Tommy Mallet from The Only Way Is Essex is featured on Forbes list of influential entrepreneurs
Reality star, 28, has made millions through his footwear company Mallet London
Brand is worth £2.5m since launching six years ago and is stocked in 150 stores worldwide
Mallet London has also made a whopping £11.8m in sales as of 2020
He is featured in business magazine s annual 30 Under 30 list for Europe in retail and ecommerce section
By The Numbers: Meet The 30 Under 30 Europe Class Of 2021
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For the sixth year, the Forbes Under 30 Europe list is proving that youth is not wasted on the young.
One year ago, the Forbes Under 30 Europe list launched into a world filled with great uncertainty. Something called the “novel coronavirus” was just starting to take hold across the continent, but many assumed that it would subside relatively quickly. Clearly, that didn’t happen and the world today looks radically different as a result. But what hasn’t changed is the sense amongst young people that the best is yet to come, with 84% of this year’s listmakers reporting that they are optimistic about the global economy. That’s likely because as the digital-first generation, they were best poised to be the ones reimagining our society as the world shifted online.
Forbes Under 30 Europe: The Newcomers Rethinking Finance During The Time Of A Global Pandemic
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While the world is facing its biggest global crisis of modern times, a new generation of talent is setting out to shape the financial industry of the future. Brexit has overturned the European order as we had known it for decades. Despite this turning point in history, financial talent on the continent and across the channel in the UK is coming up with new business ideas to disrupt the finance industry.
Yolanda Schmidtke, 28, founded DLE Group AG in 2016 because she was dissatisfied with the traditional real estate industry. She saw a need for innovative investments products and financial solutions. Schmidtke took action and turned DLE Group into a fast-scaling asset management platform. Today the company serves institutional investors around the globe and currently has more than €2b of assets under management. Schmidtke
Forbes Releases Sixth Annual 30 Under 30 Europe List
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LONDON – 8 April 2021: Forbes today released the sixth annual European edition of its 30 Under 30 list, featuring the latest class of young entrepreneurs, disruptors and rising stars from across the region.
The 30 Under 30 Europe class of 2021 includes 300 honorees across each of the 10 categories, all aged under 30 years old. Against the backdrop of turbulent social and economic conditions across the region, the sixth annual Under 30 Europe list celebrates the young visionary leaders and entrepreneurs who have made their mark on business and society in the past year.
The list includes changemakers such as
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A Virtual Events Startup With $670 Million And The 19 Other Highest-Funded Forbes Under 30 Europe Honorees
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These companies have all raised over $10 million in funding.
While 2020 brought public life to a halt, venture capitalists cut checks at an unmatched volume. The 20 companies on 2021 30 Under 30 Europe Big Money list captured some the largest investments as all raised upwards of $10 million. These companies range from finance to science and all have an Under 30 honoree at the helm.
The list’s highest funded startup Hopin has attracted $670 million from investors to enliven virtual events, surpassing other Under 30 Europe 2021 companies by the hundreds of millions. The company is founded by 28-year-old London-based engineer Johnny Boufarhat and has attracted top tier investors like Andreessen Horowitz, General Catalyst and IVP, whose checks have given the two-year-old company a whopping $5.65 bill