Michael Piddock

Managing Director & Interim CEO at Defaqto

📍 London, England, United Kingdom🔄 Updated September 2026💼 6 investments📅 13 years investing🗓 Last invested Feb 2020𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
VC🌍 United Kingdom
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Feb 2020
Ever wanted to learn about wine but don't know where to start? The Wine List will help you learn about winemakers, grapes, regions, one sip at a time. Sign up at thewinelist.net today.
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Dec 2019
We're a money brand on a mission to help 1 million people create the lives they REALLY want. Our friendly coaches and clever technology will build you a money plan for any dream you can imagine. (So go on, dream big...and we’ll show you how to get there.)
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Aug 2019
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Apr 2018
GoodBox is a pioneering tech-for-good company, founded on the insight that an increasingly cashless society is having a detrimental effect on the charity sector. With charities lagging on average 5 years behind the corporate sector in terms of digital, we are dedicated to bringing the newest and best technology to the sector, from custom-built contactless devices, to analytics software. Since our foundation in 2016, GoodBox has processed millions of pounds of donations for UK based charities, raised over £5m from 700+ investors (including Wimbledon champ Andy Murray), and won a host of awards for our ground-breaking solutions.
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Jan 2016
ThriveMap helps you hire more effectively through unique assessments that authentically reflect what it’s like to work in your organisation - connecting you with exactly the right candidates to strengthen your team long-term. Inspiring honesty, transparency, fairness, and change. We believe in: - People being hired because of their present abilities and future potential, not prior experiences - Telling candidates what we would want to know about a job if we were in their shoes - Equipping managers with the tools they need to make better hiring decisions - Helping companies build systems to hire better people long-term, not just one-off fixes - Fairness. Reducing bias and increasing transparency in the recruitment process
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Jun 2013
Hello, we're VouchedFor. We believe that the right advice has the power to transform lives. We’re on a mission to help the adviser community deliver an even greater impact for millions of clients. We use client feedback to help you: - discover actionable insights to drive client experience and revenue - deliver a robust, ongoing response to the Consumer Duty - create social proof to build trust and grow your business VouchedFor.co.uk is home to the UK's most trusted advisers, helping to connect people with the right advice for them. Elevation is our turbo-charged client survey. Powered by client feedback and cross-industry analysis, it shows advice firms the specific things they can do to improve client experience, meet the Consumer Duty and drive revenue. To find out more, visit https://professionals.vouchedfor.co.uk/elevation
Experience · 9 entries
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2026
Managing Director & Interim CEO
Jun 2026
Defaqto is the UK’s most trusted source of financial product and market intelligence, supporting financial institutions, intermediaries and consumers to make smarter financial decisions. We maintain the UKs largest financial product database and use proprietary research methodology to develop independent ratings, reviews, insights and technology. By bringing together product data, technology and consumer insight we are in a unique position to help everyone make smarter, more informed financial choices now, and in the future. And in doing so we hope to raise industry standards, power consumer choice and help the industry meet evolving customer needs.
2020
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Feb 2020
Ever wanted to learn about wine but don't know where to start? The Wine List will help you learn about winemakers, grapes, regions, one sip at a time. Sign up at thewinelist.net today.
2019
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Dec 2019
We're a money brand on a mission to help 1 million people create the lives they REALLY want. Our friendly coaches and clever technology will build you a money plan for any dream you can imagine. (So go on, dream big...and we’ll show you how to get there.)
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Aug 2019
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Apr 2018
GoodBox is a pioneering tech-for-good company, founded on the insight that an increasingly cashless society is having a detrimental effect on the charity sector. With charities lagging on average 5 years behind the corporate sector in terms of digital, we are dedicated to bringing the newest and best technology to the sector, from custom-built contactless devices, to analytics software. Since our foundation in 2016, GoodBox has processed millions of pounds of donations for UK based charities, raised over £5m from 700+ investors (including Wimbledon champ Andy Murray), and won a host of awards for our ground-breaking solutions.
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