Adam Hildreth

Adam Hildreth (born 25 March 1985 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England) is a British entrepreneur.

Adam Hildreth
Born (1985-03-25) March 25, 1985
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
OccupationEntrepreneur
Net worth £24 million (US$40 million)[1]

Career

Hildreth co-founded data firm Dubit Limited when he was 14.[2]

Hildreth's latest venture is Crisp, which protects brands from social media risks such as activist attacks and develops online child protection technology. The company claims to work closely with both Internet service providers and child protection organisations to develop solutions that protect children and teenagers from 'online grooming'.[3]

He was reportedly worth £2 million in the 2004 UK top 20 richest teens list. According to the "Sunday Times Rich List 2014", Hildreth is worth £24 million.[4] In a study of British millionaires of the future, Hildreth was predicted to be worth £40 million by the year 2020. Hildreth was named the CBI's Young Entrepreneur of the Year at the end of 2006, which was awarded to him by Duncan Bannatyne and Peter Jones from BBC's Dragons' Den programme.

Awards and accolades
  • CBI's Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2006
  • Yorkshire Young Achievers Award[5]
  • Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year

Television, film, and print

He has been on a number of television shows including BBC2's Working Lunch, The Big Breakfast, BBC News 24 and BBC1's Beat the Boss.

gollark: Please stop with the coral thing. I said that that was okay with an opt-out around.
gollark: I was talking about anonymized stuff *in general* often being problematic.
gollark: Nobody, I said that was basically okay with an opt-out.
gollark: That's not lying.
gollark: Or just *don't tell everyone everything*.

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-08-26. Retrieved 2014-08-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Dubit". dubitlimited.com. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  3. "Crisp - Keeping Brands and Social Platforms Safe". crispthinking.com. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  4. "Adam Hildreth's Net Worth According to the Sunday Times". Richest Lifestyle. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  5. "Entrepreneur of year accolade". Yorkshire Post.
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