Global talent investor

EF Alumni

Rafie Faruq

CEO, Genie AI

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Finance, Law, Machine Learning

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Rafie, co-founder and CEO of Genie AI is a lifelong programmer with an MSc in Machine Learning, where he won a Computer Science prize among all MSc students. He previously ran another tech startup that scaled to tens of thousands of users, and was a successful derivatives trader at an investment bank.

Company:

Genie AI

Tackling industry level problems in law by open sourcing legal knowledge

Law Society Gazette

AI contract drafting startup Genie AI raises £2M

23 July, 2019

Legaltech startup Genie AI (LD9) scores £2M seed for its ‘intelligent’ contract editor

23 July, 2019

Pei-Hao (Eddy) Su

Co-founder, PolyAI

Award-winning reinforcement learning expert, previously Facebook AI Research

Tsung-Hsien (Shawn) Wen

Machine learning researcher, previously worked at Google Brain and IPSoft

Nikola Mrkšić

PhD in Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, first hire at VocalIQ

Jiameng Gao

Engineer, Master's in Machine Learning, Speech and Language Technology

Jesse Shemen

Graduate of Stearn Business School, previously Deloitte Ventures and Octopus Investments

Andre Woons

Founded peer-to-peer payment application, led development team

David Sutton

Expertise in all aspects of the diamond industry

Taras Iakymchuk

Industry experience in hardware design, PhD in Electronics

Roeland Nusselder

Master’s in Mathematics, researched Efficient Deep Learning algorithms

Gabriel Lau

PhD in molecular physics, experience in numerical methods and local optimization techniques

Nikos Kazazakis

Researched Deterministic Global Optimization at Imperial College London

Dominic Hosler

Software engineer, PhD in Relativistic Quantum Communication

Jack A. Cohen

PhD in Theoretical and Computational Physics, lifelong maker and creator

Jaron Collis

Co-founder, Plural AI

PhD in AI, experience building natural language and knowledge-based systems

Camille Rougié

Previously worked in finance, launched new products for FinTech startup

Raphael Holca-Lamarre

PhD at the intersection of computational neuroscience and machine learning

Tuhin Chakraborty

Software engineer, previously led engineering teams

Ernestas Sirka

Leading researcher in proteomics and clinical test development

Michael Dove

Worked in consulting and business development at top pharmaceutical and healthcare organisations

Ran Fan

CTO, ArrayStream

Experience in building real-time automated trading systems for companies

Yu Zheng

CEO, ArrayStream

PhD in Quantitative Finance, expert in machine learning, option pricing and portfolio construction

Alex Appelbe

CEO, Metis Labs

Mechanical engineer, experienced in factory operations and new product development

Sebastiaan de Vries

Track record of developing intuitive apps and digital interfaces

Ross Harper

PhD in Computational Neuroscience, led on 4 Innovate UK projects

Alan Mosca

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

Dev Amratia

Led national review on AI, ex-project manager

Nitish Mutha

Software engineer, coding since the age of 5

Priya Surya

MPA/ID in International Development, experience in growth and building international partnerships

Ali Khachlouf

CEO, SquareMind

Experience in private equity and consulting, advised on strategy and growth

Michael Curtis

PhD simulating black holes, building web apps since age 12

Vivek Madlani

Experience in finance, including trading and product distribution and design

David Au

Co-founder, MechaniX

MSc in Financial Mathematics, experience applying machine learning for trading strategies

Thomas Yue

Co-founder, MechaniX

PhD in Computational Physics, experience in algorithmic trading

Majdi Rabia

CTO, Fairphonic

Two Master's in Applied Probability and Statistics

Vishvesh Suriyanarayanan

Software engineer turned product manager

Dylan Tan

Experience in the online travel industry, built commercial partnerships

Miika Perä

Co-founder, Cambrian Intelligence

Degree in Finance, studied Bioinformation technology

Simon Spurrier

Engineer and product manager, built financial optimisation algorithms

Siddhartha Gunti

Co-founder, Adaface

Researched in context based machine translation, ex-Quant

Andre Woons

Founded peer-to-peer payment application, led development team

Mandeep Gill

PhD focused on distributed systems engineering, experience in startups and finance

Avni Agrawal

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

Gustavo Silva

CTO, Rosecut Technologies

Machine learning specialist

Qiaojia Li

CEO, Rosecut Technologies

Record-breaking private bank advisor

Vadim Toader

CEO, Proportunity

Valuation and forecasting experience, degree in Engineering, Economics and Management

Gabriel Lau

PhD in molecular physics, experience in numerical methods and local optimization techniques

