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Founded by Stelios Haji-Ioannou in 1998.1
Private company
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British multinational branded venture capital conglomerate
EasyGroup Ltd (styled as easyGroup, or simply easy) is a British multinational venture capital conglomerate founded in 1998. It is headquartered in London, United Kingdom and privately owned by Stelios Haji-Ioannou.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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EasyGroup Ltd (styled as easyGroup, or simply easy) is a British multinational venture capital conglomerate founded in 1998. It is headquartered in London, United Kingdom and privately owned by Stelios Haji-Ioannou.2
easyGroup sits at the top of its group. 11 entities, 4 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
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Founded by Stelios Haji-Ioannou in 1998.1
Who has led easyGroup, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
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As of 2026, easyGroup lists over 100 easy branded business ventures and websites in a wide range of sectors, which include:
Amongst the ventures formerly owned by easyGroup which are still in operation under new full or partial ownership are hotel chain easyHotel, financial intermediary services brand easyMoney and African low-cost airline Fastjet.
Examples for former easyGroup brands and business ventures that since ceased operations for various reasons are easyInternetcafé, easyCinema, easyCoach, easyCruise (which ceased operations after it had been sold to Hellenic Seaways), easyFoodstore and easyPizza.
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