Mark Pearson (entrepreneur)

Mark Pearson
Born1980 (age 43–44)

Mark Pearson (born 1980) is a London, United Kingdom-based entrepreneur and investor. He founded and was CEO of Markco Media, a European discount network.[1][2][3] Markco Media is the parent company of MyVoucherCodes.

In June 2014, Pearson sold Markco Media to the publicly listed mobile payments firm Monitise plc in a reported £55m deal.

Pearson is an active investor and mentor.[4][5][6] The Sunday Times Rich List 2011 valued his fortune at £60m ($100m).[7]

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  3. ^ "Third time lucky". newbusiness.co.uk. 24 September 2012. Archived from the original on 13 November 2012.
  4. ^ "Citizen Journalism is alive and well in the UK – Blottr scores Angel investment". TechCrunch. 5 May 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  5. ^ "Secret Millionaire invests £250K in music website". Businesszone.co.uk. 26 July 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  6. ^ Knowles, Jamillah (18 June 2012). "Last Second Tickets Secures £1m From Markco Media". Thenextweb.com. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  7. ^ Tripathi, Shruti (16 June 2012). "The interview: Mark Pearson, MyVoucherCodes.co.uk | Features". LondonlovesBusiness.com. Retrieved 6 October 2013.