EF Alumni

Mo Shana’a

CEO, Morta

Founded:

Cofounder:

Matthew Morrison

Interests / background:

Construction, IOT, Manufacturing, Robotics

Location:

London

Cohort:

Mo moved to London on the Tier 1 Exceptional Talent Visa to co-found Morta. Previously, he improved productivity in construction projects worth a cumulative total of more than US$10Bn with the Chief Information Officer of the largest contractor in the Middle East. He focused on developing, implementing and setting best practices for digital transformation and led the Innovation and R&D initiative, where he established partnerships with technology startups (including in robotics and IoT).

He has an MPhil in Engineering for Sustainable Development from Cambridge.

Company:

Morta

Bringing efficiency to capital project supply chains through automation.

Andrius Sutas

CEO, Simple Construction Software

Co-founder & CEO of AimBrain (B2B deep-tech security, acquired), author of The Founder Handbook

Stuart Johnson

CTO, Simple Construction Software

Y Combinator startup employee #1, co-founded Wutzu (left, acquired), MIT Battlecode 2019 finalist

Ivo Tedbury

Expert in distributed robots and computation for building construction

Gong Yiwei

Co-founder, VRcollab

Brings experience in network and distributed systems

Gideon Farrell

Astrophysicist with software experience

Raphael Scheps

Trained theoretical physicist, with experience in large-scale data analytics

Alan Mosca

Researched deep learning theory and optimisation methods, previously worked in quantitative finance

Dev Amratia

Led national review on AI, ex-project manager

Jameel Marafie

CEO, Headlight AI

Worked in business development, financial management and R&D consulting

Brittany Harris

Experienced civil engineer, recognised thought leader in building sustainable futures

Jade Cohen

Environmental advisor, managed environmental impact on Crossrail

Leopold Spenner

MSc Industrial Engineering, expert in cement and concrete industries

Robert Meyer

PhD in Machine Learning

Samarth Shyam

3rd time founder, investor. Secured deals with large airlines and telco's in MENA and Europe.

Jacob John

Former product lead and second-time founder with experience taking startups from 0-1

Mohammad Reza Vedady

Award-winning engineer and pioneer researcher

Sivam Pillai

PhD from NUS, previously founded factory analytics startup and worked as data scientist at Siemens

Daniil Moskovtsov

Fullstack engineer with experience in marketplaces and e-commerce. Ex-Redmart and Shopback

Jan Gasparic

Ex-DJI with sales and marketing experience in IoT

Aashish Mehta

CEO, TransferFi

Serial innovator, IoT and big analogue data expert

Gideon Farrell

Astrophysicist with software experience

Morris He

CEO, Caelus Technologies

Experience in chip and circuit design

Chi Fung Lok

CTO, Caelus Technologies

Design experience in analog, mixed-signal and RF architectures and circuits

Mislav Stipetic

CTO, Magic Sandbox

Full-stack engineer, previously led the IoT platform at Infarm

Volkan Bilici

Full-stack software and blockchain developer

Puneet Chhabra

CTO, Headlight AI

Experienced in LiDAR, Radar, and Sonar technologies, PhD in Electrical Engineering

Rubal Chib

Electronics engineer, previously Havells and IOTA

Shrishti Batra

PhD in Computational Biology & Chemical Ecology, previously NCBS, Max Planck Institute

Nimantha Baranasuriya

PhD in Computer Science, specialist in wireless networks

Mobashir Mohammad

Expert in IoT and wireless networking

Saikrishnan Ranganathan

CEO, Sensorflow

Built energy solutions across multiple industries, previously Goldman Sachs

Max Pagel

CTO, Sensorflow

Expert in wireless networks, previously Universität zu Lübeck

Jakub Stojek

CEO, Orbital Matter

Founder of the 22nd fastest growing company in Europe @ FT 1000. Forbes 30 Under 30 Finalist.

Pierre Yser

Double expert in simulation and Deep Learning, PhD in computational fluid dynamics (CFD)

Nicolas Rasamimanana

Entrepreneur with tech background, PhD in Machine Learning

Shehroz I. Hussain

Creative leader with first-principles approach. Ex-Tesla, SpaceX, & Kepler Communications.

