John Darling

John Darling is an entrepreneur, investor, and operator with a proven record of building and scaling successful companies. An early employee at Meta, he helped launch and expand SME advertising across EMEA, before founding the UK’s first nationwide credit union, growing its loan book to £1 billion.

Over his career, John has founded six companies, successfully scaling and exiting two and launching two venture studios. He invests family and institutional capital into ventures shaping the future of technology, culture, and lifestyle, combining strategic vision with hands-on execution.

At BRIDGE Summit, John will share actionable lessons on how founders can scale with purpose, align capital with culture, and build ventures that endure beyond the exit.