Jacyn Heavens
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Jacyn Heavens (born June 7, 1983) is an entrepreneur, founder and CEO of Epos Now, with a company valuation of approximately $1.5bn as of 2024.[1]
Biography[edit]
In June 2010, Jacyn Heavens opened a bar in Norwich with a friend and became the Managing Director of Rocks Music Bar & Lounge, a position he held until June 2012. His lack of small business experience led him to create Epos Now.[2]
In June 2011, Jacyn Heavens founded Epos Now, a company providing point-of-sale and Embedded finance capabilities.[3]
The company uses AI to help small businesses grow and compete with larger enterprises.[4]
in June 2015, Epos Now was the UK’s 13th fastest-growing tech company in the Sunday Times Hiscox Tech Track 100, growing 156% that year to revenues of £5.2m.[5]
in 2016, Epos Now was awarded a Queens award for enterprise in innovation[6]
In 2016, Heavens was named Great British Retail Entrepreneur of the Year by Natwest's Great British Entrepreneur Awards,[7] and recognised as the East of England local champion in 2017.[8] In the same year, he got the Judges Special Award during the 2017 Enterprise Awards.[9]
From November 2017 to June 2021, Heavens served as the Entrepreneur in Residence at the University of East Anglia.[10]
In November 2018, Jacyn was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of East Anglia for his contributions to the community.[11]
In 2019 - Epos Now won 'Best Payments, Finance or Billing Solution' in The Global Cloud Awards.[12]
References[edit]
- ^ Crowley, Amy-Jo; Sakoui, Anousha (2024-05-01). "British payments group Epos Now explores possible stake sale, sources say". Reuters. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
- ^ "The salesman who could afford a Ferrari when he was 24". BBC News. 2016-09-04. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
- ^ Adyen. "Why Epos Now is embracing embedded finance". Adyen. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
- ^ "Epos Now to Participate at the Salesforce 2024 World Tour London". fourstateshomepage. 2024-06-04. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
- ^ "Exceptional growth pinpoints Norwich firms Epos Now and ServiceTick as tech-sector leaders". Eastern Daily Press. 2015-09-07. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
- ^ "Epos Now wins Queens Award for Enterprise for ambitious growth plans". Eastern Daily Press. 2017-04-05. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
- ^ "Enviromate Founders Win At The Great British Entrepreneur Awards 2016 | Enviromate". www.enviromate.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
- ^ helena.larsen (2017-06-01). "Being a part of the vibrant tech community in the East of England". Digital Leaders. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
- ^ Tax, RandD (2017-05-12). "2017 Enterprise Award Winners". RandD Tax. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
- ^ "UEA appoints Entrepreneur in Residence". University of East Anglia. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
- ^ "UEA's 2018 honorary graduates named". University of East Anglia. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
- ^ Team, News (2019-12-17). "2019-20 Cloud Awards Category Winners Announced | Cloud Computing & SaaS Awards". www.cloud-awards.com. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
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