Julie Meyer

Julie Meyer
Julie Meyer, Ariadne Capital
Meyer in 2015
Born (1966-08-28) 28 August 1966
Dearborn, Michigan U.S.
EducationValparaiso University
INSEAD
OccupationsCEO
Author
Years active1998–present
Websitejuliemariemeyer.com

Julie Marie Meyer is an American businesswoman.

Early life and education

Meyer was born in Dearborn, Michigan.[1]

Career

Meyer moved to London in 1998 and worked at NewMedia Investors (later Spark Ventures) for one year.[2] In the same year, Meyer co-founded First Tuesday, a forum to connect entrepreneurs with investors, which was sold in 2000[2][3][4] before being dissolved in 2001.[5]

In August 2000, Meyer founded the investment advisory firm Ariadne Capital.[2] In 2010, Ariadne Capital launched the Ariadne Capital Entrepreneurs (ACE) Fund,[6] which has since been dissolved.[7]

In 2009, she was a panelist in the online version of Dragon's Den.[6] In 2010, Meyer was selected as one of 26 business people tasked with advising the British government on business policies to encourage entrepreneurship in the United Kingdom.[8]

In 2012, Meyer was part of an advisory committee led by entrepreneur James Caan, called StartUp Loans, that was funded with £82.5 million.[9]

Since 2018, Meyer has been the sole director of Viva investment Partners AG, a company registered in Switzerland,[10] managing a UK-registered investment vehicle with negative shareholder equity which has since been dissolved via compulsory strike-off. [11]

In 2014, Ariadne Capital hired the public relations firm Lansons Communications.[12] A Lansons employee contacted Wikipedia and the communication was posted on the Talk page of the Julie Meyer article.[12][13] Ariadne filed a lawsuit against Lansons for more than £100,000 in damages, and Lansons counterclaimed for about £76,000 in unpaid fees.[12] The litigation was settled, with an undisclosed sum paid to Lansons.[14]

In 2015, Ariadne Capital was ordered to pay £50,000 after a contract dispute related to StartUp Loans was heard in court.[15]

In 2016, Ariadne paid a £64,500.90 judgment, as ordered, after a contract dispute with a former employee.[16]

In April 2018, a summons was not successfully served on Meyer in a case in Malta, in which Meyer claimed to be attempting to pay employees, and her attorney confirmed the money was available and would be paid.[17] By May 2018, the summons had still not been successfully served on Meyer, and the Malta court indicated the case would continue until Meyer or her co-defendant appeared in a criminal case, regardless of whether the payments were made.[18]

On 11 May 2018, the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) suspended the investment services license of Ariadne Capital Malta Limited with immediate effect, alleging multiple "serious breaches of license conditions".[19][20]

In February 2022, Meyer was given a six-month suspended sentence for contempt of court by the High Court in the UK, for failure to appear in court hearings or follow court orders, in a case brought by attorneys Farrer & Co, based on allegations of unpaid fees.[21] Meyer unsuccessfully appealed the suspended sentence.[22]

On 2 August 2025, King Charles cancelled her MBE award, for "bringing the honours system into disrepute".[23][24]

Awards and honours

  • 2000: EY Entrepreneur of the Year - UK winners[25]
  • 2002: WEF/Global Leaders for Tomorrow[26]
  • 2012: Member of the Order of the British Empire for Services to Entrepreneurship, cancelled by King Charles in 2025 for "Bringing the Honours System into Disrepute".[24]
  • 2014: Honorary Degree from Warwick University, revoked in 2022.[27]
  • 2020: Bronze Stevie Award from the Stevie Award For Women in Business.[28]

References

  1. ↑ Lynch, Russell (24 February 2016). "Julie Meyer - 'entrepreneur's champion' who delayed paying up for three years". Evening Standard. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Dragon's Den: Online Dragon - Julie Meyer". BBC. 2014.
  3. ↑ Sorkin, Andrew Ross (16 July 2000). "Red Dot, Meet Green: If It's Tuesday, Network!". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  4. ↑ Gruner, Stephanie (2001-01-24). "City Leaders Bid to Acquire First Tuesday from Yazam". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
  5. ↑ "First Tuesday Limited Companies House Data". 2025. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
  6. 1 2 McMahan, Ty (2009-09-11). ""Dragons' Den" Judge Julie Meyer Makes Her Pitch". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
  7. ↑ "Ace Partners I LLP". UK Companies House. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  8. ↑ Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street (4 May 2011). "Second meeting of Cable's Entrepreneurs' Forum". UK Government Digital Service. Retrieved 23 March 2016.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ↑ Jones, Paul (2012-05-28). "James Caan to chair new Board to distribute £82.5m of start-up business loans to young entrepreneurs". Business Matters. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
  10. ↑ "Swiss Company Registry Entry for Viva Investment Partners AG". Swiss Company Registry. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  11. ↑ "VIP Opportunity I LLP". UK Companies House. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  12. 1 2 3 Chellel, Kit (14 March 2016). "How a Venture Capitalist's Bid to Edit Wikipedia Page Backfired". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  13. ↑ Smith, Matthew Nitch (15 March 2016). "A PR firm is being sued for 'botching up' an investment fund's Wikipedia page". Business Insider. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  14. ↑ Harrington, John (20 January 2017). "Ariadne Capital pays undisclosed sum to Lansons after withdrawing 'joke' £100k lawsuit". PRWeek. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  15. ↑ Scott, Brendan (28 March 2015). "Former Dragon's Den stars square up in court spat". The Telegraph. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  16. ↑ Lynch, Russell. "Julie Meyer - 'entrepreneur's champion' who delayed paying up for three years".
  17. ↑ Macdonald, Vanessa (25 April 2018). "Julie Meyer fails to show up for unpaid salary cases". Times of Malta. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  18. ↑ Agius, Matthew (9 May 2018). "Magistrate displeased at being emailed by Julie Meyer about her case". Malta Today. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  19. ↑ "MFSA suspends Ariadne Capital Malta licence with immediate effect - The Malta Independent". www.independent.com.mt. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  20. ↑ "Ariadne Capital has investment license withdrawn by MFSA". Times of Malta. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  21. ↑ Hurley, James (February 24, 2022). "Arrest warrant issued for Julie Meyer". Retrieved 2022-02-23.
  22. ↑ Goss, Louis (2022-05-28). "Venture capitalist Julie Meyer fails to overturn six-month suspended sentence". CityAM. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
  23. ↑ "List of individuals who have forfeited their honour (since August 2023)". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2025-09-02.
  24. 1 2 Jaeger, Oscar (2025-08-02). "Former Dragons' Den star stripped of MBE over string of unpaid bills". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2025-08-17.
  25. ↑ "EY Entrepreneur Of The Year: 2000 Award recipients" (PDF). ey.com. Ernst & Young. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 4, 2016.
  26. ↑ World Economic Forum (2002). "Class of 2002" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-07-23. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
  27. ↑ https://warwick.ac.uk/services/gov/committees/senate/minutes/senate public minutes 2 november 2022 final for web.pdf
  28. ↑ "The Stevie Awards". The Stevie Awards. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
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