London based venture-studio building
the next generation of mobile companies
London based venture-studio building
WE ARE SKETCH
Sketch is a London based venture-studio bringing to market some of the most disruptive and innovative mobile-led companies. Additionally, our stellar team takes on a very small amount of work for select businesses who share our passion for innovation and products that change the consumer landscape.
MEET THE SENIOR TEAM
Dominic Perks
Chairman
Serial entrepreneur and active investor. Founding Partner of boutique advisory and investment firm Hambro Perks. Previously at McKinsey & Co and Morgan Stanley. Oxford graduate.
David Yalland
CEO
Digital entrepreneur and innovator. Previously Virgin Media and LivingSocial. Founder of social-gifting site, ThePresent.Co - profiled in London's 'Top 20 Startups Award'.
Charlotte-Anne Swerling
COO
Previously Principal at Balderton (leading Venture Capital firm). Head of Operations at Massive (acquired by Microsoft) McKinsey & Co., Advisor to Prime Minister’s Office. MA Cambridge University
Ian Macleod
CMO
Previously Marketing Dirctor @ YPlan. Before joining YPlan Ian headed up the marketing function for a new special projects division within Paddy Power. He was responsible for devising the brand identity and all acquisition and retention marketing activity for new mobile brands for Paddy Power.
George Gliddon
Creative Director
Experienced product director specialising in mobile. Previously Head of Product at Blink by Groupon and worked for top London startups such as Citymapper.
Andrés Castaño
Chief Technical Officer
Serial entrepreneur, 12 years+ experience leading and developing apps with more than 10 million downloads; apps include BSkyB, Groupon and Vouchercloud. Has a passion for working with leading tech start-ups.
Ashley B.
Marketing Manager
A results driven marketing professional with extensive experience creating content for a range of internationally recognised brands such as partypoker, bwin sports, World Poker Tour, Foxy Bingo and Real Madrid.
Callum Holdway
Account Director
Dedicated Digital Project Manager with experience working across design and development teams focusing on the production of great new applications across multiple digital platforms.
Chris O'Brien
Senior iOS Developer
Formally team lead at Credit Suisse, BSkyB and Betfair. Chris has delivered numerous projects for both Android and iOS operating systems.
Stuart Pattison
iOS Developer
Former front end dev turned iOS developer, Stuart has worked with many UK brands large and small, including Just Eat, Gousto and Reed.co.uk.
Exequiel G.
Senior Android Engineer
Prevoiusly at Samsung and BSkyB, Exequiel is a highly proficient software developer having also lead the mobile engineering of Now TV.
Juan C.
Technical Lead
An experienced software engineer who is proficient in a number of software languages including javascript, groovy, python, and ruby. Juan leads backend engineering for Sketch spin-out companies.
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Patch
Property Search
Patch Property Search: A Sketch London Company
Home hunting is better together. Search, share and chat about hundreds of thousands of homes across the UK. Available for iPhone.
