Former CEO and Founder of London Full Fibre ISP Vorboss to Sue Company

London-focused ISP Vorboss and its backers, which have built and operate a 100Gbps speed fibre optic network for businesses in the UK’s capital city, have been told to expect a “rather public legal battle” after the company’s former founder and CEO, Tim Creswick, revealed via Linkedin that he was now “suing the company I created 20 years ago“.

On the surface, the original October 2025 announcement of Tim’s departure was nothing terribly unusual (here), with Vorboss even paying tribute to his “vision, leadership and drive“, while adding that the company was looking forward to continuing to work with their investors to deliver their long-term vision.

Since then we’ve heard different viewpoints on that announcement, but suffice to say that the former founder is clearly far from happy with how his role in the company ended. The exact details of the legal dispute remain unclear, although it won’t stay that way for long if the legal case proceeds to court. We have contacted Vorboss for a comment and await their response.

Tim Creswick said on Linkedin:

“Completing the final step in the founder journey: suing the company I created 20 years ago.

A few weeks ago, I resigned as CEO of Vorboss.

After two decades of late nights, seemingly endless work and huge effort, I wish I could say my departure was amicable.

Whilst this was a decision that weighed very heavily on me, it was nonetheless a very easy one: my reputation and ethical conduct have always been non-negotiables for me, no matter the cost. In the end, we are judged not only by what we do, but by what we tolerate.

I had been hoping that Octopus Investments (who operate Fern Trading, the fund which acquired Vorboss) would put things right, but sadly it appears that we will now begin the rather public legal battle.

I’m certainly not the first founder to be in this position and I won’t be the last.

When you take on investment, you try to find partners who have the same principles. The relationship evolves and interests can diverge over time, but you hope that the shared trust you’ve built paves the way for an orderly exit and transition.

Sadly, this isn’t the case. I regret that this process is likely to cause unnecessary stress for many wonderful people I recruited at Vorboss (and potentially our customers).

I had an incredible 20 years building Vorboss. It’s sad to see many of those principles now being abandoned, but I’m proud of what we built.”

The move comes shortly after another telecoms related company backed by Fern Trading (Octopus Investments), Vitrifi, filed a new notice stating their intention to appoint an administrator (here). Reports have since emerged that some of the employees expected to be made redundant as part of that have been somewhat less than pleased with their treatment (Linkedin example).