Neil Cocker

Experienced startup founder/CEO, community builder, validation expert, coach and mentor. Occasional investor. I build award-winning startup programmes.

📍 London, England Metropolitan Area, United Kingdom🔄 Updated September 2026💼 6 investments📅 15 years investing🗓 Last invested Sep 2024𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
Operator-angel🌍 United Kingdom
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Sep 2024
After spending years and years in the car rental industry Finalrentals.com is launched by seasoned car rental industry professionals with only one aim. To get you the best prices for car rentals online and empower local car rental companies become digital and get more booking through different online channels and unlock the power of internet. Car Rental industry is changing and today everyone is looking to rent a car at the cheapest possible price and lot of people spend plenty of hours comparing the prices on so many different portals. Main aim of Finalrentals.com is to become final destination for your car rental needs. Once you are at Finalrentals.com you do not have to go to any other portal for the price comparison as our professionals pre-compare the prices for you and negotiate on your behalf from many different car rentals companies in the region and choose the best value for you. Finalrentals has franchisees and affiliates around the world and in 2022 the brand has been expanded to 20 countries and counting.
Board Member
Nov 2014
Ffilm Cymru Wales is the development agency for Welsh film. We are dedicated to advancing and sustaining a strong film industry for Wales; one that we can all be proud to call our own. We do this by providing funding and training to emerging and established Welsh filmmakers, offering exciting cinematic experiences to audiences across Wales, and developing new skills and career paths through a range of training programmes.
Board Member
Feb 2011
Mission Statement / Datganiad Cenhadaeth WMF exists to assist in the development of the music industry in Wales by way of specialist business support and industry led representation. Diben WMF yw helpu i ddatblygu’r diwydiant cerddoriaeth yng Nghymru trwy roi cymorth busnes arbenigol a chynrychiolaeth gan y diwydiant ei hun. Our Objectives are: / Ein hamcanion yw: - To create a support system for the development of a commercially viable Welsh music industry - To provide business support to music based SMEs and Start-Ups - To encourage partnerships between existing music organisations and entrepreneurs - To advise and assist policy makers including; Welsh Government and the Creative and Cultural Skills - To maintain a specialist music business library for use by SMEs and Start-Ups - Creu system gymorth i ddatblygu Diwydiant Cerddoriaeth yng Nghymru sy’n hyfyw yn fasnachol - Darparu cymorth busnes i gwmnïau bach a newydd ym maes cerddoriaeth - Annog partneriaethau rhwng sefydliadau ac entrepreneuriaid cerddoriaeth sydd eisoes yn bodoli - Cynghori a chynorthwyo gwneuthurwyr polisi yn cynnwys: Llywodraeth Cymru a Sgiliau Creadigol a Diwylliannol - Cynnal llyfrgell arbenigol ar gyfer y busnes cerddoriaeth er defnydd busnesau bach a newydd
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2024
Investor
Sep 2024
After spending years and years in the car rental industry Finalrentals.com is launched by seasoned car rental industry professionals with only one aim. To get you the best prices for car rentals online and empower local car rental companies become digital and get more booking through different online channels and unlock the power of internet. Car Rental industry is changing and today everyone is looking to rent a car at the cheapest possible price and lot of people spend plenty of hours comparing the prices on so many different portals. Main aim of Finalrentals.com is to become final destination for your car rental needs. Once you are at Finalrentals.com you do not have to go to any other portal for the price comparison as our professionals pre-compare the prices for you and negotiate on your behalf from many different car rentals companies in the region and choose the best value for you. Finalrentals has franchisees and affiliates around the world and in 2022 the brand has been expanded to 20 countries and counting.
Founder
Jan 2024
Startup training, run by exited founders. We help you focus on the most impactful work for your growth, because weve been there ourselves.
2016
RampTshirts.com
CEO & co-founder of RampTshirts.com
Mar 2016
2015
Co-founder, CEO
Jan 2015
Ramp is the home of, among other services, RampTshirts.com, Dizzyjam, Cotton Cart and SoundwaveMug. Concentrating on large vertical market audiences, Ramp is an eCommerce platform that enables its customers to design, sell and deliver promotional merchandise products to their customers, end-users or fanbase with no capital outlay. In under 5 minutes a Ramp user can register, create products, promote them via the integrated social media tools, and make a profit share from their first sale. In addition to operating its own web-store properties, Ramp offers a fully hosted white-label license service for a growing number of clients providing seamless integration with global 3rd party print partners ensuring best price, economies of scale, quality and local delivery fulfilment logistics.
2014
Board Member
Nov 2014
Ffilm Cymru Wales is the development agency for Welsh film. We are dedicated to advancing and sustaining a strong film industry for Wales; one that we can all be proud to call our own. We do this by providing funding and training to emerging and established Welsh filmmakers, offering exciting cinematic experiences to audiences across Wales, and developing new skills and career paths through a range of training programmes.
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2011–2024 · 6 investments
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