Greg Lawton is an Astrophysicist who spent the last 7 years of his career in BAE Systems (UK). He managed large defence programmes (£100M+), advised the Board of DIrectors on International Strategy, and owned key relationships with the UK Government and MoD. Dr. 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. Dr. Georgios Kalogridis is a world-renowned data & algorithms expert (33 patents), with a doctorate in Mathematics from Royal Holloway (UK). He has over 19 years of experience in corporate R&D and agile development that resulted in multi-millions in value creation. He has a track record of successful leadership of software development and product design teams. Dr. Kostas Sakellariou holds a doctorate in Applied Mathematics from the University of Western Australia (Australia) and a Masters from Oxford University (UK). He was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of New South Wales (Australia). Kostas’ research has been published in leading scientific journals in Nonlinear Dynamics, Complex Networks and Time series Analysis. Dr. Marianna Demetriou holds a doctorate in Statistics from University College London (UK), and has over 2 years of experience in working as a data scientist and consultant in the area of financial risk and audit. She was part of Deloitte’s team in assessing the systemic risk exposure of banks across the EU bloc. Dr. Michael Mourao is a mathematician turned software developer, with a doctorate in Mathematics from Warwick University (UK) and a Masters from Cambridge University (UK). He has over 6 years of experience in delivering enterprise-level, cloud-based applications to international organisations. Vasos Kapparis is a software developer with a bachelor in Computer Science from the University of Surrey (UK). He has over 5 years of experience in web application development and architecting solutions on cloud services for both individuals and enterprises.
Greg Lawton
co-founder & CEO
Dr. Christos Ellinas
co-founder & CTO
Dr. Georgios Kalogridis
Data Science & Engineering Lead
Dr. Konstantinos Sakellariou
Data Scientist
Dr. Marianna Demetriou
Data Scientist
Dr. Michael Mourao
Full Stack Developer
Vasos Koupparis
Full Stack Developer
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 & CEOGreg Lawton is an Astrophysicist who spent the last 7 years of his career in BAE Systems (UK). He managed large defence programmes (£100M+), advised the Board of DIrectors on International Strategy, and owned key relationships with the UK Government and MoD.
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.
Tong Gu
Board MemberTong Gu in an Investment Lead at ADV, where she is responsible for sourcing and executing ADV’s direct investments. She was a VP in Tech and Media investment banking, and then went on to launch her own VC-funded company. Tong holds an MBA from INSEAD (France) and a Bachelor from Imperial (UK).
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.
Our Advisors
Dr. Naoki Masuda
Technical AdvisorDr. Naoki Masuda serves as a Technical Advisor, with a doctorate in Engineering from University of Tokyo (Japan). He is a world renowned expert in complex systems and mathematical modelling. Naoki is a senior lecturer at Bristol University (UK) and Dalian University of Technology (China; between 2018-2021). He has published more than 140 academic papers in peer-reviewed journals and two books.
Jonathan Crone
Market AdvisorJonathan Crone serves as Market Advisor, with over 35 years of experience in directing complex projects across a wide range of domains, including airports (Heathrow Terminal 5; £4.2B), rail (HS2; £56B), oil & gas (Foster Wheeler’s EMEA division) and defence (BAE Systems’ Naval Ships; £8B)