# Glen Calvert

> Glen Calvert is the London-based co-founder and CEO of Kaizan, an AI platform for client-service teams. He previously founded Affectv, served on Struq’s founding team and worked as COO of Fnatic. His writing and interviews connect those roles through the practical problems of hiring, managing teams and maintaining client relationships as a business grows.

- **Role:** Co-founder & CEO at Kaizan
- **Organizations:** Kaizan, Affectv, Fnatic, Struq, Bidstack, TradeDoubler, Dennis Publishing
- **Education:** De Montfort University
- **Known for:** Founded Affectv and expanded it internationally., Affectv was recognised in the Sunday Times Tech Track 100., Served as COO of Fnatic.

## Career timeline

- **2006** — Worked in display sales at Dennis Publishing.
- **2008** — Worked at TradeDoubler and joined Struq’s founding team as sales director.
- **2011** — Founded Affectv.
- **2014** — Quantcast acquired Struq.
- **2018** — Handed Affectv’s CEO role to Patrick Johnson.
- **2019-2021** — Served as Fnatic COO; his appointment was announced in May 2019.
- **2020** — Joined Bidstack’s advisory board.
- **2021** — Became a Bidstack non-executive director and began Kaizan with Pravin Paratey.
- **2023** — Kaizan had a beta product and paying customers, according to his March 2024 account.
- **2026** — Kaizan received a Pembroke-led funding commitment of up to £2.5 million in May.

## Achievements

- Founded Affectv and expanded it internationally.
- Affectv was recognised in the Sunday Times Tech Track 100.
- Served as COO of Fnatic.
- Co-founded Kaizan with Pravin Paratey.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Pembroke VCT reported a £1.5 million investment in a Kaizan round of up to £2.5 million, alongside Velocity Capital and industry angels.
- **2026-07** — Published a statement on client data ownership, portability, customisation and the use of multiple models at Kaizan.

## Links

- Website: https://kaizan.ai/about/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/glencalvert/

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Last updated: 2026-10-14