David Hickson
InvestorChief Strategic Development Officer at Founders Factory
London, England, United Kingdom
About
David Hickson is Chief Strategic Development Officer and member of the founding team at Founders Factory, a global technology operating and investing firm managing a portfolio of over 400 tech companies, more than 80 of which were launched internally. He was part of lastminute.com's founding team through its 2005 sale for $1.1 billion, and has supported fundraising efforts across four technology ventures totaling over $100 million in capital raised. Hickson serves as a non-executive director at Simba and as co-founder, Chief Strategic Officer, and non-executive director at Tribe Sports.
Experience
- Founders Factory LtdFounding team & Chief Strategic Development Officercurrent2015 — present
- TribesportsCo-founder2010 — 2025
- Simba SleepNon Executive Director2015 — 2019London, United Kingdom
- StonebridgeAdvisor2013 — 2015
- BioScoutFounder2013 — 2014London
- mydeco.comFounding Team & Head of Corporate Development2006 — 2010
- lastminute.comLegal & Commercial Director2000 — 2005
- Harbottle & LewisTrainee Solicitor1998 — 2000
- College of Law, YorkAssociate Lecturer in Contract Law/Equity & Trust law1996 — 1998
Education
- University of HullBSc, Economics1990 — 1993
- College of Law, YorkCPE & LPC, law1994 — 1996
Skills & more
Start-ups45E-commerce23Venture Capital21Business Strategy13Digital Strategy14Strategy26Strategic Partnerships6New Business Development3Marketing Strategy5Social Media2Entrepreneurship17Digital Media8
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Web AnalyticsPPCOnline TravelProduct ManagementAnalyticsSocial Media MarketingOnline MarketingCorporate Development- Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales — The Law Society
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Same school
Also attended University of Hull8
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Shared employers
Also worked at lastminute.com11
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Also worked at Harbottle & Lewis2
Colleagues at Founders Factory
Alex Daish
Venture Design Lead at Founders Factory
Bianca Furtuna
Head of Data Science at Founders Factory
Brent Hoberman
Executive Chairman, Founder at Founders Factory
Camila Zattar
Associate at Founders Factory
Charlotta Kemp
Program & Community Lead, Perth at Founders Factory
Claire Morris
Chief Studio Officer at Founders Factory
Conny Reh
Studio Lead at Founders Factory
Damian Routley
Chief Operating Officer at Founders Factory