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SUPPORTED BY SAID BUSINESS SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD L.E.V8 AT THE OXFORD FOUNDRY
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W ELC O M E TO T H E V E R Y F I R S T OX FO L . E .V8 D E M O D AY !
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We are delighted to showcase the first cohort of ventures who have been part of our Foundry family for the past six months. Through the L.E.V8 accelerator programme, these ventures have received a package of support worth over £600k, including valuable access to a network of entrepreneurial experts and mentors. Each of them has had a tailored learning programme, designed to support each participant in their evolution towards being resilient, empathetic entrepreneurial leaders, strong communicators, and strategic thinkers. During their six months with us, the ventures have made huge strides. They’ve raised investment in the realm of £1.2m, grown their teams by 1-2 people each, and grown their client/user numbers significantly – some by up to 300%. And, importantly, they have developed some crucial skills required for leadership and business. Collectively this cohort demonstrates just how entrepreneurial and diverse our Oxford ecosystem is: they cover 11 nationalities and 14 areas of study, from an MSc in Medical Anthropology to a DPhil in Population Health, with a 50/50 split between alumni and current Oxford students. Each of our teams is working on impact-driven and purposeled solutions to global issues, from providing transparency and better accountability in the pharmaceutical industry supply chain through blockchain technology, to encouraging affordable, sustainable healthcare access, to increasing supply and enabling cost savings within the dairy market industry in East Africa.
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While only two of the teams have female leaders – a reflection of the current national average in start-ups – this statistic prompted us to launch our L.E.V8 Women programme, to ensure stronger and more prominent female representation across the board. The first cohort of L.E.V8 women teams joined us on our intensive pre-accelerator this summer, and many of them now plan to apply to the next cohort of L.E.V8. As they pass through our doors and step forward into their futures, they will remain a part of our Foundry collective. Our network and community will be here to support them as they continue to grow and develop – or in some cases, as they pivot, or fail and start again. They, in turn, will join our evergreen cycle of support, and contribute their experience and learnings to the L.E.V8 cohorts that follow them. Our immense gratitude goes to the legion of advisors, mentors and experts who have generously given their time to nurture and upskill our teams in the past six months. These luminaries have made a huge, positive difference to the lives and futures of each participant, and we are grateful for their continued guidance and support. Ana Bakshi Director of the Oxford Foundry
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L EV8 COHORT 1 : K EY FACT S AND FIGURES
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VENTURES
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Each venture has had over 200+ hours of support from resident experts, mentors and investors
£60k+
From 14 different areas of study, 11 different nationalities and representatives from each division of the University
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All ventures on the programme have grown their workforce on average by 1-2 members
Each venture has already had access to over £60k worth of support since starting in the programme
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£1.2m More than £1.2m in investment raised
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increase in client/user acquisition for some ventures since since starting the programme
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THE OXFO L.E.V8 ACCELERATOR C O H O R T 1 – M A R C H-S E P T E M B E R 20 18
I wish there had been something like the Oxford Foundry when I was here as a student. Entrepreneurs often find themselves charting new territories, and that can be both terrifying and lonely. But a facility like this, that brings diverse people together, offers practical support and encourages fearlessness, it’s a tremendous gift that is bound to ease that venture into the unknown and yield greater outcomes for everyone.
Pete Flint, Co-founder of Trulia, Managing Partner, NFX
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THE OXFO L.E.V8 ACCELERATOR C O H O R T 1 – M A R C H-S E P T E M B E R 20 18
I am delighted to provide the seed financing that will help connect the people and the resources of Oxford with the students who are eager to learn entrepreneurship and create new opportunities. Industries and career paths are rapidly transforming, and I believe the many future jobs will come through blitz-scaling entrepreneurship. The Oxford Foundry is a place to engage, nurture, and inspire the talented students who will go on to solve the problems and build the institutions of the future. It is an honour to be on part of this journey with Oxford University.
Reid Hoffman, founder of LinkedIn
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I know from my undergraduate studies how Oxford stimulates and rewards students’ curiosity. Operating in this environment, the Oxford Foundry is a catalyst to translate that curiosity into real empowerment for students, so that they can define their own futures.
