Richard Fearn

Richard is an alumni of the global advertising community having spent 16 years in some of the world’s leading creative agencies. He has since shifted his attention to start-ups. As an an investor/advisor to over 30 early stage tech companies, including Sofar Sounds, F6S, Playmob and The Tab, Richard has learnt a lot about what it takes to launch a young company. Richard is also the co-founder of the ‘Friday Club London,’ a ‘non-profit’ events company aimed at bringing marketing innovators closer to the start-up community for the mutual benefit of both. Since launching, industry mentors have given up over 4,000 free advisory hours. In exchange they’ve had access to the UK’s brightest founders, their ideas and services, and left inspired for their day jobs. In 2013 & 2014 Richard was named in BIMA’s ‘Hot 100’ list that comprises those who’ve had a big impact on the digital industry in the past 18 months. He is also a regular mentor at leading accelerators Seedcamp, Collider & Techstars.