# Richard White

> Richard White is a British entrepreneur and Goodlord co-founder who served as its CEO before stepping down in 2017. A former Foxtons lettings agent, he helped launch software that brought tenancy paperwork, signatures and payments online. He later co-founded Pickles and has publicly discussed the practical difficulties of hiring, scaling and rebuilding software.

- **Role:** Director at Pickles&Co Ltd (company in administration)
- **Organizations:** Goodlord, Foxtons, Capital Living, Pickles, Pet-Tech.org
- **Nationality:** British
- **Education:** Business and Marketing (qualification type not specified publicly), Oxford Brookes University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Goodlord and served as its early CEO., Led Goodlord during its £2 million seed round in 2016 and £7.2 million round in 2017., Goodlord placed 29th in the 2017 Startups 100.

## Career timeline

- **2005–2008** — Studied Business and Marketing at Oxford Brookes University.
- **Before 2014** — Worked in lettings at Foxtons and later Capital Living.
- **2014** — Co-founded Goodlord with Tom and Philip Mundy; appointed an Oh Goodlord Ltd director on 15 August.
- **2015** — Goodlord launched its tenancy platform.
- **2016** — Goodlord announced a £2 million seed round in May.
- **2017** — Goodlord raised £7.2 million in March; White stepped down as CEO later that year.
- **2018** — William Reeve’s appointment announced in January; White resigned his Oh Goodlord Ltd directorship on 23 March and became a Pickles&Co Ltd director on 14 May.
- **2025** — An administrator appointment for Pickles&Co Ltd was filed on 6 October.
- **2026** — Pickles&Co Ltd filed administration-extension notices in September and October.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Goodlord and served as its early CEO.
- Led Goodlord during its £2 million seed round in 2016 and £7.2 million round in 2017.
- Goodlord placed 29th in the 2017 Startups 100.
- Co-founded Pickles and founded Pet-Tech.org.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Pickles&Co Ltd filed a notice extending administration on 11 October; White remains listed as a director.
- **2025-10** — Pickles&Co Ltd filed an administrator appointment on 6 October.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardcharleswhite/

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Last updated: 2026-10-22