Steffan Aquarone

Steffan Luke Aquaroneis a UK entrepreneur in the film and technology sectors. His projects involve collaboration between large groups of people with a common interest and are often crowd-source financed, the most notable example being feature-film Tortoise in Love which was made by a village in Oxfordshire.

In 2014, Aquarone was named by the Daily Mirror as one of the Top 20 most influential media figures under 30.

Business

In 2004, Aquarone co-founded media business Ephex Media Limited with two fellow students at the University of Warwick. Ephex Media received investment from the Advantage Early Growth Fund in 2007 in order to acquire regional post-production facility Oakslade Studios. The company made and edited corporate films for brands including Land Rover, Vodafone, Massey Ferguson and American Express. The business was placed into administration in 2008.

Aquarone co-owns feature film production company Immense Productions with author Guy Browning, whose first feature Tortoise in Love on which Aquarone was producer released in the UK in 2012.

In 2011, Aquarone co-founded peer-to-peer mobile payments platform Droplet.

In 2013, Droplet was named among the 'Top 25 UK Startups' by influential technology blog Mashable.