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Gestetner grew up in London and has a background of wealth and innovation.
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His great-great-grandfather, David Gestetner — whom he counts as an inspiration — invented an early photocopying machine in 1879. Ricoh bought the business in 1996 for $226 million, The Guardian reported. The publication also reported that Harry's father, Daniel, was one of the UK's richest young entrepreneurs in 2000.
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He attended Highgate School, which currently has fees of $29,000 a year, before moving to Los Angeles for high school.
It was there, studying at Harvard-Westlake School — whose alumni include Lily Collins and Jake Gyllenhaal — where he met his cofounder, Simon Pompan.
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Working from their dorm rooms, Gestetner and Pompan raised $1.3 million from the venture-capital firms Antler, Rough Draft Ventures, and Day One Ventures, to found Fanfix.
The former Vine star Cameron Dallas also came on board as a cofounder and raised the platform's profile.
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So basically this kid came from generational wealth and had education and familial connections far above and beyond what any of us normal people can dream of.
Started on third base and we act like he hit a home run.