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Mar 1, 2019 · Simon Franks has three pieces of advice for fledgling philanthropists, drawn from his experiences in the decade since he switched from earning to giving: lock away your money, lay aside your...
Meet The team. Our Founder and Chairman. Simon founded the Franks Family Foundation in 2006, after shifting his focus from business to philanthropy and international development. Entrepreneurial Background.
Serial entrepreneur with more than twenty years of Business Strategy experience across a… · Experience: Redbus Ventures · Location: United Kingdom · 500+ connections on LinkedIn. View Simon...
- 500+
- Redbus Ventures
- 3.8K
- United Kingdom
- He’S A 2004 Young Gun
- RedBus Was The UK’s Fastest Growing Company at One Stage
- LOVEFiLM Was Built Through A Campaign of Aggressive Acquisition.
- He’S Passionate About Philanthropy
- And Politics…
- He’S A Startups Awards Judge
- He’S Now An Investor
Franks was awarded Young Gun status in 2004 as the founder of Redbus Film Distribution, by which time it was listing revenues upwards of $50m. Founded in his bedroom, the company produced and distributed a string of international hits including Bend It Like Beckham, Cabin Fever, Jeepers Creepers and Goodnight and Good Luck.
Redbus was said to be the UK’s fastest growing company between 2000 and 2004, growing at an annual growth rate of more than 280%. In 2000, when he was just 28 years old, Franks sold half of Redbus to a German company Helkon Media AG for a reported $23m.
LOVEFiLM came about from the merger of no less than 10 different DVD rental companies. In 2006, Video Island, the DVD rental company launched by Redbus in 2003 and one of the biggest services of its kind in the UK with 200,000 subscribers, merged with LOVEFiLM to challenge US rivals. By the time it was sold to Amazon in 2011 for £200m it had reache...
The entrepreneur founded the Franks Family Foundation (FFF) in 2006, which mentors and partners with charitable organisations around the world to help address problems in some of its poorest regions. Its remit spans everything from educational projects to medical outreach and scholarship programmes, as well as supporting artists and art institution...
Franks is heavily involved in politics and, as in his charitable work, is particularly interested in issues surrounding international development, foreign policy and foreign aid. In 2005, he joined the Labour party and acted as an advisor on business, entrepreneurialism and innovation. In the run up to the 2015 election, he was a vocal supporter of...
In 2015, Franks was amongst the prestigious list of judges for the 12th Startups Awards alongside the likes of Cath Kidston MBE, Dragons’ Den’s Touker Suleyman and Innocent Drinks co-founder Jon Wright.
Franks now chairs the Redbus Group, which invests in fast-growth early stage businesses and funds, as well as acquiring companies that need restructuring. Its portfolio includes student loan comparison tool Credible, campus advertising firm Eighteen-24 and Perkbox.
Feb 13, 2015 · Fri 13 Feb 2015 15.05 EST. “If you are seen as a Labour businessperson, you are diminished.” Simon Franks, the co-founder of LoveFilm, is adamant that the dearth of visible business backers for...
Founded in 1997 by Simon Franks and Zygi Kamasa, the company have distributed and produced many films for the United Kingdom, such as Bend It Like Beckham, What's Cooking?, Cabin Fever, Jeepers Creepers, It's All Gone Pete Tong and Good Night, and Good Luck.
The successful businessman and mastermind behind Redbus and co-founder of Lovefilm Simon Franks, launched the Franks-Suss Collection in collaboration with Robert Suss in 2001. With outposts in London, Hong Kong and New York, they are dedicated to promoting emerging and mid-career artists from countries undergoing social, economical and ...
