Who founded Fat Llama?

Fat Llama was founded by Chaz Englander, Rosie Dallas, Owen Turner-Major, Ola Degerfors, Henrik Fräsén, Axel Hellström in 2016.

Who are Fat Llama's investors?

Fat Llama's investors include Angels Den, Blossom Capital, Y Combinator, 645 Ventures, ACE & Company, Atomico, BoxGroup, CPV Holdings and 4 more.

Where is Fat Llama headquartered?

Fat Llama is headquartered in London, GB.

Fat Llama

AcquiredYC S17

London, GB · Founded 2016 · 41 employees · 12 known investors

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Fat Llama was a UK-based peer-to-peer rental marketplace that let people rent out items such as cameras, drones, and equipment to others nearby, with lender protection guarantees. Acquired by Hygglo in 2022.

Also known as Fat Lama

Circular Economy Consumer Hardware InsurTech Marketplaces Marketplace InsuranceUnited KingdomEurope

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S17)

Chaz Englander Co-Founder (Acquired by Hygglo)2016–2021Chaz Englander is a YC-backed founder who previously started Fat Llama (S17), which was acquired by Hygglo, and is currently working on ModeML (W24).

Rosie Dallas Co Founder (Acquired by Hygglo | YC S17)2016–2022Rosie Dallas is a cofounder of Cinni AI, a B2B platform for fashion ecommerce. Previously, she cofounded Fat Llama, which was acquired by Hygglo, and Fancy, which was acquired by GoPuff.

Owen Turner-Major Co-founder & CTO2016–2020Owen Turner-Major co-founded and served as CTO of Fat Llama, a peer-to-peer rental marketplace acquired in 2022. He is currently involved in edtech at Novakid.

Ola Degerfors Co-founder & CEOCo-founded the Swedish peer-to-peer rental marketplace Hygglo in 2016 and served as its CEO. He previously led Mediafy AB as CEO from 2001 to 2015 and then chaired its board until 2019, after starting out in sales at Wineasy.

Henrik Fräsén Co-founder, Head of Product & GrowthCo-founded Hygglo in 2017, where he has focused on strategy and product. He earlier co-founded Mentimeter and chaired its board until 2018, ran his own consulting practice, and held roles including Head of Product Management at Universum and digital strategy consultant at Connecta, XLENT and Gatorhole, following a master's thesis project at Microsoft.

Axel Hellström Co-founder, Head of Customer SuccessCo-founded Hygglo in 2016. He previously founded Roy Knows Best, served as CEO of Adamello AB and sat on the board of Moderna Bil, with earlier roles as an account manager at Human Performance AB and store manager at Box Experience AB.

Jeevika Makani Verification & Resolutions Team Lead2018–2019Co-Founder at Top Road

Investors · 12

Angels Denlisted by Angels DenSt Albans

Blossom Capitallisted by Blossom CapitalLondon

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Y Combinatorlisted by Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K

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