Michael Bruce (born 28 June 1973) is a British entrepreneur, and the co-founder and ex CEO of the online estate agent Purplebricks.
[2] After studying Law in Southampton, Bruce embarked upon a legal career before purchasing Midlands estate agent Burchell Edwards with his brother Kenny in 2006, eventually selling it to Connells in 2011.
[3] Together with his brother they would go on to found Purplebricks in 2012, with the company floating on the Alternative Investment Market in December 2015 for $300m and increased in value to over $1billion before falling back to £300m by May 2019.
[citation needed] Purplebricks has launched in the UK, Australia and the US and raised £100m from Axel Springer.
[citation needed] In May 2019, Michael stepped down from his role as Chief Executive.