# Al Bentley

> Al Bentley is the Sydney-based founder and CEO of Simply Wall St. Trained in ship science and engineering at Southampton, he worked in naval architecture and offshore engineering before turning a 2013 investing side project into a visual research platform. His public story includes a cross-Australia move, customer-backed funding and a continuing interest in windsurfing and sailing.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Simply Wall St
- **Organizations:** Simply Wall St, Apache, Crondall Energy Consultants, Austal, BAE Systems, Royal Institution of Naval Architects, UK Engineering Council
- **Education:** Ship Science, Engineering (specific degree designation unverified), University of Southampton, Bryanston School
- **Known for:** Founded Simply Wall St, which currently reports more than 8 million registered investors., Listed as a chartered engineer on his professional profile from December 2013., Describes himself as an Australian and New Zealand windsurf freestyle champion on his personal profile.

## Career timeline

- **2009-2010** — Graduate engineer at BAE Systems.
- **2011** — Naval architect at Austal, followed by Crondall Energy Consultants.
- **2013-2014** — Project engineer at Apache.
- **2013** — Built Ninjavest as a side project associated with Startup Weekend in Perth.
- **2014** — Left naval architecture, moved to Sydney and worked on Simply Wall St full time; company launched in May.
- **2016** — Organised Sydney fintech Startup Weekend.
- **2017** — Simply Wall St raised A$2.4 million from its customer base.
- **2021** — Discussed organic growth, hiring and product feedback on Startup Playbook as company exceeded 3 million users.
- **2025** — Initiated a brand refresh to reflect wider portfolio-building features.

## Achievements

- Founded Simply Wall St, which currently reports more than 8 million registered investors.
- Listed as a chartered engineer on his professional profile from December 2013.
- Describes himself as an Australian and New Zealand windsurf freestyle champion on his personal profile.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Research checked: official company page lists Bentley as CEO and reports 8M+ registered investors, 120k stocks analysed and 90 markets covered. This is the verification month, not a dated launch announcement.

## Links

- Website: https://about.me/al.bentley
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alistairbentley/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/Al__Bentley
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/bangitout
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/al.bentley

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Last updated: 2026-10-14