London's startup scene, while smaller than Silicon Valley, is growing fast. And many of the CEOs, cofounders and VCs who work within the London startup scene are part of tech "power couples," marriages and relationships between influential entrepreneurs.
We ranked London's tech couples according to how influential they are, how big their companies are, and what impact they've made in the London tech scene.
13. n0tice COO Adam Baker and Reel cofounder Meera Innes
Adam Baker is the COO of n0tice, a platform that lets publishers share user-generated content. It's owned by the Guardian Media Group (which also owns The Guardian newspaper). Baker oversaw the company's move from being part of The Guardian to being spun out into its own entity, and the technology is now used by the UK Parliament, CNN and The Boston Globe.
Baker's partner is Meera Innes, the cofounder of video messaging app Reel. It's aimed at the Indian market, and lets users send 20-second videos to their friends and family. Innes cofounded the app with Baker, and now spends her time between London and Bangalore managing the company's staff.
Twitter:@meerabel
12. Sugru cofounders Jane Ní Dhulchaointigh and James Carrigan
Sugru is a type of self-setting rubber that was invented in 2003. Stick it onto something, then wait overnight, and you have a ready-made fix that can repair holes, change grips, and work as a kind of superglue. Unlike other products, Sugru can be shaped by hand and sets within minutes.
Dhulchaointigh, from Ireland, used government grants to develop the material. In 2012 the company had over $2 million in annual sales. She started the company with her partner James Carrigan, who also went on to launch Fixperts, an online knowledge-sharing platform.
Twitter: @janeonbike
11. Lulu CEO Alexandra Chong and photographer Jack Brockway
Alexandra Chong is the CEO of Lulu, the app which lets women rate men and discuss relationships. Chong originally founded the company in London, but moved Luluvise (as it used to be called) to New York. Once in the US, the app took off, and Lulu says that it's on the smartphones of one in four female university undergraduates in the US. The app launched in the UK earlier this year, and Chong will now spend much more time in the country.
Chong married her partner Jack Brockway in June. It was a lavish wedding that took place in Jamaica, and guests included Google cofounder Sergey Brin, Kate Winslett, and Brockway's uncle, entrepreneur Richard Branson. Brockway is a professional photographer who has photographed musicians, sports stars, and his entrepreneur uncle.
Twitter:@alexandracchong, @hijack
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