Adam Hildreth
{{short description|British entrepreneur (born 1985)}}
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Adam Hildreth (born 25 March 1985 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England) is a British entrepreneur.{{Cite web|title=The First Million: Adam Hildreth|url=https://www.forbes.com/2008/02/09/teen-millionaires-startups-ent-success-cx-ml_0211hildreth.html|access-date=25 September 2014|date=9 February 2008|website=Forbes|language=en}} Hildreth co-founded data firm Dubit Limited when he was 14.{{cite web|url=http://www.dubitlimited.com|title=Dubit|work=Dubit Limited|access-date=12 December 2016|archive-date=20 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161120121933/http://www.dubitlimited.com/|url-status=live}} Hildreth also founded and was CEO of Crisp, a company that managed user-generated content on behalf of other companies.{{cite web|url=https://venturebeat.com/2017/11/16/crisp-ceo-believes-we-can-beat-online-hate-speech-terrorist-content-and-fake-news/|title=Crisp CEO believes we can beat online hate speech, terrorist content, and fake news|website=VentureBeat|last1=O'Brien|first1=Chris|date=November 16, 2017|access-date=October 10, 2020}} Crisp was acquired by in 2022 by US-based Kroll.{{Cite news |last=Ormsby |first=Ben |date=May 2022 |title=AI business snapped up by US tech company |url=https://www.thebusinessdesk.com/yorkshire/news/2094538-ai-business-snapped-up-by-us-tech-company |url-status=live |work=thebusinessdesk.com/yorkshire/}} The business was subsequently renamed as Resolver.{{Cite web |title=Resolver, formerly Crisp on LinkedIn: Starting today, Crisp will be rebranded as Resolver. Resolver is a… |url=https://www.linkedin.com/posts/crisp-a-kroll-business_starting-today-crisp-will-be-rebranded-as-activity-7176203076087762944-1Nyo/ |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=www.linkedin.com |language=en}}
According to the "Sunday Times Rich List 2014", Hildreth was worth £24 million as of 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.richestlifestyle.com/networth/adam-hildreth-net-worth|title=Adam Hildreth's Net Worth According to the Sunday Times|work=Richest Lifestyle|access-date=26 August 2014|archive-date=25 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150525000936/http://www.richestlifestyle.com/networth/adam-hildreth-net-worth/|url-status=dead}}
In a 2003 study of British millionaires of the future, Hildreth was predicted to be worth £40 million by the year 2020.{{Cite news|date=1 September 2003|title='Rich list 2020' published|language=en-GB|work=BBC News Online|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3196045.stm|access-date=18 September 2020}} Hildreth has been awarded the Yorkshire Young Achievers Award.{{cite web|url=http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/businessnews/Entrepreneur-of-year-accolade-for.6370015.jp|title=Entrepreneur of year accolade|website=Yorkshire Post}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.crispthinking.com/ Crisp official website]
- [http://www.dubitlimited.com/ Dubit Limited official website]
Further reading
- {{cite web|url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/adam-hildreth-yorkshire-entrepreneur-behind-one-planets-biggest-internet-safety-companies-1748401|title=Adam Hildreth - the Yorkshire entrepreneur behind one of the planet's biggest internet safety companies|website=Yorkshire Post|last1=Casci|first1=Mark|date=October 28, 2019|access-date=October 10, 2020}}}
- {{cite web|url=https://www.thebusinessdesk.com/yorkshire/news/2055714-meet-the-man-and-business-helping-to-corral-the-digital-wild-west|title=Meet the man and business helping to corral the digital wild west|website=The Business Desk|last1=Ormsby|first1=Ben|date=May 11, 2020|access-date=October 10, 2020}}
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