Toby Coppel, Co-founder of Mosaic Ventures
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V E R AT R A K “ I N C R E A S I N G V I S I B I L I T Y, T R U S T A N D E F F I C I E N C Y I N T H E P H A R M A S U P P LY C H A I N ”
Veratrak, a document collaboration and workflow management platform, is the first industry approved commercial blockchain product, allowing pharmaceutical supply chain companies to communicate sensitive documents and work together with greater efficiency, security, and auditability.
Efficient pharmaceutical supply chains are essential for delivering high quality, cost effective and increasingly personalised medicines. With the rise of generic medicines, the patent cliff and more stringent regulations, pharmaceutical companies are looking to unlock large amounts of value through innovation and the digitisation of their supply chain processes. Veratrak has strong commercial traction with a recurring contract in place with a global pharmaceutical packager. Winners of the University of Oxford ‘Innovation of the Year’ award, they secured pre-seed funding from SeedCamp and won investment from the prestigious Oxford Seed Fund earlier in 2018. www.veratrak.com
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THE TEAM JASON LACOMBE CEO (CO-FOUNDER)
ROLAND BECSI FULL-STACK DEVELOPER
Jason has a Bachelors (high honours) and Masters of Science degree from the University of Toronto. Upon graduation, he worked as a health economist with pharmaceutical companies and the Canadian government. This experience gave him valuable insights into the pharma and healthcare industries before starting a PhD at the University of Oxford (Hertford) in Population Health
Roland earned an undergraduate degree in Engineering IT at Pollack Mihaly (Hungary). Roland has over 8 years of experience as a software engineer. He previously worked at AND Digital, where he met Matt, and also helped execute a blockchain project in the consumer healthcare space.
MATTHEW WILSON CPO (CO-FOUNDER)
Dan graduated from Queen’s University (Canada) with a dual degree in Commerce (Honours) and Bachelor of Arts (History). Upon graduation, Dan worked for Canada’s leading mid-market private equity firm, Birch Hill Equity Partners. He is currently an MBA candidate at the University of Oxford (Christ Church).
Matt studied an undergraduate Physics degree and Masters in Mathematical and Theoretical Physics at the University of Oxford (New College). Matt worked for AND Digital, a digital consultancy based in London, for a couple years before co-founding Veratrak. While at AND, Matt gained experience working on a consumer healthcare blockchain project, as well as leading big product builds for large corporate enterprises.
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DAN MOOR CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT
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SCOODLE “ E V E R YO N E H A S T H E A B I L I T Y TO T E A C H S O M E T H I N G A N D T H E D E S I R E TO L E A R N S O M E T H I N G. S C O O D L E B R I N G S T H E T W O TO G E T H E R ”
Scoodle is a mobile app and web platform that connects people who want to learn, with people that can teach.
Students can ask questions on any subject, get answers from tutors and follow up by booking lessons or joining classes. Lessons can take place online or in person and students can receive both text and video answers. By answering questions, tutors can increase their visibility and search ranking. Scoodle takes care of payments, reminders and communications so that tutors can focus on what really matters. The Scoodle community currently stands at 6k+ users, and the team have already raised a small angel round of £200k. www.scoodle.co.uk
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THE TEAM ISMAIL JEILANI CEO Graduated from King’s College London, furthering his learning with programmes at Oxford & Harvard before joining Google. While funding his degree, Ismail built interest-free student loans company Satifs, and helped raise over £900,000 for charity. He has been featured in Buzzfeed, Business Insider, BBC and Vice News, and was ranked as one of the “100 coolest people in tech” by Business Insider in 2017. AHMED KERWAN HEAD OF PARTNERSHIPS Ahmed is currently reading Medical Anthropology at Oxford University. He is the Founder of the Whitefield Access Project: a student-led initiative to widen participation. Ahmed has received the highest prize from his university’s student union, the Honorary Life Membership, for his extraordinary efforts in student leadership. He is also a member of the Said’s Business School’s Leading for
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Impact cohort. Ahmed received a Fulbright scholarship to investigate the relationship between education and health, presenting his research to State Officials in Washington, D.C. MUJAVID BUKHARI HEAD OF MOBILE ENGINEERING Mujavid is a software engineer and designer, with 5+ year’s experience as a teacher and a private tutor. He developed his experience at multiple companies including: Google, Microsoft, Codecademy and Adzuna. IMDAD AHAD CTO Imdad was a Developer at the U.K. Government Digital Services, specialising in large-scale web system development. He has worked for multiple FTSE 100 companies including BT, BAE Systems, Royal Dutch Shell, GE and Accenture. He graduated in Computer Science from King’s College London and has a YouTube channel with 500,000+ views across 140 countries.
