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|name = Nick Jenkins |image = |caption = |birth_name = Nicholas David Jenkins |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|05|13|df=yes}} |birth_place = Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire, England |residence = Wiltshire |nationality = British |known_for = Dragons' Den & founder of MoonPig.com |education = Adams' Grammar School |alma_mater = University of Birmingham Cranfield University |occupation = Businessman television personality |spouse = Amelia Freer |children = Willow |website = |networth = }}Nicholas David "Nick" Jenkins (born 13 May 1967) is an English businesssman, known for founding the online greetings card retailer Moonpig.com and being a "dragon" on the BBC Two business series Dragons' Den from 2015 to 2017.[1] He was born in Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire and attended Adams' Grammar School in Newport, Shropshire and Birmingham University where he read Russian literature. He then worked for eight years as a commodity trader for Glencore in Moscow. In 1998, he returned to the UK to study for an MBA at Cranfield University. 'Moonpig' was his nickname at school, hence the name of the brand.[2] In 2011 he sold Moonpig for £120 million.[3] Since 2008, Nick has been actively investing in start-up businesses. He was a member of the Impact Ventures UK investment committee: an investment fund which invests in social enterprises using innovation to find better solutions to social issues in the UK. He is also involved with the educational charity Ark and Shivia. References1. ^{{cite news|newspaper=Financial Times|url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b82185de-23cb-11e5-bd83-71cb60e8f08c.html#axzz3fhyygqZ7|title=My first million – Nick Jenkins|date=10 July 2015|access-date=12 July 2015|first=Natalie|last=Graham}} 2. ^{{cite magazine|magazine=Marketing Magazine|first=Claire|last=Murphy|url=http://www.marketingmagazine.co.uk/news/520539/|title=One to watch: Moonpig|date=5 October 2005|accessdate=25 February 2010}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://startups.co.uk/moonpig-nick-jenkins/|title=Moonpig: Nick Jenkins|date=13 October 2009|access-date=12 July 2015|first=Sara|last=Rizk|website=startups.co.uk}} External links
8 : 1967 births|Living people|People educated at Adams' Grammar School|Alumni of the University of Birmingham|Alumni of Cranfield University|English businesspeople|English television personalities|People from Droitwich Spa |
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