An interview by 53°N with Marieke Wassing and Alain Kummer from NLC – The Healthtech Venture Builder We already knew about VCs, incubators, accelerators, but lately a new species was created by humankind: the venture builder. With increasing volatility in markets, the acceleration of innovation and growing competitiveness in tech, the start-up model is in... Continue Reading →
An interview with co-founder Eric Pasma by 53°N. A story about sound and vibrations in vehicle engineering and beyond Quick nerd alert! This article might be tech heavy to digest. Nonetheless, it is a very interesting story about a niche player in the world of mechanical engineering and manufacturing. We meet Eric at VIBES’ office,... Continue Reading →
53 Degrees North interviewed Lorena Puica, CEO and founder of iamYiam Walking into iamYiam’s fourteenth floor office is immediately calming, with its soft light, wooden floors and large windows overlooking the Thames. It embodies the purpose of the company, which is to help people restore a healthy balance to their lives. Lorena Puicia, the CEO... Continue Reading →
Team 53°N interviewed London-based Stashbees’ Steve Price - Business Growth and Strategic Projects Lead “I don’t think you would be able to drag me back” Steve joked when we asked him if he is happy doing something else, after six years at Accenture. “I finally dared to quit my job; something I deep down had... Continue Reading →
53 Degrees North interviews James Gibson, former Oliver Wyman Consultant, and 1 year into his role in Business Development at Revolut, in their brand new office in Canary Wharf, between all of the established international banks, right in the heart of Europe’s financial centre. 2 million – how many? – Yes, 2 million Revolut’s user... Continue Reading →
SaaSEAD speaks with Santiago Tenorio, founder of Melba and Venture Partner at Rewired Startups aren’t easy. We spoke with serial entrepreneur and venture partner at Rewired, Santiago Tenorio, about building restaurant tech before any playbook for entrepreneurship existed on the internet. Restaurant Apps In The Early Days Melba, an AirBnB for amateur chefs, was built... Continue Reading →
Team SaaSEAD's interview with Asheque Shams at 8 Roads Capital Advisors After a race against time from Brussels to London, we made it in time for our meeting with Asheque Shams at 8 Roads Capital Advisors. As team SaaSEAD walked towards the meeting room, we couldn’t help but notice the slick and minimal design of the office. Open working spaces where you could visibly see the teams... Continue Reading →
Team 53dN interviewed London-based uMotif founder Bruce Hellman After completing his MBA at Imperial, Bruce Hellman committed to the idea of being an entrepreneur. Opportunity struck when he met his current business partner at their sons’ nursery school Christmas party. Ben James ran an agency to design and code interactive displays for galleries and museums... Continue Reading →
53°N interviews Dmitry Ivanov, CEO and co-founder of Wevat Dmitry, a Physics student from UCL and former Deloitte consultant, meets us on the terrace of Google Campus in Shoreditch for a very on-point discussion on tax refund processes in the UK. He started wevat with 2 ex-colleagues from Deloitte. The company has raised 450k GBP... Continue Reading →
53 Degrees North interviewed Roger Hassan (COO) & Benoit Machefer (Business Development Manager) from Echo at their WeWork Offices in Marylebone. Nearly half of the UK is on a repeat medication with the market worth almost £8 billion a year. With all that value you would imagine that the process would have evolved to be... Continue Reading →
INSEAD SUMMER STARTUP TOUR 