Today we're talking to Nova's Chief Growth Officer Olivia. We're chatting about the effect of Covid on startups, their founders, strategy and funding... all beyond the bubble of London. We're on Merseyside to see how the tech landscape is evolving as 2020 progresses!

Vectorious Medical Technologies have developed the V-LAP, the world's first in-heart microcomputer, which enables treatment for heart disease patients, increasing their quality of life and life expectancy. Here CEO Oren describes how he has build the business and the benefits are being based in Israel!

Orlando is bringing predictive healthcare analytics to a hospital near you! We chat to see how framing hospitals as factories, looking at patient flow, and reducing variation leading to better patient outcomes. Why? Healthcare is yet to be truly disrupted, and Draper & Dash feel that they can do this in a positive way.

Ozzie joins the podcast to talk about the relevance of content and the role it can play in the growth of the business. From sculpting an authentic and concise voice, through to how best to create content for a growing business, we dive into the need to give emerging tech a voice that has impact.

Paul is the Co-Founder of Cybercroissant, a consultancy to bring people together and talk about issues related to cybersecurity. Given he’s a member of Google Campus he often finds himself consulting startups, a group often more concerned with generating sales than security. However that attitude is changing!

Certes Networks delivers Software Defined Security. Paul, CEO, talks about providing simple security solutions that protect any sensitive company data, for any application, over any network, to any user. In particular we focus on the need to safeguard the flow of corporate data and how not become another victim in the rising tide of hacking attacks.

Paul Schulz, Chief Product and Technology Officer at Perkbox, joins us this Easter Monday. We’re talking all about culture, innovation and the role of the product and technology functions in fast growing businesses. We get the views of someone who has been building software products for 27 years into how to scale a digital business successful. From everyone at Tech Talks, Happy Easter!

Today we're exploring the future of driving and insurance, discussing how data is altering both our approach to driving and the physical environment around us. Paul has worked as the founder of his own business, and with LexisNexis Risk Solutions (which is part of RELX), in this space and shares great insight.

Founded in 2008, totality services provides London’s small and medium sized businesses with end-to-end IT support services. Here we chat to co-founder Pedro Martins, to find out why he started a business in a saturated market, and what makes their approach to technology and people different.

Pete, CEO at VALA Health, shares how the company is using data to deliver a new, human-focused method of healthcare, that seeks to build deeper relationships. Salutogenics is being applied in a radical way to bring a different slant to digital triage.

Peter is a serial entrepreneur with experience founding, scaling and selling businesses. His latest is Wagestream who have 2 simple goals; 1#: Destroy the Pay Day Loan industry. 2#: Provide Financial Freedom to UK workers. He shares his thoughts on the role of a founder, and what makes a startup valuable.

Peter is the founder and CEO of Shieldpay, a patented digital escrow facility that enables secure, transparent and cost-effective transactions for high-value items such as cars, real-estate and M&A. Founded in 2016, Peter’s business is able to convert any classified site into a fully transactional marketplace that secures users from fraud. We chat about startup pains, and the lessons he’s learnt from past failure.

CEO AND CO-FOUNDER, BROLLY

Today we're chatting to Phil Bird, Founder and Executive Director of Perfect Channel. Perfect Channel creates intelligent, enterprise-level auction and trading technology solutions, responsible for $11 billion in GMV transacted on their platforms since inception. We're exploring how the market is evolving, and the challenges their customers are describing.

In our 300th episode we talk to Zoom, the company hosting our quizzes, book clubs and wine tastings. Despite David's impression Phil Perry talks about why the platform is being successful in enterprise, and how they're helping users stay safe.

Zilch is a BNPL offering built for consumers, not retailers, which dictates a very different approach. In their own words they are "creating the best way to pay over time. Anywhere. Zero interest. Zero surprises. Zero stress." Find out if you agree!

Phil is heading up EMEA at Silicon Valley Bank, having worked at some of the biggest names in finance and banking. Whilst SVB is a global business, here Phil shares his insight on the start-up scene in London, where the bank is helping innovative businesses move bold ideas forward. Our podcast focuses on funding, and the post-Brexit landscape, amongst other themes.

Pialy is Chief Strategy Officer at Republic, an investment platform for startup companies. We chat about inclusion and tackling the inequality in funding, how the pandemic has altered the relationship between financiers and entrepreneurs, and how volatility always breeds opportunity!

Pip is our guest today, describing why she jumped headfirst into another startup 4 years ago, and how that company are making divorce less painful. Amicable is a great example of purposeful tech, born out of experience, and grown with care and responsibility.

Polina Frolova-Montano is co-founder and Head of Global PR and Brand Marketing at JOB TODAY, Europe's leading mobile hiring app that helps businesses find staff in 24 hours. We chat about how she's successfully scaled the business, grown the audience, and how a customer centric approach is key to their success.

Prashanth joins the podcast to talk about his new post at Stack Overflow where he has been CEO for just a few months. How does he see development and the types of people in development evolving?

Rachel is CEO of Doteveryone, the leading UK thinktank that champions responsible technology for a fairer future. We discover how they’re aiming to rekindle the early promise of the internet and get organisations to consider the impact of the tech they build on society.

Everyone is getting creative, but does your voice have a reason? The Storm Collective founder Rachelle Denton joins the panel to discuss content strategy and digital channels. So how do you make content that people will not only consume, but talk about?

Buying and selling your home is a serious undertaking, and Ranj joins the podcast this week to talk about Settled and the role their customers have in shaping the service offered via tech. He also opens up on the changes automated tools are having on developers, and how AI might affect us all.

Ras Shah is a Director and the Chief Revenue Officer at OKRA Technologies. OKRA are on a mission to save and improve human lives, by creating the world’s most trustworthy AI analytics engine for healthcare. We discuss the challenges in realising that mission, and how best to work with much larger partners.

Rebecca Rumbul is concerned that advertising cookies are hoovering up data without your consent selling them to the highest bidder, in a breach of GDPR. She's taken the step of bringing a class action law-suit against Oracle and Salesforce to court. In one of a small handful of landmark cases we consider the outcomes, and steps you might take.

CO-FOUNDER AND CEO, SPIXII

Why should you current economic situation prohibit you from gaining access to the best education? It's a question that Prodigy Finance ask and tackle. They lend money to international students studying at the top schools around the world, based on their potential. Ricardo explains why and how in today's podcast.

Rich is a technology leader with experience from a wide range of software engineering roles. He is now CTO of venture capital and private equity firm Crowdcube, bringing a focus on agile delivery to the company and a passion for building teams.

Foodchain has built an online marketplace that connects over 1000 chefs with 75 suppliers around the UK; today we’re talking to their co-founder Richard, and explore how Foodchain are encouraging a sustainable, diverse food model. The current model encourages food producers to not concentrate on quality and Richard (and his team) are trying to change that landscape. We also discuss why it’s easier to build a foodtech business, rather than a food business.