Feb 25, 20241 min read
Show Notes 76: An optimistic 2024 with Chris Keen of Mishcon de Reya
Chris Keen, of Mishcon de Reya, provides a snapshot of what it has been like raising and deploying capital in 2023 and what 2024 holds.
Feb 18, 20241 min read
Show Notes 75: From fighter pilot to venture builder with Owen Thompson, Cambridge Future Tech
Owen Thompson, co-founder of Cambridge Future Tech, talks about how they support their founders to grow from the pre-ideation phase.
Feb 12, 20241 min read
Show Notes 74: The inner workings of a VC with Cian Hughes, Partner at Sure Valley Ventures
This week we talk to Cian Hughes, Partner at Sure Valley Ventures to find out about the inner workings of a VC.
Feb 4, 20241 min read
Show Notes 73: AI Centric wearables with Phantom Technology’s Farbod Shakouri
We meet Farbod Shakouri Co-Founder and CEO at Phantom Technology, a start-up elevating human capabilities with AI wearables.
Jan 21, 20241 min read
Show Notes 71: Cambridge Angels and trend watching with Pam Garside
Pam introduces Cambridge Angels, their focus areas, portfolio companies, and how AI is revolutionising healthcare.
Jan 14, 20241 min read
Show Notes 70: Bek Simmons, COO of quantum company, Riverlane
Bek talks about Quantum, the COO role, culture, women in deep tech, class, and imposter syndrome.
Jan 7, 20241 min read
Show Notes 69: Intraprenuership at Marshall FutureWorx
Kieren Paterson joins us to talk about Marshall's FutureWorx, and LilyPad, a system of UAVs located on offshore wind farms.
Dec 3, 20231 min read
Show Notes 64: Using robots for mental wellbeing in a Cambridge Consultants collaboration
This week we meet the team behind a collaboration between academia and business, exploring how robots can help tackle mental health issues.
Nov 26, 20231 min read
Show Notes 63: Understanding Climate Tech and MOFs with Immaterial
Today Immaterial introduce us to Hydrogen Storage and Carbon Capture – what it means and why it is needed.
Nov 19, 20231 min read
Show Notes 62: Tackling heart failure with Heartfelt Technologies
We meet the co-founders of Heartfelt Technologies who use 3D imaging tech to identify and monitor patient's feet. Listen to learn more.
Nov 5, 20231 min read
Show Notes 60: Tackling the wealth gap in Cambridge
This is an eye-opening episode recognising the issues faced by the city, giving examples and solutions to start fixing the problems.
Oct 29, 20231 min read
Show Notes 59: Reinventing the electric motor with Dominic Vergine, Monumo
Learn how Monumo plan to have their IP in every electric motor.
Oct 22, 20231 min read
Show Notes 58: Doing business in China with Ting Zhang, Crayfish.io
Ting Zhang CEO of Crayfish joins us to chat all things China.
Oct 15, 20231 min read
Show Notes 57: Making the impossible possible with BeyondMath
Alan and Darren explain how BeyondMath is transforming engineering design using AI, and their startup journey of more than a dozen exits.
Oct 8, 20231 min read
Show Notes 56: Innovate Cambridge - A new vision for Innovation
Tabitha Goldstaub and Diarmuid O'Brien take us through the process, the plans, and the importance of the local community.
Oct 1, 20232 min read
Show Notes 55: Team, Tech and Traction – insights from renowned Angel Investor Simon Thorpe
For our first anniversary, we are joined by UK Angel Investor Simon Thorpe.
Sep 25, 20231 min read
Show Notes 54: Annual awards and three decades at Business Weekly with Tony Quested
We meet Tony Quested to review the recent Business Weekly Awards, and chat about 30 years as a journalist, and a week in the life.
Sep 17, 20231 min read
Show Notes 53: Holographic display technology with VividQ
Aleks talks to us about how VividQ is leading the visual revolution of AR by integrating innovative and immersive holographic display techno
Sep 10, 20231 min read
Show Notes 52: ‘The Everything Blueprint’ – the story of Arm with James Ashton
Financial journalist and author, James Ashton joins us to talk about his book ‘The Everything Blueprint: The Microchip Design that Changed t
Sep 3, 20231 min read
Show Notes 51: Talking tech in the (inter)national context with Gerard Grech
This week’s guest Gerard Grech provides a fascinating insight on tech in a national (UK) context.