CONNEX ONE

By the end of 2022, the brothers had expanded into 9 countries and had a global workforce of over 1,000 employees. Connex One clinched the 'Cloud Technology Provider of the Year' at the Prolific North Tech Awards 2022 and Nick was awarded 'Entrepreneur of the Year'

GP Bullhound's Fund V invested in Connex One as a testament to our belief in the founders and the company. GP Bullhound also featured the brothers in the annual Titans of Tech Report.

By April 2021, they had over 70 developers and 200 employees under them (including their mother, who they "have a laugh with" once in a while about the journey

In 2020, GP Bullhound ranks Connex One as #59 in the Top 100 Fastest Growing Tech Companies Outside of London, during the annual Northern Tech Awards 2020

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In 2019, GP Bullhound was appointed as Connex One's Corporate Finance Advisor. The founders grew very close to the GP Bullhound' team in Manchester.

Brian Kennedy introduced the Mealey brothers to Hugh Campbell, GP Bullhound's Co-founder. Hugh Campbell was very well connected in Manchester and invited them to the annual Northern Tech Awards, where Nick received the 'Young Entrepreneur Award'

By 2017, they exited their seed investors and sought after those who could mentor them. Brian Kennedy (Latium Tech), Sir Terry Leahy (CEO, Tesco) and The William Currie Group saw their potential and became trusted investors and advisors to Connex One

Their mother was severely disappointed at the two’s dropout, thinking that Nick had corrupted his younger brother. But both brothers had no such concerns at the time, never looking back at their decision since.

In 2014, Connex One hit a turnover of £1M and began expanding

Nick shared his vision with Richard, who was 17. Richard, at the time, was fascinated with coding and taught himself how to code and build apps. Before his GCSE's, Richard dropped out and became a 17 year old CTO.

In Nick's second year at University, he grew more and more interested in Big Data and Software. Eventually, he told his parents that he was dropping out and starting his own business. They were furious.

Nick and Richard faced a lot of pressure from their family to study Economics and pursue a career in the financial services industry. As a result, Nick enrolled in University for Economics.

Originally from Liverpool, the ConnexOne brothers moved to Chester growing up. Their father, Shaun Mealey, came from a working class area of Liverpool where he set up his own construction company to support his 5 children.

Timeline

By the end of 2022, the brothers had expanded into 9 countries and had a global workforce of over 1,000 employees. Connex One clinched the 'Cloud Technology Provider of the Year' at the Prolific North Tech Awards 2022 and Nick was awarded 'Entrepreneur of the Year'

GP Bullhound's Fund V invested in Connex One as a testament to our belief in the founders and the company. GP Bullhound also featured the brothers in the annual Titans of Tech Report.

By April 2021, they had over 70 developers and 200 employees under them (including their mother, who they "have a laugh with" once in a while about the journey

In 2021, GP Bullhound ranks Connex One as #59 in the Top 100 Fastest Growing Tech Companies Outside of London, during the annual Northern Tech Awards 2021

In 2019, GP Bullhound was appointed as Connex One's Corporate Finance Advisor. The founders grew very close to the GP Bullhound' team in Manchester.

Brian Kennedy introduced the Mealey brothers to Hugh Campbell, GP Bullhound's Co-founder. Hugh Campbell was very well connected in Manchester and invited them to the annual Northern Tech Awards, where Nick received the 'Young Entrepreneur Award'

In 2014, Connex One hit a turnover of £1M and began expanding

2022

By 2017, they exited their seed investors and sought investors who could mentor them, in the form of Brian Kennedy (Latium Tech), Sir Terry Leahy (CEO, Tesco) and The William Currie Group

Nick shared his vision with Richard, who was 17. Richard, at the time, was fascinated with coding and taught himself how to code and build apps. Before his GCSE's, Richard dropped out and became a 17 year old CTO.

Their mother was severely disappointed at the two’s dropout, thinking that Nick had corrupted his younger brother. But both brothers had no such concerns at the time, never looking back at their decision since.

In Nick's second year at University, he grew more and more interested in Big Data and Software. Eventually, he told his parents that he was dropping out and starting his own business. They were furious.

Nick and Richard faced a lot of pressure from their family to study Economics and pursue a career in the financial services industry. As a result, Nick enrolled in University for Economics.

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Originally from Liverpool, the ConnexOne brothers moved to Chester growing up. Their father, Shaun Mealey, came from a working class area of Liverpool where he set up his own construction company to support his 5 children.

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