Martha Lane Fox

Quick Facts

Full Name	Martha Lane Fox
Occupation	Entrepreneur
Date Of Birth	Feb 10, 1973(1973-02-10)
Age	51
Birthplace	London
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Aquarius

Martha Lane Fox Biography

Martha Lane Fox is one of the most popular and richest Entrepreneur who was born on February 10, 1973 in London, England, United Kingdom. The woman who founded Lastminute.com. She was among most youthful members in the House of Lords.

She was named by be a member of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II in 2013.

Lane Fox showed interest in acting and prison governorship but instead joined information technology and media consulting firm Spectrum, where she met Brent Hoberman. In 1998, Lane Fox and Hoberman founded Last Minute, an online travel and gift business that generated significant publicity, floating at the peak of the dot-com bubble. She stepped down as managing director in 2003. Meanwhile, the company survived the dot-com crash to be bought out by Sabre Holdings in 2005 for £577m.

Lane Fox is an advocate for such causes as human rights, women’s rights, and social justice. In 2007 she founded Antigone, a grant-making trust to support charities based in the United Kingdom. She is a patron of Reprieve, a legal action charity notable for its involvement in the release of UK resident Binyam Mohammed from Guantanamo Bay, and Camfed, an organization dedicated to fighting poverty, HIV, and AIDS in rural Africa through an emphasis on education of young women. She is also patron of the charity Just for Kids Law, which supports children and young people in London, as well as fighting for wider reform on behalf of young people across the UK.

It was a long-term relationship with her live-in partner Chris Gorell Barnes.

Martha Lane Fox Net Worth

Martha Lane Fox is one of the richest Entrepreneur from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Martha Lane Fox 's net worth $500 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She received a master’s degree in ancient and modern historical studies from Magdalen College, Oxford.

She was appointed an Officer in The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in 2013.

Martha Lane Fox, Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho, CBE (born 10 February 1973) is a British businesswoman, philanthropist and public servant. She co-founded Last Minute during the dotcom boom of the early 2000s and has subsequently served on public service digital projects. She sits on the boards of Twitter, Donmar Warehouse and Chanel, as well as being a trustee of The Queens Commonwealth Trust. She previously served on the board of Channel 4.

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She entered the House of Lords as a crossbencher on 26 March 2013, becoming its youngest female member. In her maiden speech, she addressed the need for digital literacy in all sectors of the economy. That same year the Open University appointed her Chancellor. In the run-up to the Scottish independence referendum of 2014, Lane Fox signed an open letter opposing Scottish independence.

Facts & Trivia

Martha Ranked on the list of most popular Entrepreneur. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Martha Lane Fox celebrates birthday on February 10 of every year.

Lane-Fox lives in Marylebone, London, with her partner Chris Gorell Barnes. Their identical twin sons, Milo and Felix, were born in 2016. In May 2004 she was severely injured in a car accident in the tourist resort of Essaouira in Morocco and was flown to England for treatment at John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, and later Wellington Hospital in London. She was discharged from hospital in December 2005.

Top Facts about Martha Lane Fox

1. Martha Lane Fox is a British businesswoman born in 1973.
2. She co-founded Lastminute.com, an online travel and leisure company.
3. In 2013, she was appointed to the House of Lords.
4. Lane Fox chairs Doteveryone, a think tank promoting responsible technology.
5. She advocates for digital inclusion and accessibility for all.
6. Lane Fox serves on several boards including Twitter and Chanel.
7. She has been awarded numerous honors for her contributions to technology.
8. In 2019, she launched the “TechTransformed” initiative to promote tech diversity.
9. Lane Fox is also a philanthropist supporting various causes such as education and health care.
10. Her net worth is estimated at £16 million (as of 2021).

Who is Martha Lane Fox married to?

Lady Lane-Fox lives in Marylebone, London, with her partner Chris Gorell Barnes. Their identical twin sons, Milo and Felix, were born in 2016.

What did Martha Lane Fox do?

1. She founded Lastminute.com with former colleague Brent Hoberman in 1998 at the height of the dotcom bubble. Two years later, it floated at £700million. She and Brent sold it for £577million in 2005, and Lane Fox launched karaoke club chain Lucky Voice later that year.

How old is Martha Lane Fox?

49 years (February 10, 1973)

How did Martha Lane Fox become a baroness?

In March 2013, Lane Fox became a life peer in the House of Lords as a crossbencher (someone who is not party political); becoming its youngest female member at the time, aged 40. The appointment saw her gain the title of Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho in the City of Westminster.

Where was Martha Lane Fox born?

London, United Kingdom