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David Parker

Fintech Chairman/NED | Investor | Advisor | Awards Judge | Keynote Speaker | Influencer; CEO Polymath Consulting, CBI approved (PCF-3 & PCF-2B)

πŸ“ Greater Guildford Area, United KingdomπŸ”„ Updated November 2026πŸ’Ό 2 investmentsπŸ“… 11 years investingπŸ—“ Last invested Feb 2018𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
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Board Observer
Feb 2018
Konsentus enables users of open ecosystems across the globe to seamlessly identify and operate together within defined trust frameworks. Deliver simplicity in a complex world and unlock your future growth.
Active Investor
Nov 2015
Founded by passionate beekeepers, we are a natural skincare brand based in Hampshire, England. We carefully harvest honey, beeswax and propolis in a sustainable manner from our beautiful British bees and expertly blend them with naturally active British plant oils to create a range of gentle yet effective skincare for women and men of all ages and all skin types.
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2021
Board Advisor
Apr 2021
Edfundo is on a mission to help kids and teens become financially intelligent and to better manage their finances from an early age. And the Fintech and E-commerce sector recognises this too by Naming Edfundo the Best Start-up of 2022 in the SEAMLESS Awards 2022. Created by teachers who understand how youngsters learn, Edfundo is different in its approach by marrying financial education with a smart money management app and pre-paid debit card, Parents are able to set spending limits and rules, make automatic allowance payments and transfer money in real-time. Edfundo offers a safe spending solution and budgeting tools to help eliminate financial illiteracy. In addition to providing youngsters with practical tools to become smart with money, Edfundo is working with schools to provide workshops, resources and educational content to help to raise the profile and improve the quality of teaching financial literacy. Central to Edfundos ethos is the provision that doing is the best way of learning. This permeates throughout our team, our culture, our brand and our product. Follow the story... Website edfundo.com | Facebook @edfundoapp | Instagram @edfundoapp
2018
Board Observer
Feb 2018
Konsentus enables users of open ecosystems across the globe to seamlessly identify and operate together within defined trust frameworks. Deliver simplicity in a complex world and unlock your future growth.
2015
Active Investor
Nov 2015
Founded by passionate beekeepers, we are a natural skincare brand based in Hampshire, England. We carefully harvest honey, beeswax and propolis in a sustainable manner from our beautiful British bees and expertly blend them with naturally active British plant oils to create a range of gentle yet effective skincare for women and men of all ages and all skin types.
Global Partnerships
Jun 2015
Itemize is a leading Agentic AI company automating financial operations for banks, corporations, and financial institutions. Its market-leading technology eliminates manual effort in key areas such as Receivables, Wholesale Lockbox, Treasury Management, Payables, and Fraud. By automating these processes, Itemize enables teams to focus on higher-impact activities, driving efficiencies, intelligence, and new value through financial document automation. While consumer financial systems have largely transitioned to digital technologies, business-to-business (B2B) processes remain stuck in analog workflows. Many B2B transactions still rely on paper documents, emails, and PDF images for communication between buyers, sellers, and third parties. These formats require significant human intervention for tasks such as data entry, reconciliations, verification, quality assurance, approvals, fraud screening, and compliance. This reliance on manual processes increases errors, drives up operating costs, and leaves substantial value untapped. Unlike legacy technologies like OCR and RPA, Itemize’s Agentic AI is purpose-built for financial processing. It specializes in understanding financial document data, extracting intelligence, validating results, and automating workflows. These workflows include reconciliation, account coding, compliance, cash flow management, and payments, streamlining operations for finance teams. Itemize operates in the cloud, with teams distributed across the United States and internationally. We are committed to fostering a dynamic, high-growth environment at the forefront of vertical AI applications for B2B financial automation.
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