The Mishcon Innovations Series

Tariq Rauf: Founder and CEO of Qatalog

Tariq Rauf is the founder and CEO of Qatalog. An architect by training and mentored under renowned architect, Charles Correa. He worked on prestigious global projects, from Champalimaud Centre in Lisbon, Ismaili Centre in Toronto, Mahindra Research Valley in Chennai and the masterplan for the city of Goa. The experience was transformative, but his first passion was always software - beginning coding at the age of 6 and starting a software consultancy aged 16. In 2011, Tariq returned to his tech roots, eventually working with startups, scale-ups, and large tech companies, such as Wise and Amazon. Throughout these experiences he saw how disjointed work had become and built a deep desire to architect an entirely new category of software that made knowledge accessible, in a single, seamlessly connected platform. In 2019, he left Amazon to found Qatalog.

Oli Cook: Co-Founder and CEO of ekko

Oli Cook is the Co-Founder and CEO of ekko, a climate fintech on a mission to make positive planetary impact through financial transactions. A visionary leader in the financial services space with over 15 years of experience, Oli truly believes that the time for financial institutions to take action towards their sustainability goals is now, working with a variety of impact providers such as Tusk, Prevented Ocean Plastic, and Conservation International to do this. Oli co-founded ekko on the belief that finance can be a force for good, and ekko provides the tools to allow this belief to become a reality - building the bridge between economic and ecological well-being.

Christopher Kahler: Co-founder and CEO of Kinnu

Christopher Kahler is the co-founder and CEO of Kinnu, a gamified learning app, designed to increase the rate of knowledge acquisition. Having sold his second business 'Qriously' (which used mobile apps to measure location-based public sentiment ) Chris and co-founder Abraham Müller were drawn again to their fascination with learning. Researching the science and stunned by the inefficiencies of current learning practices, they launched Kinnu in 2021, with 3rd co-founder Hanna Celina, aiming to create a next-generation learning experience combining cognitive science, neuroscience and deep gamification.

Charles Brecque: Founder and CEO of Legislate

Lydia Kellett is joined by Charles Brecque, Founder and CEO of Legislate, the legal tech company creating machine readable contracts. Working in business development for an AI startup, Charles found too much of his time was spent processing contracts or waiting for lawyers to provide input. When these delays resulted in lost deals or lost opportunities he sought a solution to allow the business user to create and process contracts without getting the lawyers involved. Charles founded Legislate in April 2020, bringing structure to the unstructured data in contracts and making them machine readable using large language models and knowledge graphs.

Eshita Kabra-Davies; Founder of By Rotation

Lydia Kellett is joined by Eshita Kabra-Davies, founder of peer to peer fashion rental app, By Rotation. Having witnessed the effects of textile waste while on honeymoon in Rajasthan, Eshita had an idea for how to bring about change. She launched By Rotation as a side project while working in finance. Her aim: to build a conscious, inclusive community that democratises fashion and doesn’t harm the planet. By Rotation is now the largest fashion rental platforming in the UK with over 400,000 active users, and they’ve expanded to the US with further global ambitions for the ‘shared wardrobe’.

Rebecca Simmons: COO of Riverlane

Live from Cambridge, Lydia Kellett explores the Quantum Industry with Rebecca Simmons COO of Riverlane, the company aiming to unlock Quantum computing's full potential. Trained as an epidemiologist,studying patterns of health and illness in large groups of people with a focus on diabetes prevention, Rebecca's 10 years in the field took her to a senior role at the Medical Research Council Epidemiology Unit. But drawn to lead and motivate teams on a larger scale, Rebecca left academia to become Chief of Staff at Cambridge University's Vice Chancellor's Office and then co-founded This Institute, a £42m healthcare research institute at the University of Cambridge, building a team of 35 people in just one year. Riverlane was founded in 2016 by Steve Brierley with Rebecca joining in 2019. Now with offices in Cambridge, Boston and San Francisco, their secret weapon is Deltaflow.OS, an operating system for error corrected quantum computing.

Richard Chambers: Founder of Get A Drip

Lydia Kellett talks to Richard Chambers, Founder of Get A Drip, the first UK high street Vitamin Drip and Booster Shot provider. Richard was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes on his 18th birthday. Three years later he was rushed into intensive care and his condition subsequently caused him to spend years in and out of hospital. Desperate to feel healthy and stable, Richard was inspired by his rejuvenating IV drip treatment. He decided these drips should be accessible to the general public, not just in hospitals or to the super wealthy. Get A Drip was launched in October 2017 and has since administered over 100,000 services in the UK and abroad.

HealthTech & FemTech Industries: Elena Rueda and Paulina Cecula

We explore the HealthTech and FemTech industries, with host Lydia Kellett in conversation with Elena Rueda and Paulina Cecula, Co Founders of Dama Health, advancing the field of personalised and precision medicine with a focus on contraception fit. Passionate about the women's health space and the possibilities of precision medicine, Elena and Paulina were drawn to tackle the trial and error process of contraception prescription. 80% of women experience contraception side effects that decrease their quality of life and women try an average of four different methods before finding the right fit (if at all!). Elena and Paulina founded Dama Health in 2021 aiming to revolutionise the sector by using pharmacogenetic research, a genetic test and an automated matching system to find a personalised contraception system for everyone.

Retail and Design Industry: Taymoor Atighetchi

Taymoor Atighetchi, CEO & Founder at Papier, joins Natasha to talk about his fantastic customer-driven business in Papier. Founded in 2015, he has revolutionised the stationary market and shares his insights from school, university, and beyond. Plus, what his love of entrepreneurship has taught him.

Logistics and Manufacturing Industry: Flora Davidson

Flora Davidson joins Natasha Knight. Flora is the Co-founder and Head of Product at SupplyCompass, a product development and production management workflow tool for fashion brands and manufacturers around the world. She is single-handedly reshaping the fashion supply chain

Manufacturing and Retail Industry: Iconic British Brand Founder Julie Deane OBE on The Cambridge Satchel Company

This week we're exploring the Manufacturing and Retail industries with CEO and Founder of The Cambridge Satchel Company, Julie Deane OBE. Julie graduated from Cambridge University in 1987 and took up work as a chartered accountant before setting up CSC in 2007. The company is now a handmade-in-Britain worldwide phenomenon employing more than 130 people and selling to over 100 countries. Deane is committed to preserving British manufacturing - a luxury rarely afforded by start-up businesses. We’ll be diving into Julie’s decision to start CSC, the perspective her children have given her and the tips she’d love to share for anyone looking to get started in retail and manufacturing. Each week The Innovations Series dives into a different industry to ask our entrepreneurial leaders why they chose their sector and how they got there. Follow hopefully insightful and inspiring conversation, perfect for budding entrepreneurs and enterprising businesspeople looking to access an entrepreneurial world. In association

Sustainability and Wellness Industry: Period Product Pioneer Ruby Raut and WUKA

This week we're exploring the Wellness and Retail industries with CEO and Founder of WUKA, Ruby Raut. Ruby is disrupting the feminine hygiene market with UK designed eco-friendly period underwear that completely replaces tampons and pads. We’ll be diving into Ruby’s childhood in Nepal, her lifelong fascination with science and the steps she took to succeed with WUKA. Each week The Innovations Series dives into a different industry to ask our entrepreneurial leaders why they chose their sector and how they got there. Follow hopefully insightful and inspiring conversation, perfect for budding entrepreneurs and enterprising businesspeople looking to access an entrepreneurial world. In association with Jazz Shapers and Mishcon de Reya.

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