Anish Kapoor

Chairman at AccessPay

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Anish is the co-founder of AccessPay and served as CEO for over 10 years, taking the business from early-stage product to category-defining bank integration platform with 1,000+ customers. In 2026, he secured a majority investment from Accel-KKR, one of the world's leading private equity funds, and now serves as chairman of the board and a strategic advisor to the business.

He has a 20-year track record in building companies that transform industries. He co-founded TeleCity, which paved the way for high-speed internet access across Europe — 80% of all internet traffic in Europe now flows through TeleCity infrastructure. He also co-founded Yuuguu, which changed the economics of enterprise collaboration technology and now powers the world's largest conference calling company.

He was a member of the advisory board to the UK Government's Technology Strategy Board, and is an investor in and advisor to a number of venture capital backed technology companies.