About Piers
Piers Linney MBE is a British entrepreneur, investor and keynote speaker with experience across technology, media, communications and additive manufacturing. He co-founded Implement AI, which won AI Startup of the Year at the UK Startup Awards 2025, and is chairman and co-founder of Atherton Bikes, a mountain bike manufacturer using 3D printing that won World Championships in 2023. He was a Dragon investor on BBC's Dragons' Den (2013-2015), most notably investing in Wonderbly, which generated a 40x return when sold in 2021—the programme's most successful investment.
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Known for
- Dragons' Den investor (2013-2015)
- Investing in Wonderbly, generating 40x return
- Keynote speaking on AI and technology
- Co-founding Implement AI
- Co-founding Atherton Bikes
- Appearing on The Secret Millionaire
- Entrepreneurship and business innovation
- Diversity and inclusion advocacy
- Entrepreneur
- Investor
- Keynote speaker
- Business commentator
- Solicitor
- Investment banker
- Fund manager
- Business
- Technology
- Entrepreneurship
- AI
- Innovation
- AI and technology
- Future of work
- Business growth and scaling
- Dragons' Den investment experience
- Diversity and inclusion
- Business innovation
- SME support
- Technology Media Commentator
- LinkedIn "Top AI Voice"
- Co-Founder of Implement AI
- Former Dragons' Den Investor
- Former Dragon on BBC Dragons' Den (2013–2015)
- Co-founder and Executive Chairman of Implement AI
- Awarded an MBE (2026)
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