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Darren Glenister

Founder

Chief Executive Officer at Material Exchange

United Kingdom

FoundedMaterial Exchange

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Cristian PintounlockedDarren: together at Unreasonable (2026)
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×3Darren: together at London South Bank University

About

Darren Glenister is the founder of Ask Frank, an AI sourcing agent for the fashion, footwear and consumer products sectors that assists brands with supplier discovery, material evaluation and early-stage product development based on inputs such as briefs, tech packs or sourcing questions. He previously served as CEO of Material Exchange, where he worked on products covering PLM, sourcing, supplier networks and material data infrastructure.

Chief Executive Officer at Material Exchange

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Material Exchange's investors · 5

Day One CapitalBudapest · $330K – $2.2M checks · since 2022InventureHelsinki · $330K – $5.5M checksMolten VenturesLondon · $2.5M – $63M checks · since 2022NCT VenturesColumbus · since 2020Norrsken VCStockholm · $1.1M – $3.2M checks · since 2020

Experience

  1. Ask FrankFoundercurrent2026 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
  2. Material ExchangeCEOcurrent2019 — presentStockholm
  3. ToySageToySage Ai - Advisor (in stealth)current2026 — presentUnited Kingdom
  4. UnreasonableUnreasonable Impact Fellowcurrent2022 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
  5. Grand Connect DooIoT Advisor / Angel Investorcurrent2019 — present
  6. PTCVP Innovation & Business Development2017 — 2019Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
  7. Plugin76Founder / Angel investor Plugin76 - aquired by PTC2012 — 2017Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
  8. MonotypeProduct Owner - SkyFonts2012 — 2017Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
  9. TypeDNADevelopment Director & Founder2007 — 2012Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
  10. Matton ImagesOnline Marketing Manager2004 — 2007Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
  11. WundermanInformation Architect2000 — 2002London, England, United Kingdom
  12. Traffic InteractiveInteractive Designer1999 — 2000London, England, United Kingdom
  13. Scoot MediaInteractive Designer1996 — 1999Oxford, United Kingdom

Skills & more

HTML 52Adobe Creative Suite5InDesign3Illustrator2HTML53User Interface Design31Information Architecture11Mobile Applications17Typography21Product Management20Graphics10Graphic Design6
+12 moreCRMUser ExperienceDigital StrategyWeb DesignOnline MarketingE-commerceSoftware DevelopmentDigital MediaSEOWeb DevelopmentEmail MarketingUser Interface

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Who is Darren Glenister?
Darren Glenister is the founder of Ask Frank, an AI sourcing agent for the fashion, footwear and consumer products sectors that assists brands with supplier discovery, material evaluation and early-stage product development based on inputs such as briefs, tech packs or sourcing questions. He previously served as CEO of Material Exchange, where he worked on products covering PLM, sourcing, supplier networks and material data infrastructure.
Where does Darren Glenister work?
Darren Glenister is Chief Executive Officer of Material Exchange.
What companies did Darren Glenister found?
Darren Glenister founded Material Exchange.
Where did Darren Glenister go to school?
Darren Glenister studied at London South Bank University (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services).

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