Company: Social Chain, atai Life Sciences, Catena Capital
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Business: Steven acts as a speaker, investor, author and content creator, hosting Europe鈥檚 most downloaded business podcast, 鈥楾he Diary of a CEO鈥�. He recently became Dragons鈥� Den鈥檚 youngest Dragon.
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About Steven and his work
From a bedroom in Manchester, Steven built what would become one of the world鈥檚 most influential social media companies when he was just 21 years old, before taking his company public at 27 with 鈥榗urrent market valuation of 拢300M+鈥�. Steven recently released his debut book 鈥楬appy Sexy Millionaire鈥�听which was a number 2 Sunday Times best seller it鈥檚 opening week.
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Steven made history after being announced as the youngest ever Dragon on Dragons鈥� Den. He is absolutely committed to appearing on the show in an authentic way, showing his identity and values. He stated:
鈥淚 am not represented on that show as an entrepreneur. There鈥檚 not been a young, Black man on that show鈥� I said it to the head of Dragons鈥� Den. I said 鈥業 feel like I have a responsibility to do this because it will show other 12-year-old Steves that they too can be business people鈥�.鈥�
Steven founded and led the global innovation-centric social media agency, media owner and e-commerce group Social Chain from 2014 鈥� 2020. Social Chain boasted 750+ team members across 7 offices worldwide, and was listed on the stock market in 2019 with a $350m market cap. After running the company for almost 7 years, Steven resigned as CEO in 2020 at 27 years old. At his time of departure, Social Chain鈥檚 market cap had grown to $500m and the global team was almost 1,000 people strong.
ATAI is the worlds largest and most exciting mental health company using psychedelic and non-psychedelic drugs to heal mental health disorders so that everyone can lead a more fulfilled life. Steven invested in ATAI鈥檚 series C round and then joined the team to lead marketing and creative direction through their IPO.
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