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Steffan Aquarone, Liberal Democrat, on BBC Sunday Politics East
Steffan Luke Aquarone is 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.
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- Steffan Aquarone Liberal Democrat on BBC Sunday Politics East
- Steffan Aquarone Founder Droplet App TBTV Sessions
- Education
- Business
- Writing
- Politics
- Personal life
- References
In 2014, Aquarone was named by the Daily Mirror as one of the Top 20 most influential media figures under 30.
Steffan Aquarone - Founder, Droplet App - TBTV Sessions
Education
Aquarone was educated at home as a member of Education Otherwise until the age of 12, before attending Norwich School. He then read Politics and International Relations at the University of Warwick, graduating with a BA in 2006.
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 which allows users to load funds to an app on their mobile phones and send payments to other people or merchants.
In 2013, Droplet was named among the 'Top 25 UK Startups' by influential technology blog Mashable.
Writing
Aquarone writes on digital marketing topics including online video. In 2012 he wrote "Online Video: A Best Practice Guide" for digital publishers Econsultancy.
Politics
Aquarone was announced as Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate for Waveney in April 2017.
On 4 May 2017, he was elected as county councillor for the Melton Constable division of Norfolk County Council.
Personal life
Aquarone lives in Norwich with his wife, and is a practicing Quaker, involved in local politics with the Liberal Democrat party.