Alex Depledge
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Alex Depledge | |
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| Born | Alexandra Depledge Bradford, West Yorkshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Nottingham |
| Occupation | technology entrepreneur |
| Known for | Hassle.com, Resi |
Alexandra Depledge MBE is a British technology entrepreneur, known best for being the founder and CEO of Resi, and as the founder and former CEO of Helpling, formerly known as Hassle.com.[1] In 2016 she was awarded an MBE for services to the sharing economy.[2]
Early life and education
Alex Depledge was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire.[3] She graduated from the University of Nottingham with a History and American Studies degree in 2003, then moved to the US and obtained a master's degree in International Relations at the University of Chicago.[4][5][6]
Career
In 2005, Depledge returned to the UK and started her career in 2006 as a consultant for Accenture in the UK,[5][4] she finally left Accenture in 2012 to start her own venture.[7]
Hassle.com
In 2012, Depledge and Jules Coleman co-founded Hassle.com, a London-based online platform for domestic cleaners. The business raised $6 million from Venture firm, Accel Partners, the first backers of Facebook & Spotify to scale across Europe. The company was acquired by a German company, Helpling, in 2015.[8][9][10]
Resi
In 2017, Depledge and Coleman started a new venture, Resi "formerly known as BuildPath", an online architectural platform helping UK homeowners renovate and extend their homes.[2][8][11]
Depledge was also the chair and director of The Coalition for a Digital Economy (Coadec) in the period from 2015 to 2017, a non-profit organization that supports digital startups in the UK and a board member and founder of the government-backed Sharing Economy UK trade body, SEUK.[12][13] Depledge currently sits on the board of the London Economic Action Partnership (LEAP) chaired by the Mayor of London.[11] An advocate for diversity across the technology industry,[14] she is a regular TV & radio commentator and co-presented BBC3 program “Girls Can Code” part of its Thinking Digital season 2015.[15]
Awards and honours
Depledge was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to the economy and has been recognised with a number of awards for her work as an entrepreneur:
- Computer Weekly – The 50 Most Influential Women in UK Tech 2017.[16]
- Debrett's 500 - Most influential People List 2016 & 2017.[17]
- FDM Everywoman in Technology Awards - Startup Founder of The Year 2015.[18][19]
- Management Today - 35 Under 35 List 2015.[20]
References
- ^ Wood, Alex. "PODCAST: Alex Depledge "Let's Talk About Mental Health"". Forbes. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Home improvement disrupter Resi appoints COO". BusinessCloud.co.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ Volpicelli, Gian (4 August 2017). "What do you do when you've made £27m cleaning? Get into home extensions". Wired UK. ISSN 1357-0978. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ a b "A successful entrepreneur on experiencing burn out". DOSE. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ a b "How co-founder of home-improvement site Resi is championing female entrepreneurship". The Independent. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ "Spotlight: Start Her Up | Dialogo | The University of Chicago". dialogo.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ "Global Invest Her - Where Women Entrepreneurs become Investor - Ready to get Funded Faster". www.globalinvesther.com. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ a b Taylor, Charlie. "Irish co-founder of Hassle.com comes clean on making it in business". The Irish Times.
- ^ Fildes, Nic (8 May 2014). "Facebook backer aims to clean up with Hassle.com". The Times.
- ^ "CEO: 'I was in a ball crying'". BBC Online.
- ^ a b "Alexandra Depledge MBE | London Enterprise Panel". lep.london. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ Shead, James Cook, Rob Price, Sam. "The 100 coolest people in UK tech". Business Insider. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Computer Weekly announces the Most Influential Women in UK IT 2017". ComputerWeekly.com. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ Wood, Alex (4 May 2016). "Women in tech: we need to make diversity second nature". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ Knowles, Kitty. "Girls Can Code: Alex Depledge dispels sexist tech myths". Forbes. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ "48. Alex Depledge, former chair, Coadec; CEO, Buildpath.com; founder, Hassle.com - The 50 Most Influential Women in UK Tech 2017". www.computerweekly.com. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ "Debrett's 500 List: Entrepreneurs". The Telegraph. 20 January 2017. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ "Alexandra Depledge". Inspiring Fifty: Europe. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ "Winners of the 2015 FDM everywoman in Technology Awards announced". ComputerWeekly.com. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ Anderson, Elizabeth (5 July 2015). "Are these the top 35 business women in Britain today?". ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 28 September 2019.