Members

Haaris Ahmed (2011, Economics and Management) is the Founder and Managing Director of UOWN, a platform on a mission to make investing in property simple, accessible, and profitable. Driven by a passion for entrepreneurialism, Haaris is focused on using technology to open up smarter, more inclusive ways to build wealth. (Founding Member)

Jason Bell (2010, MBA) is a Director of Know Your Pace, providing personal and professional development across startups, corporates and academia. He has held senior commercial roles at Amazon and three start-ups, one of which was acquired by Google. Jason is an active entrepreneur and also teaches the subject as Affiliated Faculty of Entrepreneurship for Syracuse University London.

Christian Figge (2001, Economics and Management), Managing Partner of Armira Growth, a leading investment holding providing entrepreneurial capital for entrepreneurial partnerships with a long-term horizon. (Founding Member)

Eddie Gillow (2017, Geography), Previous founder now working on strategy and research at climate tech venture capital fund Energy Impact Partners, while also a Venture Fellow at venture capital fund Zinc.

Raveem Ismail (2005, DPhil Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics), Founder, Managing Director, Chief Underwriting Office at Trigger Parametric, a specialist parametric (re)insurer with a global remit. (Founding Member)

Marco Janezic (1989, Philosophy and Physiology), Founder and Managing Partner at Blue Ribbon Partners GmbH, a venture builder and investor in the deep tech space, particularly in life sciences. The firm works with scientists, corporates and research institutes to create technology companies with a positive impact on patient or planetary health. (Founding Member)

Sunil Kandola (2019, MBA), Former British Army officer turned fintech strategist and entrepreneur. After completing his MBA at Oxford, Sunil spent several years in corporate strategy roles at JPMorgan, focusing on blockchain innovation, before co-founding Lulu & Burdie with his wife, a mission-led maternity wear brand focused on sustainability and women’s health.

Sylvia Lu (2021, PGDip Strategy & Innovation), Founder & CEO of YOOVIP, Deputy Chair of Cambridge Wireless (CW), Chartered Engineer and NED. A board-level strategist that help organisations turn deep tech (incl. 5G, IoT, AI) into profitable product and services across telecom, manufacturing, semiconductors and space. Currently mentoring semiconductor startups in the DSIT-backed ChipStart UK semiconductors accelerator.

Aymeric Monod-Gayraud (2003, MPhil International Relations), Co-Founder at LoanTube, a London-headquartered, FCA-regulated credit broker platform. LoanTube is the UK’s #1 loans marketplace for underserved borrowers – both non-prime consumers and SMEs – helping those historically overlooked by mainstream lenders find suitable loan offers in real time. (Founding Member)

Patrick Schneider-Sikorsky (2001, Modern Languages), Founding Partner at NATO Innovation Fund, the world’s first multi-sovereign venture capital fund which empowers deep tech founders to address challenges in defence, security, and resilience. (Founding Member)

Jian Min Sim (2009, Engineering), Co-Founder of SourceSage, Asia’s largest AI-enabled Source to Pay Solution. (Founding Member)

Plus those who wish to remain anonymous.