Amber Atherton
Born (1991-02-09) 9 February 1991
Hong Kong

Amber Atherton (born 9 February 1991) is a British entrepreneur and investor.

Early life and career

Atherton was born and brought up in Hong Kong,[1] and educated at boarding school in England.[2] In 2009 Atherton created My Flash Trash,[3] a jewellery e-commerce business that sold in 2016 to manufacturing company Nefertiti Group Ltd.[4]

Atherton appeared as a cast member on Channel 4 reality television show Made in Chelsea.[5] She appeared as a Business Buddy on the BBC's show Pocket Money Pitch and was a judge for the Ryman National Enterprise Challenge.[6] Atherton was listed as the "5th-Most Powerful Person in Digital Fashion" by British Vogue in 2011.[7]

Atherton was featured in Forbes 30 Under 30, Europe: Retail & E-Commerce in 2016.[8]

In 2021 Atherton joined Discord through the acqui-hire[9] of her community marketing software startup Zyper.[10][11]

References

  1. ↑ Levin, Angela (11 June 2013). "My perfect weekend: Amber Atherton, star of 'Made in Chelsea'". The Daily Telegraph.
  2. ↑ Krentcil, Faran (27 March 2014). "Is Amber Atherton the Next Victoria Beckham?". Elle. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  3. ↑ Lynch, Russell (16 November 2015). "Entrepreneurs: Amber Atherton finds true calling with My Flash Trash". Evening Standard. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  4. ↑ Geoghegan, Jill (2 August 2016). "My Flash Trash sold to Hong Kong manufacturing group". Drapers. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  5. ↑ Felstead, Binky (12 March 2015). Being Binky. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781471134586.
  6. ↑ "Youth movement – The Best You Magazine". thebestyoumagazine.co. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  7. ↑ Alexander, Ella (8 December 2011). "Digital Power List". British Vogue. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  8. ↑ O'Connor, Clare. "Amber Atherton, 24 - pg.1". Forbes. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  9. ↑ Fried, Ina (26 January 2021). "Exclusive: Discord hires teams from two startups in bid to diversify audience". Axios.
  10. ↑ Hanson, Jane. "Today's Young Female Founders Know How To Find The Yes". Forbes. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  11. ↑ "'Find people who complement your weaknesses'". BBC News. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
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