Chester Mojay-Sinclare
Chester Mojay-Sinclare (born c. 1989) is a British entrepreneur. He is the founder of tech for good company Enthuse, the donations, fundraising and event registration technology provider.[1][2]
Early life[edit]
Mojay-Sinclare was born in London and grew up in Ashburton in Devon, England. He was expelled from primary school at a young age, before moving on to secondary school at South Dartmoor Community College.[3] He went on to read Philosophy at University College London and founded Spudnik, an educational space project that involved a potato dressed as Father Christmas being sent 90,000 ft in a space capsule designed by Landscove Church of England Primary School children.[4] [5] In 2011, he fulfilled the final wishes of his late grandmother to have her ashes scattered into the stratosphere.[6][7] Mojay-Sinclare represented the UK at the Global Student Entrepreneurship Awards in New York the same year.[8] In 2018, he was named in Forbes 30 Under 30.[9]
Enthuse[edit]
Enthuse is a provider of donations, fundraising and event registration technology to charities and not-for-profit organisations.[1]
The tech for good company was founded by Mojay-Sinclare in 2012 while he was a student at University College London; the university was one of the original investors in the company.[10] Enthuse has raised £7.3m in investment in three separate funding rounds to date.[11]
In 2022, Enthuse was chosen as the London Marathon’s official fundraising partner, replacing Virgin Money Giving.[12]
House of Lords[edit]
In 2016 Mojay-Sinclare gave evidence to the House of Lords Select Committee on Charities, as an expert in digital technology and fundraising. During the evidence session, Mojay-Sinclare recommended introducing digital trustee roles in an effort to "bring a focus to digital" within the charity sector.[13]
This suggestion became one of the key recommendations within the 'Stronger charities for a stronger society' report published by the House of Lords Select Committee on Charities.[14][15]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "About Us". Enthuse. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ "BBC Radio 5 live - Wake Up to Money, Million By 30 with Sean Farrington: Chester Mojay-Sinclare, founder and chief executive of Enthuse". BBC. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ "Interview with Chester Mojay-Sinclare – Founder of Charity Checkout". YHP.
- ^ Smith, Richard (19 November 2010). "Soaring 90,000ft above earth .. a potato dressed as Santa attached to a helium balloon". mirror. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ "'Spudnik' project helps pupils see into space". UCL News. 9 December 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ "Final resting space: Gran gets cosmic send-off in style". Metro. 20 September 2011.
- ^ "Ashes request is one small step for gran". Daily Mirror. 4 July 2011.
- ^ "UCLB's Consultant Entrepreneur Finishes Top 30 in Global Entrepreneurship Competition". UCL Business.
- ^ "Chester Mojay-Sinclare". Forbes. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ "Global Banking and Financial Review recently conversed with the youthful British entrepreneur, Chester Mojay-Sinclare, about his most recent and successful endeavor, Charity Checkout" (interview). Global Banking and Finance Review. 19 November 2012.
- ^ "Enthuse raises GBP3.5m in Series A round". www.privateequitywire.co.uk. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ "How the London Marathon's new partner plans to disrupt online fundraising". www.thirdsector.co.uk. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ "Trustees and leaders letting charities down on digital, lords hear". Civil Society.
- ^ "Stronger charities for a stronger society" (PDF). UK Parliament.
- ^ "Baroness Pitkeathley: Our recommendations support the vital role of charities". Third Sector.