> Previous start-up experience includes founding an online education venture and leading product development for a VC-backed mobile commerce start-up.
> Other experience includes 6 years in management consulting with McKinsey & Co, focusing on corporate finance and private equity.
> BEngg. from The Cooper Union in New York, and an MBA from INSEAD.

> Principal at Octopus Ventures in London.
> Over 12 years of experience working with technology companies including large corporates such as Vodafone and Sony Ericsson, and early stage VC-backed ventures.
> MS in Industrial Engineering from Ecole Nationale Superieure des Mines de Nancy, and an MBA from INSEAD.

> Co-founder with Vikrant in an online education start-up.
> Career spans 12 years of working with early stage technology ventures, including Multimap which was acquired by Microsoft.
> Experienced in developing and rolling out large scale online technology solutions.
> BSc in Chemistry from Imperial College London.

> 20+ years of experience in architecting large scale technology solutions
> Tech team already has experience of working together in rolling out web solutions
> Recruiting interim CTO with his own team accelerates technology development while mitigating some of the risks of early-stage recruitment