Ed Key

Product leader, designer & founder.

I help teams decide what to build and why. Currently CEO of Waxly.

About

I've spent seven years in product — first designing it, then owning it. I started at General Assembly, spent time at Ford and Cultivo, then went deep on fintech and edtech at Blackbullion and Caxton, where I led the product function through a transformation programme in a legacy environment.

In 2025 I founded Waxly, a vinyl marketplace built around discovery. I raised the money, set the roadmap, and run a team of four. This has brought me much closer to a commercial understanding of product.

I studied History of Art at University, which has helped to inform my approach to design. I'm particularly interested in Aesthetic philosophy. I'm based in Walthamstow, London.