Founder of newly crowned tech all-star still living on the breadline

Despite being the hottest European start-up, Trustev founder Chris Kennedy is still living on the breadline working to ensure that the company survives to fulfil its billion-euro potential.

The company was this week crowned the Tech All-Stars Champion, being awarded the honour by European Commission vice-president Neelie Kroes.

Trustev was only founded last year by Chris Kennedy and Pat Phelan with the aim of eliminating online fraud. The relationship between the founders goes further back than that, however.