Daniel Pitchford

CEO

2019

We advise ambitious leaders of independent media companies, enabling them to scale, sell, or seek investment. With dedicated Scaleup and Corporate Finance teams, we’re equipped to support you, whatever your ultimate goal.

Venture Partner

2019

At SuperSeed we help ambitious software founders create great software companies. We provide hands-on support and capital that helps startups rapidly grow to the first £1m in revenue. We see real customer traction as the best possible foundation for creating a long-term sustainable business.

Founders Advisors Mentor

2020

Established by Founders Forum in collaboration with Founders Keepers, Founders Advisors is a programme for seasoned founders, investors, and C-Level leaders from across the FF community and beyond to provide their time pro-bono in advising early-stage companies in need of guidance.

Co-Founder

2015 - 2019

Daniel co-founded, alongside George Kipouros, AI Business.com & The AI Summit event series - both global leaders in media & events for AI. AIBusiness.com was the world’s first publication & content hub dedicated to the advancement of Artificial Intelligence and its transformative impact for the enterprise. The AI Summit series gather over 35,000 delegates globally at large-scale shows in London, San Francisco, New York, Singapore, Hong Kong, Cape Town and Elite VIP-events in Tokyo, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Delhi, Shanghai, Beijing, Montreal among many others. Turning over $12m annually, the hugely profitable business was acquired by Informa Plc in May 2017, with the both co-founders exiting the business in December 2019.

Commercial Director

2014 - 2016

Head of Sales

2014 - 2014

Responsible for the Software & Services division within Informa Telecoms & Media.

Commercial Manager

2012 - 2013

New Business Development Manager

2011 - 2012

Key Account Manager

2011 - 2011

Sales Executive

2010 - 2011

Responsible for both Informa and IIR Portfolios.

Applications Engineer

2008 - 2010