Mriganka Pattnaik

CEO, Merkle Science

Experience from across investment banking and technology

Arnor Davidsson

Experienced in software engineering, product management and UX, MSc in Computer Science

Majed Chaaraoui

Experience in consulting and investment banking

Chi Fung Lok

CTO, Caelus Technologies

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

Camille Rougié

Previously worked in finance, launched new products for FinTech startup

Ravinder Bhadhal

Expertise in delivering world-class data infrastructure and commercial experience

Sam Shannon

Ex-quantitative trader, graduate in Particle Physics

Jatin Shah

Expert in distributed systems with a PhD in Computer Science

Xavier Wilders

Graduated top of his year in his Master's in Computer Science

James Williams

CEO, Beyond Labs

Experience in finance, built high performance trading systems

Ran Fan

CTO, ArrayStream

Experience in building real-time automated trading systems for companies

Yu Zheng

CEO, ArrayStream

PhD in Quantitative Finance, expert in machine learning, option pricing and portfolio construction

Matthew Morrison

MSc in Computer Science, experience in financial services

Entela Benz

Expertise in climate risk data for finance

Haroon Hassan

CEO, Sense Street

Experience working on bond trading desks in Europe and the US as a trader and research analyst

David Hunter

CEO, Optimal Labs

Studied aeronautical engineering and computer science, ex-pilot and quantitative strategist

Matt Schofield

CTO, Credit Kudos

Computer scientist, former CTO and data science team lead

Freddy Kelly

CEO, Credit Kudos

Computer scientist and engineer, was responsible for deployment of Bitnami's cloud launchpad

Helene Guillaume

Ex-hedge fund quant, MSc in financial risks and ultra athlete

Efe Surekli

Previously co-founded a VC-backed AI startup. Early engineer at Tractable. Postgrad in Cambridge

Parit Patel

Experience in Financial Services, FinTech & M&A. Founding Team & CFO of Drover. ACA.

Patrick de Castro Neuhaus

Experienced developer and tech consultant for financial services companies

Chris Zemina

Experienced in FinTech investments

Tristan Garrec

Deep expertise in computational market design

Victor Moreau

Ex-strategy consultant with expertise in financial services, engineering degree from CentraleSupélec

Sigurjon Isaksson

Full-stack software & machine learning engineer with a background in financial engineering

Youssef Darwich

2nd employee at Tide with strong experience in FinTech and wealth management

Abdel Wahab Turkmani

Built state-of-the-art impact & ESG analytics for global asset managers and impact investors

Oliver Dean

CEO, Reti Health

Built AI to automate the diagnosis of prostate cancer from MRI, ex-consultant and GoCardless

Nnaemeka Obodoekwe

Built software architecture for Africa's biggest banks and led machine learning teams

Sanjeev Jeyakumar

Emerging markets credit trader with leadership experience across marketplace and FinTech startups

Shourya Lala

Computer science engineer and an accomplished application developer

Manish Maryada

Domain expertise in financial operations, strategy and product

Jose Sampedro Mazon

Ex-corporate lawyer, experience in strategy & ops transformations and business development

Ollie Graham

CEO, Surge Analytics

Experience in financial services and software engineering

Favour Nyikosa

Specialist in datamining and interpretable models

Jon Forester

Built data and analytics products in startups and finance sector

Harry Grieve

Full stack data scientist, developed and sold enterprise AI solutions

Hugo Pascail

CTO, Invest Insight

PhD in Quantitative Finance, experience building AI models and econometric algorithms

Jean-Régis de Vauplane

CEO, Invest Insight

Worked on AI and web projects as an Agile Coach and Product Manager

Juan Barragan

Experienced in software development with work on pattern recognition in finance and advertising

