Adam Hildreth


Adam Hildreth set up his first company, Dubit Limited, when he was 14. Dubit Limited went on to become one of the biggest teenage websites in the UK and now markets itself as a 'Youth Marketing Agency', advising major brands on how to market their products to young people.
Hildreth's latest venture is Crisp, which protects brands from social media risks such as activist attacks and develops online child protection technology. The company claims to work closely with both Internet service providers and child protection organisations to develop solutions that protect children and teenagers from 'online grooming'.
He was reportedly worth £2 million in the 2004 UK top 20 richest teens list. According to the "Sunday Times Rich List 2014", Hildreth is worth £24 million.
In a study of British millionaires of the future, Hildreth was predicted to be worth £40 million by the year 2020.
Hildreth was named the CBI's Young Entrepreneur of the Year at the end of 2006, which was awarded to him by Duncan Bannatyne and Peter Jones from BBC's Dragons' Den programme.

Life and career

In 1999 he founded with 7 friends, making the Guinness Book of Records for being the youngest group of directors in the UK.
In 2003 he won an Achievement in Information Technology at the Yorkshire Young Achievers Awards
In 2005 he started , which develops child protection technology for Internet Service Providers.
In 2006 he won the CBI's Young Entrepreneur of the Year accolade at the 2006 Growing Business Awards for his development of Crisp Thinking and its products. He was presented the award at a ceremony compared by Rt Hon. William Hague MP.
In 2010 he was a Regional Winner for Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year UK.

Awards and achievements

He has been on a number of television shows including BBC2's Working Lunch, The Big Breakfast, BBC News 24 and BBC1's Beat the Boss.