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ECOSYNC “O N A M I S S I O N TO R E D U C E T H E C A R B O N F O OT P R I N T O F L A R G E O R G A N I S AT I O N S A N D INSTITUTIONS�
Large organisations spend millions of pounds on their energy bills, and create tons of CO2. Meanwhile, 70% of their heated rooms are empty and 40% of the energy is wasted.
EcoSync optimises the performance of buildings and reduces their energy consumption by software-hardware integration while - addressing the 3 issues of pollution, cost and wasted energy. EcoSync is a (patent pending) cloud-based platform synchronising the existing building technology; It harvests occupancy data from the room booking system and sensors, and controls heating with retrofitting hardware (IoT technology). This way the system finds empty rooms and heat occupied areas only, saving 40% on the energy bills. www.ecosync.energy
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THE TEAM DR ZSUZSA MAYER CO-FOUNDER
GREG CZIVA IOT/APP
Zsuzsa is a chartered engineer and scientist with an MSc in engineering and a PhD in renewable energy. She also holds several patents and has 10+ years of R+D experience and strong academic and industrial background. Prior to founding a new venture, EcoSync (2018), she was also the youngest (and first women) laboratory manager of Oxford University.
Greg has two MSc’s in computer science (app and web development) and 8 years of industrial (IoT) development experience. He has been advising EcoSync on backend development since the setup of the very first pilot buildings.
DR MIKLOS MOHOS CO-FOUNDER Miklos is an engineer with a PhD from the University of Bern. He is the energy analyst of the team analysing building structures and patterns while liaising with clients and customers. YOAV GROSS CO-FOUNDER Yoav has a Masters in Environmental Change and Management from the University of Oxford. Prior to this, he served four years at the Elite Technology Unit of the Israeli Intelligence Force, leading technology development. Yoav has a vast experience in project management and coordination the work of interdisciplinary R&D teams and strong dedication to environmental issues.
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DR TIAGO PINTO MACHINE LEARNING AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ARIA JOZI INFORMATICS ENGINEER DR MARTIN GIBSON BUILDING SUSTAINABILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY SERVICES PETER LISTER NETWORK SECURITY VISHRUT CHATRATH FINANCE/BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
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ALBUS H E A LT H “ P E R S O N A L I S E D A S T H M A C A R E AT H O M E �
Albus Health is developing a home monitoring system to predict and prevent asthma attacks. In the UK, every 10 seconds someone is rushed to the emergency room, every 8 minutes someone is hospitalised and every 8 hours someone dies due to an asthma attack.
Costs to treat patients with asthma attacks go up to billions each year. Despite advances in medical sciences and technology, and after spending billions, asthma sufferers still have to go through this traumatic experience of having an attack. One of the key reasons for this is the failure to identify early warning signs. Albus Health is developing an automated and real-time home monitoring system that monitors asthma symptoms at home, predicts the risk of future attacks and enables the patients to selfmanage their conditions to prevent an attack.
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THE TEAM MIKESH UDANI CO-FOUNDER, CEO Mikesh is a graduate in Mathematics (IIT Kharagpur, India) and Computer Science (Oxford, UK), with a focus on the applications of Machine Learning and AI in healthcare and human data. Before coming to Oxford, Mikesh spent 3 years in the Derivatives Trading Team at Deutsche Bank, performing risk management and developing risk framework for a portfolio with combined assets of £2.7 bn. WILLIAM DO CO-FOUNDER, MEDICAL DIRECTOR Will is a junior doctor passionate about improving healthcare through technology. He graduated from Medical School at the University of Oxford in 2014, then worked for 2 years in Portsmouth in a wide variety of clinical settings. He also co-founded and led ”Hospital in Hand”, an app delivering important information for the daily work of junior doctors. JOHN-PAUL (JP) MOSZYNSKI CO-FOUNDER, TECHNICAL DIRECTOR JP graduated with a degree in Physics from the University of Prince Edward Island in 2008 where he spent the majority of his time in the electronics lab. He has since worked as an
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engineer in industry and academia, producing new devices for medical sciences research at the University of Oxford. PROFESSOR MONA BAFADHEL CLINICAL LEAD Mona is an Associate Professor at the Respiratory Medicine Unit at the University of Oxford and Honorary Consultant Respiratory Physician. Her research interests are in understanding phenotypes of Airways disease and in clinical trials, where she has been chief investigator in Phase 4 Clinical Trials and co-investigator with active collaborations with industry-leading pharmaceutical companies as well as top academic research labs. DR. RICHARD RUSSELL CLINICAL LEAD Richard is a Consultant at Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust and is the Clinical Director of the West Hampshire Integrated Respiratory Service, looking after COPD and asthma for 2.5 million people. He is a member of the National Asthma Guidelines Committee and a peer reviewer for a number of high ranking respiratory research journals. Richard is the editor and founder of the International Journal of COPD.
