Piers Linney
Piers Linney is a successful entrepreneur, investor, and former Dragon on BBC1's Dragons' Den.
Why you should book Piers Linney for your next event
- Expertise: With a professional background in venture capital, M&A investment banking, and alternative asset fund management, Piers is an expert in various sectors including technology, media, communications, and additive manufacturing. He can share his expertise and insights with your audience, providing valuable information and knowledge.
- Experience: Piers has appeared on popular TV shows like Dragons' Den and The Secret Millionaire, and has been recognized as one of the UK's top 100 most influential black Britons. He has also served as a Non-executive Director of the British Business Bank and a Trustee of Nesta, the UK's largest innovation agency. This wealth of experience makes him an engaging and informative speaker.
- Advocacy: Piers is a well-known champion of entrepreneurship and small and medium-sized businesses. He is passionate about supporting and empowering these businesses, and can inspire your audience with his advocacy and dedication to this cause.
Piers Linney is an entrepreneur, investor, and former Dragon investor on BBC1's Dragons' Den. With a professional background in venture capital, M&A investment banking, and alternative asset fund management, Piers has extensive experience across various sectors including technology, media, communications, and additive manufacturing. He is a co-founder of Atherton Bikes, the world-leading producer of additive manufactured mountain bikes, and the founder of Moblox, a technology and tools platform for small businesses. Piers is also a well-known advocate for entrepreneurship and small and medium-sized businesses and a regular media commentator.
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Keynotes
Keynote by Piers Linney: Personal journey
From a Lancashire mill town and failing his 11+ to law and investment banking at the highest level in the City and BBC Dragons’ Den.
Keynote by Piers Linney: Scaling up your business
Business change, growth,Â
scaling up your business and its impact. See Piers's five factors for growth below.
scaling up your business and its impact. See Piers's five factors for growth below.
Keynote by Piers Linney: Technology and the future
The future of business, employment, the economy and skills based on his experience in technology and as a trustee of the UK's largest innovation agency, Nesta.
Keynote by Piers Linney: Diversity and inclusion
Personal experience and impact on business, society and social mobility built on his work as a charitable founder and with Sky.
Piers Linney
Learn from Piers Linney's expertise and passion for entrepreneurship and investment
Piers Linney is an entrepreneur and investor with experience across a range of sectors including technology, media, communications, and additive manufacturing. He is a co-founder of Atherton Bikes, the world-leading producer of additive manufactured mountain bikes and is the founder of Moblox, the technology and tools platform for small businesses. Piers is a well-known champion of entrepreneurship and small and medium-sized businesses and a regular media commentator on radio and TV. ​
Piers is best known as a former Dragon investor on BBC1’s Dragons’ Den and from Channel 4’s The Secret Millionaire. He has a professional background as a qualified lawyer specialised in venture capital , M&A investment banking at Credit Suisse and alternative asset fund management, and was a Non-executive Director of the UK government’s development bank British Business Bank during the roll out of the £90bn Covid business support loan schemes. Piers was also a former Trustee of Nesta the UK’s largest innovation agency with a £500m endowment. He has been recognised as one of the UK’s top 100 most influential black Britons and in 2020 he was recognised as one of the UK’ s top 20 ethnic minority executives. Piers is an adviser to Sky and sits on its Diversity Advisory Council.
Piers is best known as a former Dragon investor on BBC1’s Dragons’ Den and from Channel 4’s The Secret Millionaire. He has a professional background as a qualified lawyer specialised in venture capital , M&A investment banking at Credit Suisse and alternative asset fund management, and was a Non-executive Director of the UK government’s development bank British Business Bank during the roll out of the £90bn Covid business support loan schemes. Piers was also a former Trustee of Nesta the UK’s largest innovation agency with a £500m endowment. He has been recognised as one of the UK’s top 100 most influential black Britons and in 2020 he was recognised as one of the UK’ s top 20 ethnic minority executives. Piers is an adviser to Sky and sits on its Diversity Advisory Council.
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