Who we are

Founded by people who
have done it

The Global Growth Market is led by market builders and entrepreneurs with first-hand experience of public growth markets and what has been missing from them.


The GGM exists to unlock public capital for entrepreneurs and to simplify public company life, while delivering growth company returns for investors.

Co-founders

The people behind the market

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    Jon Prideaux

    Chairman

    Jon Prideaux is a Fintech Entrepreneur, who was CEO of Boku, bringing the company onto AIM in 2017. He is Chairman of the Global Growth Market and brings direct, first-hand experience of what growth-company founders need from public markets.

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    Martin Graham

    Chief Executive

    Martin Graham is the former Director of Markets and Head of AIM 2003–2009, the period when it had more IPOs than Nasdaq. Martin serves as Chief Executive and brings unparalleled knowledge of what makes growth markets work.

Advisory board

Backed by deep market experience

  • Charles McManus

    Co-founder of ClearBank. Chairman of The Unicorn Council.

  • Alison Crawford

    Venture capital investor, Non-Executive Director, and Chartered Accountant (ACA).

  • Mike McCudden

    CEO of JP Jenkins, the largest UK private liquidity venue, and InfinitX, an engineer of platforms for seamless global trading.

  • Andrew November

    Investment management; CIO at asset managers and owners; current NED at Border to Coast.

  • Edward Knight

    Corporate adviser, currently with FTI. Experience at Investec, Peel Hunt, Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch.

  • Matt Evans

    UK-focused small/mid-cap Equity Fund Manager Ninety One, Threadneedle Investments, Legal & General.

  • Tony Friend

    Boardroom adviser focusing on strategic corporate communications, reputation, brand management and investor relations.

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