Nick Jenkins
Nick Jenkins | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 May 1967 Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire, England |
| Education | Haberdashers' Adams Grammar |
| Alma mater | University of Birmingham (BA) Cranfield University (MBA) |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman; Television personality |
| Known for | Dragons' Den & founder of Moonpig |
| Children | 1 |
Nicholas David Jenkins (born 13 May 1967) is a British businessman, best known for founding the online greeting card retailer Moonpig.com, then as a "dragon" for the BBC Two TV business series Dragons' Den in the thirteenth and fourteenth series.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Born at Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire, Jenkins was educated at Haberdashers' Adams Grammar School, before going up to Birmingham University. He pursued further studies at Cranfield University, graduating as MBA.
Career
[edit]Jenkins launched the greeting card business Moonpig in 2000; 'Moonpig' alluding to his nickname at school, hence the name of the brand.[2] In 2011, he sold Moonpig for an estimated £120 million.[3]
Since 2008, Jenkins has been investing in start-up businesses. He was a member of the Impact Ventures UK investment committee – an investment fund which invests in social enterprises using innovation to find better solutions to social issues in the UK. He is also involved with the educational charity ARK and Shivia.[4]
A donor to the Conservative Party, he was a signatory to a letter to The Daily Telegraph during the 2015 United Kingdom general election campaign, which praised the party's economic policies and claimed that a future Labour government (under Ed Miliband) would "threaten jobs and deter investment".[5][6]
Since 2014 Jenkins has owned Stockton House,[7] a Grade I listed mansion in Wiltshire,[8] and is a Liveryman of the Haberdashers' Company since 2018.
References
[edit]- ^ Graham, Natalie (10 July 2015). "My first million – Nick Jenkins". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 8 September 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ Murphy, Claire (5 October 2005). "One to watch: Moonpig". Marketing Magazine. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
- ^ Rizk, Sara (13 October 2009). "Moonpig: Nick Jenkins". startups.co.uk. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ www.shivia.com
- ^ Dominiczak, Peter (1 April 2015). "100 business chiefs: Labour threatens Britain's recovery". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 24 January 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Nick Jenkins". Powerbase. Archived from the original on 21 June 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ www.stocktonhouse.com
- ^ Aslet, Clive (28 January 2018). "Stockton House, Wiltshire: An Elizabethan house packed with 21st century surprises". Country Life. Archived from the original on 28 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.