Hamza El Khalloufi

CTO, DeltaBlock

PhD in liquidity modelling, research fellow in Digital Assets

Maria Silvia Scetta

CEO, Deltablock

Ex-trader and portfolio manager, financial engineer

Sara Sebti

Experienced as a risk manager within financial institutions

Valerio Volpati

PhD in Statistical Physics and experience in applied interdisciplinary research

Barnaby Hussey-Yeo

Data scientist with interests in finance and machine learning

Tarik Dadi

Led data science projects around the world, Master's Degree in Machine Learning

Hadrien De March

Ex-quantative analyst, PhD in optimisation

Sho Sugihara

Experience working in NGOs on economic inclusion and consultancy

Grant Aarons

CEO, FabricNano

PhD in Economics, worked in systems engineering and mathematical modelling

Ankit Parashar

Engineer, built SAAS-based analytics product for hardware

Josh Kettlewell

Expert in machine learning, quantum computing and cryptocurrency

Ben Stein

Co-founder, Staple

Chartered accountant and full stack developer

Sudeept Sinha

Ex-quantative trader, developer price prediction algorithms

Vincent Audoire

Early employee at N26, strong understanding of how users work

Rob Schumacher

CEO, Feather Insurance

PhD in Insurance Mathematics

John Moura

CEO, ElementZero Biolabs

Led product development, sales, and operations in global companies

Sachin Chiramel

CEO, real analytics

Experience in investment banking and financial services

Nitin Shukla

CTO, real analytics

Experienced data scientist, previously IIT

Neel Popat

Finance and investment professional, began coding as a child

Jordan Abderrachid

Blockchain developer, previously Ecole Centrale De Lyon

Saikrishnan Ranganathan

CEO, Sensorflow

Built energy solutions across multiple industries, previously Goldman Sachs

Rathin Shah

Worked in investment banking and management at JP Morgan Chase, graduate of BITS Pilani

Gaurav Arora

Software engineer, previously Netflix and Ixigo

Jevan Nagarajah

CEO, Better Dairy

Experienced across banking and technology

Stacy-Ann Sinclair

Developer, previously worked in tier one investment banks

Priya Surya

MPA/ID in International Development, experience in growth and building international partnerships

Shubhankar Srivastava

Specialist in AI and machine learning

Hardesh Singh

Qualified solicitor with experience in risk and compliance

Arpit Bajpai

Software Architect with expertise in blockchain and machine learning

Dr. Tessia Tober

Former strategy consultant with expertise in International Law

Nitish Mutha

Software engineer, coding since the age of 5

Eoin Hyde

Co-founder Innersight Labs

PhD in Computer Science from University of Oxford

Lorenz Berger

Co-founder, InnersightLabs

PhD in Computer Science from Oxford University

Tanguy Serrat

CTO, SquareMind

MSc in Machine Learning, developed state-of- the-art deep learning systems for medical surgery

Tsung-Hsien (Shawn) Wen

Machine learning researcher, previously worked at Google Brain and IPSoft

Nikola Mrkšić

PhD in Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, first hire at VocalIQ

Jiameng Gao

Engineer, Master's in Machine Learning, Speech and Language Technology

Megan Lam

Held research fellowship at Yale School of Medicine and advisor to HealthTech developments

Asmelash Teka Hagdu

Data scientist, PhD in Applied Machine Learning

Phong Vo

PhD in Signal and Images, expertise ranging from machine learning to computer vision

Sankar Seramani

CEO, Connectify.AI

Machine learning expert and telecommunications engineer

Dmitry Isupov

Co-founder, Chattermill

Degree in Mathematics, background in quantitative marketing

Siddhartha Gunti

Co-founder, Adaface

Researched in context based machine translation, ex-Quant

Deepti Chopra

Co-founder, Adaface

Engineer, former researcher at Caltech

Wilder Lopes

PhD in Machine Learning, experience building deep learning systems

Raz Ghafoor

Prize winning engineer, developed machine learning algorithms

Ulf Bissbort

CTO, Synchronous

PhD in Theoretical Physics, experience in simulation and machine learning

Avni Agrawal

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

Gustavo Silva

CTO, Rosecut Technologies

Machine learning specialist

Stefan Boronea

CTO, Proportunity

Experience applying machine learning in research and commercial applications

Rashid Khan

Master’s in Machine Learning, industrial experience

Shubhankar Srivastava

Specialist in AI and machine learning

Lingxiao Xia

Expert in data analytics, machine learning and artificial intelligence

Raphael Holca-Lamarre

PhD at the intersection of computational neuroscience and machine learning

Tuhin Chakraborty

Software engineer, previously led engineering teams

Jonathan O’Keefe

CEO, Machine Medicine

Doctor, neuroscientist and machine learning engineer

Ashish Kumar

Co-founder, Konigle

PhD in Machine Learning, developed framework for pattern detection from unstructured data

Long Hoang

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

Mohamed Ben Arbia

Specialist in signal processing and machine learning

Hasan Sheikh Faridul

Co-founder, Eyn

PhD in Computer Vision and Machine Learning, worked in world-leading security companies

Deepanshu Malik

CTO, EndoVision

Experience building deep tech platforms and using computer vision and machine learning on video

James Williams

CEO, Beyond Labs

Experience in finance, built high performance trading systems

Yu Zheng

CEO, ArrayStream

PhD in Quantitative Finance, expert in machine learning, option pricing and portfolio construction

