Jabril Network: Ajaz Ahmed - the Original Unicorn Founder

​Come meet Ajaz Ahmed, co-founder of Freeserve, the UK’s first billion-pound internet company. In 1998 he was a PC World store manager in Leeds, where he came up with the idea of a subscription-free internet service and persuaded his Dixons bosses to launch it.

​Freeserve went on to become the UK’s largest internet service provider and Britain’s first dotcom business to float on the stock market. It reached a peak market value of around £9bn, entered the FTSE 100, and was sold to France Télécom’s Wanadoo for £1.6bn. Ajaz saw the business through its flotation and sale as one of its three founding executives.

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The Jabril Network supports founders and entrepreneurs who have the energy, clarity, and conviction to bring bold and innovative ideas to life.

​We provide business growth, investor readiness, and introduction to angel investing support.