Sean Phelan – Multimap

Wednesday, 07 December 2011

 

Sean started Multimap.com as a bootstrap start-up in his spare bedroom in 1995 and built it into one of the 10 most popular British web services, with revenues of £12M and profits of £1M

Sean formed Multimap.com to bring together his lifelong love of sailing and navigation with his experience with the internet and web-based technology. Through Multimap, Sean realised his vision of services based on the integration of navigation, wireless communications and the web. He is one of Europe’s original internet entrepreneurs, with a unique combination of business and technical skills.  In December 2007 the company was acquired by Microsoft for £30 million, cementing its position in the ranks of Britain’s internet success stories.

Prior to founding Multimap, Sean was a principal consultant in KPMG’s Telecommunications and Media Convergence practice, where he advised major clients on products, services, regulation and marketing strategies. Also, Sean previously worked at the Yankee Group Europe, where he acted as principal analyst, consulting on data communications markets and trends.

He holds an MBA from Institute Theseus, in Sophia Antipolis, France, and an engineering degree from the University of Sussex.