Get the app
Matt Ford
Co-Founder & CEO
Matt is a seasoned entrepreneur, investor and repeat fintech founder. He was previously CEO and Founder of Pariti, which was sold to Tandem Bank, and was most recently Partner at Mouro Capital, a global fintech venture capital fund.
Pete Townsend
Co-Founder & CTO
Pete is an experienced technology leader and has led teams at a number of regulated high-growth fintechs in the UK and North America. His focus is on building great customer experiences and robust, secure technology infrastructure.
Stuart Newey
Chairperson
Stuart chairs Sidekick's Board and is responsible for overall governance and leadership of the business. Stuart has over 40 years' experience in management roles across banking, investment and credit, including at Coutts & Co.
Kelly Hutchinson
Lead Product Designer
Kelly leads the entire design process. She's passionate about creating accessible and inclusive products, that open up access to a wider audience. Prior to Sidekick, Kelly worked at a female-focused investment platform and before that at Meta.
.png)
Robin Spruell
Head of Compliance & MLRO
Robin oversees Sidekick's compliance activities and is responsible for money laundering reporting. He has been a senior compliance leader within regulated firms across a 15+ year period, high growth international fintechs.
Joseph Casanova
Portfolio Manager
Joseph is a portfolio manager with close to ten years’ experience in the asset and wealth management industry. He previously specialised in multi-asset portfolio management and thematic research and is responsible for designing and building tailored investment strategies.
Christine Edwards
Chief of Staff
Christine is responsible for shaping Sidekick's core business processes, and owning key supplier relationships and strategic projects. She has built her career in the wealth management industry specialising in Financial Planning, before becoming a consultant, working with some of the UK's largest wealth managers.
Andrew Debens
Lead Frontend Engineer
Andrew leads Sidekick's frontend engineering activities, focusing on creating high-quality, engaging mobile products. Andrew's previous experience includes working at fintech challengers Chase and Tandem.
Nick Riley
Head of Credit
Nick leads Sidekick's credit activities, and is responsible for designing and building our portfolio line of credit product. Over Nick's 20+ year career, he has worked on the full credit lifecycle, and has held Chief Credit Officer roles at established institutions such as Pollen Street Capital.
.png)
Alessandra Farnum
Head of Alternatives
Alessandra leads Sidekick's alternatives products, focusing on enabling access to high-quality investments. She has built her career in private markets and most recently was a Partner at Mouro Capital, a global fintech venture capital fund focussing on the European markets.
.png)
Adrian Gostling
Senior Backend Engineer
Adrian has a focus on our backend platform, bringing with him over 20 years experience leading full stack development in startups ranging across mobile web, app development, referral marketing, and most recently a number of fintech platforms.
.png)
Rob Berry
Senior Backend Engineer
Rob is a backend engineer with almost 10 years experience working in fintechs and many years before that in consultancy. He likes pressing buttons to see what breaks but even more than that enjoys building services that empower Sidekick's users to maximise their wealth potential.
.png)
James Miller
Senior Full Stack Engineer
James has 10 years experience working with emerging technologies for startups, agencies and innovation labs. He's passionate about creating innovative digital products and is responsible for developing new features for Sidekick's mobile app.
Romney Taylor
Head of Growth
Romney is a full-stack marketer with 15+ years’ experience building and scaling digital businesses that make people's lives better. He previously led marketing at Habito and Communion.
Lucy Sharpe
Product Designer
Lucy is passionate about making finance more inclusive through engaging, user-centred experiences. She previously worked at the digital design agency Wiedemann Lampe, investment platform WealthKernel, and the family-focused financial planning app Nosso.
.png)
