Andrew Black (born 13 May 1963) is a British entrepreneur who, together with Edward Wray, a gambling entrepreneur, founded Betfair, 3️⃣ the world's first and largest bet exchange. He is now a noted angel investor in technology businesses in the UK 3️⃣ and further afield, and is a keen race horse owner and professional bridge player.
He has won many awards, most notably 3️⃣ Ernst & Young emerging entrepreneur of the year in 2002 (shared with Wray).[1]
Early life [ edit ]
Black was born on 3️⃣ 13 May 1963, the son of a property developer and grandson of Tory MP for Wimbledon Sir Cyril Black, who 3️⃣ campaigned, among other things, against gambling.[2] He attended King's College School in Wimbledon, where he excelled at maths (according to 3️⃣ a moneyweek profile in 2009, not citable due to an entry in Wikipedia's blacklist) and then attended the University of 3️⃣ Exeter but was asked to leave during his second year, saying later that he had spent most of his time 3️⃣ at the bookies rather than attending lectures.
Career [ edit ]
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