Malcolm Bell (entrepreneur)
Malcolm Bell | |
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| Born | Malcolm Stuart Bell December 1981 (age 42) |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | co-founder, Zaggora |
| Spouse | Dessi Bell |
| Parent | Sir Stuart Bell |
Malcolm Stuart Bell (born December 1981) is a British businessman, best known as co-founder of Zaggora, a sportswear company valued at £100M according to the Evening Standard.[1][2][3] He has received several awards including the Orange National Business Awards in 2012.[4][5] He has been a speaker at various events including TED (conference), Barclays, Facebook, Saïd Business School and Retail Week.[6][7] He also mentors aspiring entrepreneurs through the New Entrepreneurs Foundation and Seedcamp.[8][9][10]
Early life
Malcolm Stuart Bell was born in December 1981,[11] the son of British politician Sir Stuart Bell.[12]
Career
Bell began working as a website designer for local companies at age 15.[citation needed] In 2005, he graduated from the London School of Economics, and started working in investment management.[citation needed]
In 2011 he co-founded Zaggora alongside his wife, entrepreneur Dessi Bell.[13]
Bell left Zaggora in 2013, and in 2014 he founded Mailcloud, a cloud tech business that raised 2.8m in committed capital from Octopus Holdings Limited, Bessemer Venture Partners, Kima Ventures, and Seedcamp.[citation needed] Bell has spoken at events for Google, Facebook, Barclays, TED, the Harvard Business School, and others.[citation needed] He mentors portfolio companies at Seedcamp.[14][15]
Controversies
On 31 August 2001 Malcolm Bell stole more than £2,000 from MP George Galloway while working for his father as a House of Commons researcher, he used four stolen blank cheques. He made out one check for £1,778 and used it to buy an egyptian figurine over the internet posing as Doctor Mustafa. When Police searched his premises on 7 November they found the Egyptian figurine.[16]
References
- ^ "'Sweat and tweets made our sports clothing into £100m hot property'". The Evening Standard.
- ^ "A start-up that is fit for purpose". Financial Times.
- ^ "How to make your millions on Facebook". SME Insider.
- ^ "Zaggora HotPants Founder Malcolm Bell Says He Owes Success To His Wife". Huffington Post.
- ^ "'Sweat and tweets made our sports clothing into £100m hot property'". Evening Standard.
- ^ "2016 Conference". Oxford Inspires.
- ^ "Disney failed, and here's why you should too". Hot Topics.
- ^ "Shifting to High-Tech Gear". Wall Street Journal.
- ^ "Dessislava Bell and Malcolm Bell: Zaggora". Startups.
- ^ "Malcolm Bell". Seedcamp.
- ^ "Malcolm Stuart BELL - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ Langdon, Julia (14 October 2012). "Sir Stuart Bell obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ "Dessi Bell: I 'Googled up' my hotpants business Zaggora". The Telegraph.
- ^ "Malcolm Bell". Seedcamp.
- ^ "Is Your Business Good or Great". National Business Awards.
- ^ "MP's son admits theft charge". 2002. Retrieved 2018-01-21.