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BORESHA “ D I G I T I Z I N G F O O D S U P P LY C H A I N S. U N LO C K I N G F I N A N C E F O R A G R I C U LT U R E �
Boresha Tech have developed software to enable key stakeholders in the agricultural supply chain in east Africa to cut costs, increase financial visibility and make payments more efficient.
Working primarily in Uganda, they have been able to attain significant interest and adoption of their software, and are now testing with key partners to help make the product more seamless and easy to use before expanding out to a large waiting list of clients. The team has strong knowledge and experience of the east-African market, and have built up an impressive client waiting list, ready for rollout once testing has been completed. www.boresha.tech
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THE TEAM JAMES THOROGOOD FOUNDER AND CEO (GREEN TEMPLETON COLLEGE)
LOUIS SLADE, DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT (WOLFFSON COLLEGE)
James is an engineer and Rhodes Scholar at Green Templeton College, with experience in Kenya’s dairy sector. He is currently finishing an MSc in the school of geography, studying on the impacts of climatic variability on agricultural supply chains. He also has significant experience selling supply chain management software in east Africa.
Louis is reading an MPhil in International Development, and has previously led corporate engagement efforts for SparkNews, a large social enterprise in France. Louis has conducted research around agricultural supply chains in Malawi and Uganda.
SAHABU GATEJA COUNTRY DIRECTOR, UGANDA
Andrew is an Android and web developer with a Software Engineering degree from East Africa’s top university. With 3 years of full-stack developer experience and project management, Andrew leads rapid prototyping for our pilot clients.
Sahabu has 10+ years of experience building and managing milk trading businesses in East Africa. He was also instrumental in building the networks of farmers and traders which Boresha is targeting in Phase I of its roll out.
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ANDREW MAMAWI SOFTWARE DEVELOPER
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OXFORD D I G I TA L H E A LT H C A R E “ H E L P I N G PAT I E N T S TO E N J OY PA I N-F R E E M O V E M E N T �
Oxford Digital Healthcare are not just another medical device company. They produce complete end-to-end solutions for patients with musculoskeletal pain and are developing a digital diagnostic solution (hardware and SaaS) for clinicians around Europe and the US.
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They have an app and web solution in clinical use with a small group of clinics and physios in the UK, which uses a curated video library of physiotherapy exercises and cloud-based technology - enabling clinicians to track patient progress remotely. www.oxforddigital.healthcare
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THE TEAM DR NAV NAGRA CEO
WILL GUEST LEAD SOFTWARE DEVELOPER
Nav is a Clinical Research Fellow (University of Oxford and Oxford University Hospitals) with a Masters in Medical Science with Distinction (University of Manchester). He has several years of clinical experience working in a musculoskeletal tertiary referral centre, seeing patients in clinic, operating with surgical colleagues and working closely with physiotherapists.
ead software developer at Oxford Digital Healthcare, a researcher in the Performance Augmentation Lab (Oxford Brookes University). Having completed his Bachelors degree in Physics (University of Birmingham), Will has led the creation and validation of a number of software solutions for medical devices. He now holds an MPhil from Oxford Brookes University and is studying for a PhD with its Performance Augmentation Lab.
MACIEJ MACKOWIAK LEAD HARDWARE ENGINEER Maciej has a Masters degree in Chemical Engineering from the Poznan University of Technology, Poland, and has a decade of experience in process engineering, and has previously worked with Adlens and other medical device companies.
