Charles Grimshaw

Charles is a founding partner of Eden Ventures and brings to the Brightpearl team his operational management skills, having founded and run two successful software startups, including OD2, Europe’s leading digital distributor of music. The company provided secure digital distribution services and a platform for the sale of music online. OD2 was at at the forefront of the revolution to create a legal channel for the digital distribution of music and other media. Charles provided seed capital for the company alongside Peter Gabriel (musician). OD2 was acquired by Loudeye Corp in July 2004 and then by Nokia in Aug 2006.

Douglas Richard

Doug is a United Kingdom based Californian entrepreneur with 20 years' experience in the development and leadership of technology and software ventures, both in the US and in the UK. Doug came to prominence as a result of the BBC programme Dragons' Den, where he appeared as a 'dragon' in the first two series. 

Between 1996 and 2000 he was President and CEO of Micrografx, a US publicly quoted software company which he sold to Corel Corp. in 2000. Prior to that he also founded and subsequently sold two other companies: Visual Software and ITAL Computers. Doug holds a BA in Psychology from University of California at Berkeley and a Juris Doctor at the school of Law, University of California at Los Angeles. In 2006 Doug was an Honorary Recipient of The Queen's Award for Enterprise Promotion. In 2007, Doug became a fellow of the RSA.

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