Anthony Sharpe

Anthony has been involved in growing and investing in businesses since he was 17 years old. He has owned and managed businesses in diverse sectors, from the 1980s to the present day, from the US to the UK.

As part of a syndicate, he has invested at the earliest stage in companies such as lastminute.com, GoAmerica and Mind Candy.

Anthony lived in New York City for 10 years assisting in building an on-line publishing business - M. A. I. D. - which was later involved in a public sale of equity on the London Stock Exchange with a secondary offering of ADRs on the NASDAQ. He invested in, and was appointed Chairman of, NM TV also known as Silicon.com which was sold to CNET. Anthony is also a trustee of the Busoga Trust, a Ugandan water charity.

Anthony is a friend and advisor to Poisson Rouge and was one of the original investors in the company. He owns a small equity stake in the business.