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DR FRIDOLIN WILD CTO Fridolin is a Senior Research Fellow, leading the Performance Augmentation Lab (Oxford Brookes University). Fridolin is responsible for the project’s technical delivery and has led numerous EU, European Space Agency, and nationally funded research projects.
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METRONOME ENERGY “ W E M A K E I T C H E A P E R A N D M O R E E F F I C I E N T TO S C A L E A N D B A L A N C E A R E N E WA B L E G R I D V I A U N I Q U E D E M A N D -S I D E R E S P O N S E T E C H N O LO GY ”
Metronome is an energy technology company focused on changing the way energy is used in agriculture. They use a combination of hardware and software to manage energy usage in real-time, avoiding use when electricity is expensive or carbon intensive. Their solution also matches use to on-site generation, running equipment when the sun is shining or the wind is blowing.
Taking advantage of industry 4.0, Metronome is creating insight into energy usage with unmatched granularity. Millisecond decision making feeds forward to create a smart purchase platform that strips the cost from energy bills. Metronome’s scalable platform puts farmers in control, by using sensors that they optimise for the process, the farm, and the whole network. They currently have a sales pipeline of over 50 farmers, and are focusing on meeting supply and refining product. www.metronome.energy
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THE TEAM JOSH BURTON CEO Josh holds a degree in Engineering Science from Oxford University. He project managed the installation of 1.8MW of solar over 20+ separate sites on his family farm from 20092012. In 2013 he designed and installed a 500kW plug flow anaerobic digester which runs over 8000hrs a year. He joined CTO Daryl at pi-top, a London based start-up, where they were employees 1&2. They helped this company grow to a c.ÂŁ80m valuation (as Lead Engineer and Head of Software respectively) with 6 successful hardware production lines before starting Metronome. DARYL RODRIGO CTO Daryl graduated from the University of Southampton with a Masters in Electronic Engineering, attaining a first class degree and winning the Captec Prize for this project for Entrepreneurial Industrial Innovation for his 4th Year Dissertation, which focused on
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IoT. Shortly thereafter he joined EF to start his own company, and then joined pi-top as one of the first employees and lead software engineer. Thorough his time there he built out the software and product team and eventually became the Vice President, helping pi-top towards its mission of empowering young learners. By the time he left, the company had grown to 50+ employee, across 3 continents and he had been a key piece in helping release flagship products and executing on strategy. With his experience, Daryl is now focused on managing renewable energy more effectively as Metronome’s CTO. ZSOLT GASPAR HARDWARE Zsolt is a highly experienced embedded engineer with 13 years experience developing hardware/firmware. He has extensive experience with TI and ARM processors in low powered wireless environments for the consumer, medical and safety markets.
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POD H E A LT H “INTRODUCING A MORE PREDICTIVE AND P R O A C T I V E A P P R O A C H TO P E R S O N A L H E A LT H ”
Pod Health’s mission is to pioneer prevention-led, personalised healthcare that gives people greater control over - and optimism about - their future.
Rather than a reactive approach that focuses on diagnosis and treatment once people are unwell, Pod Health’s med-tech app aims to keep users happy and healthy, identifying and addressing potential issues before they impact. The app combines advice and analysis from qualified healthcare professionals and best-inclass AI to provide each user with an ecosystem through which they can monitor and manage their health, and make better, more informed life decisions. www.podhealth.co.uk @PodHealthUK
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THE TEAM DR ZEESHAN AKHTAR CEO Zee has a PhD in Cellular and Molecular Physiology (Balliol College, 2015 Oxford), MRCS (England). He is an abdominal surgeon and scientist, with a specialist interest in organ Transplantation. Zee has a scientific interest in using data technologies to predict health outcomes. He has published widely including in Nature, and has received numerous awards for his research including from the Royal College of Surgeons and the Medical Research Council. He has been on the NHS front line for over 11 years. DR ANTONY MALLOY MEDICINE Tony is an experienced primary care physician with a passion for innovation and advancement in primary care and health more widely. After initially qualifying from Oxford University (New College 2007). Tony has worked at the front-line of the NHS for over 11 years and is an experienced GP. He has experience in integration of new technologies into medicine and focuses on developing a prevention led approach in healthcare. DR RAFIK SALAMA TECHNOLOGY Rafik is former lead data scientist of Energy Systems Catapult and is a physicist and computer scientist by background. Having spent over 7 years in consulting, delivering solutions for
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banking and stock trading, Rafik turned his skills to science. He has worked closely with Zee in the Welcome Trust for Human Genetics for over 5 years and has published widely in Computer science including in algorithm optimization for collective operations in parallel computing. Rafik leads on tech. DR DANAE MARAGOUTHAKIS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND DOCTOR Danae completed her undergraduate, graduate, and medical education in the United States. Prior to beginning medical school, Danae obtained a Masters degree in Public Health, with a specialist interest in epidemiology and biostatistics. Having transferred from the US, Danae has spent over 3 years working on the NHS front line, mainly in Emergency Medicine. She leads on developing consumer insights and business development and advises on epidemiological aspects. TIM GOSMAN BRAND AND MARKETING Tim is former Strategy Director of Brand union and has 15-years’ experience helping both large corporations and small start-ups build and market clear, differentiating and engaging brands that drive business growth. He has worked extensively in the health and tech spaces in both the UK and America, and enjoys the challenge of making companies stand out in such complex categories.
