Our Board

Chris Mairs
Chair of the BoardChris Mairs serves as the Chair of the Board, and is a renowned investor in high tech startups (>55 investments). Chris co-founded Metaswitch Networks (backed by Sequoia Capital), which he grew to more than 500 people. He was chairman of Magic Pony ($150m exit to Twitter), is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and was awarded a CBE in the 2014 New Year’s Honours List.

Greg Lawton
co-founder & CEO
Dr. Christos Ellinas
co-founder & CTODr. Christos Ellinas holds a doctorate in Complex Systems from Bristol University (UK), where he was a faculty member, and was a Visiting Professor at Stevens Institute (USA). His research is award winning, has been published in leading scientific journals and industry guides, has attracted EU and industry funding and has been piloted across several large-scale projects.

Sir Chris Deverell
BOARD MEMBERSir Chris Deverell is an external member of the Council of Oxford University, a mentor in the AI track of Creative Destruction Lab at Oxford’s Said Business School and a Venture Partner in a cybersecurity Venture Capital fund. He was the UK’s Armed Forces Chief of Staff (of Joint Forces Command) and has led major parts of the UK MOD’s acquisition system.

Tong Gu
Board Member
Tom Wilson
Board MemberTom Wilson is a Partner at Seedcamp, where he focuses on sourcing and investing in high-potential, early-stage companies. Prior to this, he was part of an international law firm, where he specialised in VC fundraising and M&A. Tom studied Economics at the University of York (UK), followed by attending law school in London.