ten early stage founders in europe

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• Antonio Firmiano Gomes (United Kingdom)

  • Senior Software Engineer at Snyk for 4 years, working on machine learning, security analysis, and open source tooling. Now founder & CEO of a stealth AI startup.

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• Benjamin Fredj (Paris, France)

  • Co-founder and CEO of Ivee, working on B2B influencer marketing. Based in Paris.

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• Carlos López (Andorra)

  • Managing Partner at Nash & Arrow and founder of a stealth startup. Previously Director of Private Equity at Accenture, focusing on M&A and growth strategy in tech-enabled engineering services.

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• Ghali Bennani Laafiret (United Kingdom)

  • Former Director of Revenue Strategy at LumApps, now co-founder of Ralio, building payments infrastructure for AI agents. Currently part of the Antler accelerator program.

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• Laurence Hook (United Kingdom)

  • Lead Data Architect at Revolut for 3+ years, focusing on software engineering and data architecture at the fintech company.

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• Marc Hillander (Sweden)

  • Sales and marketing professional based in Sweden, currently working as a freelance sales manager at his own consultancy, Hillander Sales & Marketing.

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• Matthew McCann (Ireland)

  • Former CTO at BINOOCLE, now co-founder of a stealth startup. Specializes in LLMs, computer vision, and AI at the edge with IoT applications.

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• Ronan O'Connell (United Kingdom)

  • Business development professional turned founder of Loop AI. Previously worked in business development at Ontra and currently also working in business development at Build Circle.

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• Ruben Vanhees (Brussels, Belgium)

  • Brussels-based founder of SplitStay, focused on empowering solo travelers. Previously worked on AgenXY.ai and PowerShelter, an e-bike battery charging solution.

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• Sana Fatima (United Kingdom)

  • VP of Talent at LemonEdge with extensive HR leadership experience across Europe and EMEA. Previously Head of HR at GAOTek Inc. and Senior HR Business Consultant at Roots HR Solutions. Also works as a leadership & career coach and accredited counsellor with psychology credentials.

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