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UTIL “A N E W B OT TO M-L I N E F O R R E S P O N S I B L E I N V E S TO R S ”
Util is building a new way to analyse company and fund performance, incorporating financial and nonfinancial performance measures into a new ‘bottom-line’ metric for the responsible investor. Util uses a wide range of data and machine learning capabilities to provide investors and analysts with quantified, comparable performance metrics aligned to specific impact themes and UN Sustainable Development Goals.
For the first time, investors will have insight into how investment products contribute to key impact themes, allowing investors to track products on an annual ‘total returns’ basis, comparing performance with comparable investment opportunities. Util has recently received seed investment from Oxford Sciences and Innovation and a syndicate of Dutch investors and is in product development partnerships with Hermes Investment Management and ACTIAM NV. www.util.co @util_co
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THE TEAM STEPHEN BARNETT CEO & CO-FOUNDER
RICHARD BARNETT HEAD OF OPERATIONS
After graduating from Cambridge, Stephen worked for HSBC across two continents and multiple divisions. Since then, Stephen has turned his hand to entrepreneurship, having recently set up a school in Mozambique, among other projects. Stephen has also taken numerous advisory, fundraising and mentorship positions across the investing landscape, and is part of the Diversity.vc think tank.
Richard is an experienced Chartered Accountant with a background in auditing. Richard has been with Util since the start, taking care of all matters financial and regulatory, working to ensure the company is on a firm footing as it seeks to grow and enter the marketplace
ABDEL WAHAB TURKMANI CTO & CO-FOUNDER Abdel is a computer science graduate from the University of Oxford with an emphasis on machine/deep learning and data science. Previously Head of Data Science a Namur Capital Management, Abdel brings a combination of financial knowledge and advanced technical skills to the team. DAVID CALFO NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR David Calfo has over 25 years’ experience in Financial Services in the US, UK and Continental Europe. In a wide range of Executive and advisory roles, David has established, managed and advised retirement and investment businesss for some of the largest Financial Services firms. His varied experience includes positions at Fidelity, Capital Group and BNY Mellon.
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JOSE MARIA LOPEZ MACHINE LEARNING ENGINEER Jose is a Machine Learning Engineer at Util. After graduating from an Engineering in Barcelona, Spain, attaining grades in the top 2%, Jose went on to do a Master’s in Robotics at King’s College London. He worked in data consultancy in Spain before returning to London to develop his career in Machine Learning. ALEX THOMA MACHINE LEARNING ENGINEER Alex is a Data Scientist at Util, working on building Util’s machine learning pipelines and methodology, and on developing Util’s core responsible investment products. Prior to Util he worked as a consultant in the low carbon energy sector, developing software for smart meter reporting and load forecasting, and applying machine learning to problems in energy networks. Alex studied at the University of Cambridge and holds an MSci in Chemistry and a BA in Natural Sciences.
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G E T I N V O LV E D We’d love to hear from angel investors, experts and mentors who are interested in contributing their time and knowledge as part of L.E.V8. Please reach out to us, and we’ll be in touch with next steps.
Email info@oxfordfoundry.ox.ac.uk URL
www.oxfordfoundry.ox.ac.uk @oxfoundry @oxfordfoundry facebook.com/oxfound www.linkedin.com/company/oxford-foundry/
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