Alexandra Depledge is a British technology entrepreneur, known best for being the founder and CEO of Resi, and as the founder and former CEO of

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, formerly known as Hassle.com. In 2016 she was awarded an

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for services to the sharing economy.

Early life and education

Alex Depledge was born in

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. She graduated from the

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with a History and American Studies degree in 2003, then moved to the US and obtained a master's degree in International Relations at the University of Chicago.

Career

In 2005, Depledge returned to the UK and started her career in 2006 as a consultant for Accenture in the UK, she finally left Accenture in 2012 to start her own venture.

Hassle.com

In 2012, Depledge and

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co-founded Hassle.com, a London-based online platform for domestic cleaners. The business raised $6 million from Venture firm,

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, the first backers of

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to scale across Europe. The company was acquired by a German company, Helpling, in 2015.

Resi

In 2017, Depledge and Coleman started a new venture, Resi "formerly known as BuildPath", an online architectural platform helping UK homeowners renovate and extend their homes. Depledge was also the chair and director of The Coalition for a Digital Economy (Coadec) in the period from 2015 to 2017 founder of the government-backed Sharing Economy UK trade body, SEUK. Depledge currently sits on the board of the London Economic Action Partnership (LEAP) chaired by the Mayor of London. She is a regular TV & radio commentator and co-presented BBC3 program “Girls Can Code” part of its Thinking Digital season 2015.

Awards and honours

Depledge was appointed

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(MBE) in the

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for services to the economy and has been recognised with a number of awards for her work as an entrepreneur: *

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– The 50 Most Influential Women in UK Tech 2017. *

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500 - Most influential People List 2016 & 2017. * FDM Everywoman in Technology Awards - Startup Founder of The Year 2015. * Management Today - 35 Under 35 List 2015.

References

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