FIVE MINUTES WITH ...
GUY FARLEY
The co-founder of pet insurance company ManyPets has green fingers , is a Tesla convert , and is allergic to cats and dogs ! EXECUTIVE BIO
GUY FARLEY
TITLE : CO-FOUNDER AND CTO COMPANY : MANYPETS INDUSTRY : INSURANCE LOCATION : LONDON , UK
Guy Farley is the Co-Founder and
CTO at pet insurance company ManyPets . He has a background in software development and engineering , having previously helped build the first version of online bank First Direct . He is a lover of gardening and nature , as well as a recent convert to electric cars .
Q . DESCRIBE YOUR JOURNEY SO FAR . HOW DID YOU GET TO THIS POINT ?
» I did an engineering degree and moved into software with my first role at ICL ( now Fujitsu ). My last role there was as the Software Development Manager , building the UK ’ s first online bank for First Direct . I then headed off to work abroad in India and then San Francisco – just in time to watch the tech bubble burst in 2001 . After that , I returned to the UK and went through a couple of less successful but very instructional startup experiences , all in technology and financial services . [ ManyPets Chief Executive and Co-Founder ] Steven Mendel and I met while working for Close Brothers bank . We happened to be leaving at the same time and cooked up the idea for Bought By Many . In 2017 , we pivoted the business into pure pet insurance , to create what is now ManyPets .
16 July 2023