Reza Larimi

Background in design, control systems & automation. Multiple international patents & publications

Sivam Pillai

PhD from NUS, previously founded factory analytics startup and worked as data scientist at Siemens

Ilan Palacci

Engineer, former CPO of AI startup

Jack Reid

CEO, Unicorn Biotechnologies

Trained chemist and philosopher, experience developing and commercializing new technologies

Martin Postel

Expert in automation and optimisation for supply and production, with a PhD in AI in Manufacturing

Rishita Changede

CEO, TeOra.Life

Award-winning scientist, experience in genetic engineering, biosensors and biophysics

Jedd Cheong Jia Hao

Co-founder, Qandela

PhD in Electrical & Electronic Engineering, expert in medical imaging

Pragjyoti Samal

MBA-software engineer, experience in sales and business development in the fragrance industry

Avishek Kumar

Expert in renewable technologies with product design and manufacturing experience

Sankar Seramani

CEO, Connectify.AI

Machine learning expert and telecommunications engineer

Audrey Gayman

Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer, TOffeeAM

PhD in Additive Manufacturing, expertise in robust analysis

Marco Pietropaoli

PhD in Fluid Dynamics, expertise in AI software for Additive Manufacturing.

Francesco Montomoli

PhD in Energy Engineering, Imperial College reader and REng Enterprise Fellow.

Aashish Mehta

CEO, TransferFi

Serial innovator, IoT and big analogue data expert

Ulf Bissbort

CTO, Synchronous

PhD in Theoretical Physics, experience in simulation and machine learning

Jeffrey Lee

CEO, Synchronous

Experience working at SaaS startups

Avni Agrawal

Computer science engineer, experience in big data analytics and machine learning

Akanksha Jagwani

Mechanical engineer, led digital product design and management teams

Gideon Farrell

Astrophysicist with software experience

Raphael Scheps

Trained theoretical physicist, with experience in large-scale data analytics

Abhishek Agrawal

Experience in high precision manufacturing sector

Long Hoang

Computer scientist, built machine learning models that analyse millions of transactions

Surbhi Krishna Singh

Award-winning engineer, experience in manufacturing and industrial automation

Matthew Morrison

MSc in Computer Science, experience in financial services

Bashir Beikzadeh

CTO, Metis Labs

Experienced software engineer with a background in electrical and electronic engineering

Alex Appelbe

CEO, Metis Labs

Mechanical engineer, experienced in factory operations and new product development

Wilfried Jahn

Leading innovator in curved sensor manufacturing, PhD in electro-optical system design

Michael Bailly

Former strategy consultant and industrial project director

Anterpreet Singh

CEO, Subconscious Compute

Proven expertise scaling tech ventures, IIM Ahmedabad alumnus

Kunal Sandeep

Co-founder, Polymerize

Industry experience in product development and management

Dr Abhijit Salvekar

Co-founder, Polymerize

Polymer scientist with expertise in Process-Structure-Property Relationships and DoE.

Lucas Lopez

CTO, Volatile AI

Award winning digital smell researcher, built cutting-edge artificial neural networks

Adomas Malaiska

Co-founder, Volatile AI

Former strategy consultant and investor, built novel AI algorithms

CJ Cassar

PhD with a focus on building augmented and virtual reality tools for engineers

Chris Whitehead

Former systems engineer and technology specialist, experience in B2B sales

Christos Ellinas

CTO, Nodes and Links

Award-winning researched in Complex Systems

Greg Lawton

CEO, Nodes & Links

Astrophysicist with experience managing defence programmes and in BAE systems

Yassir Al-Refaie

MSc in IC Design, youngest department head in former company's history

Tawfiq Nasr Allah

Developed breakthrough methods for converting CO2 into chemicals

Benoit Illy

Award-winning PhD in Nanotechnology, scaled projects from the lab to industrial success

Dennis Xenos

Expert in optimisation and data analytics for industrial applications.

Jamie Potter

Mathematics and statistics expert

Vasileios Katranidis

PhD in Digital Manufacturing, developed first predictive software tool for thermal spray coatings

Nagmanjunath Shivakumar

CEO, PakkaProfile

Deep understanding of talent acquisition

Dr. Mohammad H. D.A. Farahani

Entrepreneurial scientist, PhD in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Pramod Ghadge

CEO, Unbox Robotics

Master's in Industrial & Systems Engineering from NUS

Shahid Memon

CTO, Unbox Robotics

MSc in Autonomous Robotics Engineering, experienced in AI and robotics

Leopold Spenner

MSc Industrial Engineering, expert in cement and concrete industries

Robert Meyer

PhD in Machine Learning

Theo Saville

Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineer, background in metals 3D printing

Chris Emery

Engineer programming since age 12, expert in 3D graphics and high-performance computing