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Matt Mills
Ripjar

Matt Mills

Chief executive

Why watch

He spent a decade at Featurespace, helping grow it from 12 to more than 400 staff before Visa bought it, and took over Ripjar in February 2026.

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Matt Mills is chief executive of Ripjar, the Cheltenham, England, company whose software screens customers and suppliers for sanctions, politically exposed persons and adverse media. He was appointed in February 2026, three months after Long Ridge Equity Partners completed a follow-on majority investment. Read our review of Ripjar.

A Decade at Featurespace

He spent ten years at Featurespace, the Cambridge, England, fraud detection company, as chief commercial officer and general manager. Over that time it grew from 12 to more than 400 staff, and Visa bought it in 2024.

Earlier Work at Aurasma

Before Featurespace he led innovation, sales and partnerships at Aurasma, an augmented reality company later bought by HP. In his three years there it grew to more than 10,000 commercial customers and partners.