Jag Singh
British entrepreneur and political strategist
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Jag Singh is a British Internet entrepreneur, angel investor, and former political strategist. He was co-founder of the now-defunct political blog Labourhome, co-founder of ad-network/agency MessageSpace, and has served as former Managing Director of the European accelerator Techstars Berlin.[1] He is based in Berlin, Germany
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Jag Singh | |
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Singh at Venture in Convento do Beato in Lisbon, Portugal prior to the start of Web Summit 2019. | |
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| Occupations | Internet entrepreneur; angel investor; former political strategist |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Known for | Co-founder of Labourhome blog and involvement in digital political campaigns and startup investing |
| Notable work | LabourHome, MessageSpace |
| Title | Former Managing Director at Techstars Berlin |
Career
He founded Labourhome, MessageSpace,[2] and YouFundMe.[3] LabourHome was acquired by the New Statesman Magazine in 2008.[4]
In 2011, Singh worked as Director of Digital for the No To AV referendum campaign.[5] Singh co-founded WESS Digital with Matthew Elliott, Paul Staines, and Andrew Whitehurst in 2013. The firm created a database based on issue-based campaigns to be used by political parties to analyse how people vote.[6]
He was listed in Iain Dale and The Daily Telegraph's list of top 100 left wingers in 2008.[7] In 2018, Singh was in the Financial Times list of the UK's top 100 black and minority ethnic leaders in technology.[1]