Himanshu Upreti

CTO, AI Palette

Extensive experience in big data analytics and machine learning

Laura Douglas

Experience building AI health products, degrees in Machine Learning and Statistics

David Wood

Data scientist, PhD in Computational Neuroscience

Jordan Noble

Statistical machine learning expert focused on implementing real-time solutions at scale

Arpit Bajpai

Software Architect with expertise in blockchain and machine learning

Tristan Garrec

Deep expertise in computational market design

Sigurjon Isaksson

Full-stack software & machine learning engineer with a background in financial engineering

Nnaemeka Obodoekwe

Built software architecture for Africa's biggest banks and led machine learning teams

Jorge Alexander

CTO, Syndi Health

2x CTO with a track-record of implementing scalable and disruptive machine learning solutions

Tanrajbir Singh Takher

Former Data Scientist with a Master's in machine learning from UCL

Trisha Chatterjee

CTO, immunitoAI

Experienced in R&D, applying AI & ML solutions to various real world problems

Shalabh Singh

Expert generalist with Machine Learning background

Dr Siddhartha

Expertise in multiple machine learning domains, in particular Natural Language Processing

Kunal Sandeep

Co-founder, Polymerize

Industry experience in product development and management

Edoardo Barp

Vice President of Engineering, X80

Mathematician and machine learning specialist

Shivani Shah

PhD from French Nuclear Research Institute CEA, applied Machine Learning to large datasets

Prateek Gaur

Extensive background in computer science and machine learning, ex-Head of Data

Christopher Thompson

CTO, Micrographia Bio

Molecular biologist, machine learning engineer and roboticist

Andrea Mambrini

Award winning data scientist, developed bio-inspired algorithms for European Space Agency

Dr Stefano Goria

PhD in Theoretical Physics and ex-quantative analyst

Tom Walker

Worked at the cutting-edge of mathematical optimisation and on production machine learning

Dr Yousef Amar

PhD in distributed networks and edge computing, avid marathoner

Simon Jordan

Machine learning expert, ex-researcher in Silicon Valley and led development teams at Volkswagan

Jean-Baptiste Morlot

PhD in machine learning applied to genetics, pioneer in deep learning to decode sequencing data

Shubhadeep Roychowdhury

Software developer and machine learning engineer, published author on data science

Maëliza Seymour

Experience as an IT project manager at global banks, machine learning graduate

Renan Pereira

Data scientist, experience developing and managing scalable machine learning models

Barnaby Hussey-Yeo

Data scientist with interests in finance and machine learning

Tarik Dadi

Led data science projects around the world, Master's Degree in Machine Learning

Nitish Mutha

Software engineer, coding since the age of 5

Satyakama Paul

CTO, BrainEnTech Neuroscience

Data scientist with PhD and postdoc in AI and experience in Machine Learning

Josh Kettlewell

Expert in machine learning, quantum computing and cryptocurrency

Shivam Mani Tripathi

Deep research in AI and automation, experience in product building

Abdelhadi Azzouni

Conducted innovative research applying machine learning to optimise large scale computer networks

Anil Chandra Naidu Matcha

Engineer, previously IIT, Samsung and Cisco

Jean-Vincent de Carvalho

Hacker, full-stack engineer and machine learning expert.

David Gorgan

CEO, Nostos Genomics

Experienced with medical ML products and in the healthcare industry

Rocio Acuna Hidalgo

CTO, Nostos Genomics

Medical doctor with PhD in human genetics, previously Max Planck Institute

Pandu Raharja

Machine learning expert, experienced in developing models for cancer detection

Sadaf Monajemi

PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Milad Mohammadzadeh

PhD in Biomedical Fluid Dynamics

Robert Meyer

PhD in Machine Learning

Jean-Baptiste Clouard

Experienced in supply chains, previously Anaplan, Quintiq, and Dassault Systèmes

Karim Benchaaboun

Machine learning engineer, previously Axa and Criteo

Ramakrishna Nanjundaiah

MSc in Computational Mechanics, built city-scale simulations

Maria Meier

CTO, Phantasma Labs

MSc in Software Engineering, previously TU Munich, Brown University and Oracle

Ankur Singh

Built and sold products for video companies

Tobias Rijken

Machine learning scientist with a focus on deep learning

Avlokita Tiwari

Bioinformatician with expertise in computational biology and genomic data

Joris Guerry

CTO, Rumble Studio

Machine learning and AI expert, previously built full-stack applications for industry giants.