridgelife.com, an early social network, before selling the business to Douglas Lambius Associates.[1]
In 2004, Sharpe co-founded the lead generation business Approved Index.[2] He sold the business to Reed Elsevier in 2008, before buying it back in 2013.[3]
In 2009 Sharpe co-founded the customer generation business MVF. In 2013 the business was recognised as the fastest-growing technology company in the UK in the Sunday Times Tech Track 100.[4] In 2015 Sharpe sold a 40% stake in MVF to Bridgepoint Advisers.[4]
Sharpe was CEO over the period 2009 to 2017, during which time he was awarded with the National Business Awards, Entrepreneur of the Year in 2015 and also the Queen’s Award For Enterprise for International Trade in 2013.
Personal Life
[edit]Sharpe is married to the theatre director Carrie Cracknell.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Henderson, Brian (18 February 2014). "The UK's fastest growing tech company: We meet Titus Sharpe, CEO of MVF". PWC. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ Ajilore, Joseph (3 March 2014). "Meet UK's fastest-growing tech company – with Titus Sharpe of MVF". YHP. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ Williams-Grut, Oscar (7 October 2013). "Founders of UK's fastest growing tech firm buy back former business". The Independent. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ a b Loizou, Kiki (22 February 2015). "Pret owner takes stake in tech firm". The Times. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ Soloski, Alexis (6 February 2014). "A 'Doll' Who Pulls Her Own Strings". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 6 February 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2019.