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Philip Wilkinson

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Former Venture Partner at Entrepreneur First

United Kingdom

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About

Philip Wilkinson is a founder, AI engineer, and angel investor who studied Computer Science and AI at Nottingham. He founded Shopgenie, a UK comparison shopping engine that became Kelkoo and was acquired by Yahoo, and has since co-founded ventures including Genie Ventures, Keynoir (acquired by TimeOut), Kopi (acquired by CafeDirect), and Skin+Me. He currently builds AI products on the Claude API through his own incubator and has invested in more than 20 companies, including Anthropic, Instacart, Wild, and Suri, writing pre-seed and seed cheques via EIS/SEIS.

Experience

  1. (my own incubator)Venture Building and Angel Investing (AI B2C and B2B)current2025 — present
  2. Skin + MeFounder & Advisorcurrent2018 — present
  3. Genie VenturesCo-Founder & Director2004 — 2025Cambridge, United Kingdom
  4. Diem ScentsCo-Founder2022 — 2024Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  5. Entrepreneur FirstVenture Partner2015 — 2016Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  6. Kopi.co.ukCo-Founder & VP Product Marketing2012 — 2014London
  7. KeynoirCo-Founder & VP Product Marketing2009 — 2011
  8. Virgin MediaCommercial Manager - Internet2002 — 2004Woking, Surrey
  9. Kelkoo UK (formerly Shopgenie)Co-Founder & UK Country Manager1998 — 2001

Skills & more

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Product DesignStart-ups85E-commerce65Entrepreneurship53Online Advertising21Business Development16Digital Marketing19Online Marketing12Digital Strategy14Strategy23SEM8
+12 moreProduct ManagementPPCAffiliate MarketingSocial MediaSEOLeadershipMarketingProduct MarketingEmail MarketingOnline MarketplaceManagementSpecialty Coffee
  • Diploma in Marketing — Chartered Institute of Marketing (UK)

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FurmacyUncover

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Philip Wilkinson?
Philip Wilkinson is a founder, AI engineer, and angel investor who studied Computer Science and AI at Nottingham. He founded Shopgenie, a UK comparison shopping engine that became Kelkoo and was acquired by Yahoo, and has since co-founded ventures including Genie Ventures, Keynoir (acquired by TimeOut), Kopi (acquired by CafeDirect), and Skin+Me. He currently builds AI products on the Claude API through his own incubator and has invested in more than 20 companies, including Anthropic, Instacart, Wild, and Suri, writing pre-seed and seed cheques via EIS/SEIS.
What companies has Philip Wilkinson invested in?
Investments tracked here include Furmacy, Uncover.
Where did Philip Wilkinson go to school?
Philip Wilkinson studied at University of Nottingham (Jt Hons: Computer Science / Artificial Intelligence & Psychology).

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