Will Armitage
| Will Armitage | |
|---|---|
| Man in his 40s with dark hair and blue eyes, wearing a suit and tieWilliam_Armitage.jpg Armitage in 2017 | |
| Born | William James Armitage |
| 🏳️ Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| 🏫 Education | Edinburgh University |
| 💼 Occupation | Entrepreneur & Investor |
William James Armitage is a British entrepreneur and angel investor. He is the co-founder of BestOdds.com where he serves as CEO.[1] As an angel investor he was an early investor in several companies including Lot18, a wine ecommerce site[2] and Global 66, a Chilean fintech.[3]
Career
After finishing his Bachelor in Commerce from the University of Edinburgh,[4] Armitage joined the IG Group, a spread betting firm previously known as IG Index, at the dealing desk, after which he assumed the role of senior quoting dealer.[5] Later he moved on to become IG Group's head of Europe.[6]
Lot18
Armitage was an early investor in Lot18,[7] where he served as the general manager for Europe in the company’s effort to expand to the UK.[8][9]
365Scores
Armitage serves as an advisor to 365Scores and has been ranked as one of the UK's 101 advisors to follow in 2022 by Welp Magazine.[10]
Notable Investments
- Global 66, a Chilean fintech company[11][12]
- Lot18, a wine ecommerce site[13][14]
- Pelican, a social trading app[15]
- myHealthPal, a health condition analytics platform[16][17][18]
- Regcheq, a compliance flow automatisation company[19]
- REQQI, a recommendation network[20]
- Taximo, a car-rental platform[21]
- Capitaine Train, a ticket service for railway which was acquired by Trainline[22][23]
References
- ↑ Miller, George (14 January 2022). "BestOdds Research Shows Profitable Cover Rate From Massive Underdogs In College Basketball". Gaming Americas. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ↑ Ruth, João-Pierre S. (16 December 2011). "Lot18 Uncorks European Wine Market with Vinobest Acquisition". Xconomy. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ↑ "Venrex Investment Management And Others Invest US$3.25m In Global 66". LAVCA. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ↑ "The University of Edinburgh Alumni". graduates.name. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
- ↑ Ruth, João-Pierre S. (16 December 2011). "Wall Street drags London equities lower". Xconomy. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ↑ Garnham, Peter; Orr, Robert; Stafford, Philip (27 September 2005). "Lot18 Uncorks European Wine Market with Vinobest Acquisition". Financial Times. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ↑ Ruth, João-Pierre S. (16 December 2011). "Lot18 Uncorks European Wine Market with Vinobest Acquisition". Xconomy. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ↑ "Website to take mystery out of wine". Evening Standard. 10 April 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ↑ Lechemere, Adam (29 February 2012). "US e-commerce platform Lot18 set for UK launch". Decanter. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ↑ "Top Influencers: 101 UK Advisor's To Follow in 2022". Welp Magazine. 30 December 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ↑ "Global 66 closes seed round on $4.6m as it looks to enter Canadian market". Fintech Global. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ↑ "Venrex Investment Management And Others Invest US$3.25m In Global 66". LAVCA. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ↑ Ruth, João-Pierre S. (16 December 2011). "Lot18 Uncorks European Wine Market with Vinobest Acquisition". Xconomy. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ↑ "Website to take mystery out of wine". Evening Standard. 10 April 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ↑ Gibb, Rebecca (4 October 2018). "Social trading app Pelican returns to Seedrs for new funding round". Finextra. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ↑ Heater, Brian (20 January 2022). "Peloton reportedly pauses bike and treadmill production amid slowed demand". TechCrunch. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ↑ Pai, Aditi (30 March 2015). "myHealthPal raises $700K for Parkinson's monitoring app". mobi health news. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ↑ Tarricone, Chris (27 March 2015). "Built By A Parkinson's Sufferer, MyHealthPal Tracks Symptoms, Creates Research Data". InCHIP IT. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ↑ Mercurio, El (16 January 2022). "Consorcio, Isidoro Quiroga y fundador de Cornershop ingresan a Regcheq, el software que se expandirá a Brasil y México" (in español). FinteChile. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ↑ About REQQI. Retrieved 27 January 2022. Search this book on
- ↑ Taximo. Retrieved 27 January 2022. Search this book on
- ↑ "Capitaine Train lève 1,4M€ auprès d'Index Ventures et CIC Capital Privé. L'opération de levée de fonds a été pilotée par Global Equities Corporate Finance" (in français). Zonebourse. 20 September 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ↑ Lunden, Ingrid; Dillet, Romain (14 March 2016). "Trainline buys Captain Train for up to $189 million". TechCrunch. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
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