Best Openinnovation Podcasts (2025)

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Rise Insights Special – Regtech with Matt Flenley 29:58

2y ago29:58

29:58

In this Rise Insights Special episode, on the back of our latest Rise Insights Report: The rise of regtech, our host Nura Haji, sits down with report contributor Matt Flenley, Head of Marketing at Datactics. We explore Matt’s statement that ‘regtech can be a game-changer if you’re serious about data’ and hear about the intersectionality between dat…

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Accessible Infrastructure – Daniel Cronin 35:29

2y ago35:29

35:29

In this Rise Podcast episode, our host Nura Haji sits down with Daniel Cronin, Co-Founder & COO of Integrated Finance. Driven by his mantra of "made by founders for founders", Daniel shares insights into accessible financial infrastructure and why this is key for the next generation of fintechs.

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Climate FinTech & ESG - Kentaro Kawamori 24:05

2y ago24:05

24:05

In this Rise Podcast episode, our host Nura Haji, sits down with Kentaro Kawamori, CEO & Co-Founder of Persefoni, a prominent climate software company to discuss climate fintech and why ESG matters. Kentaro discusses the importance of data reporting and touches upon Persefoni's involvement with the SEC in shaping the regulatory landscape for sustai…

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Rise Presents Special - FinTech Trends from Rise New York 43:03

2+ y ago43:03

43:03

In a little break from tradition, our first episode of 2023 features a recording of our Rise Presents: FinTech Trends event, hosted by our team in Rise New York. In this Rise Presents Special, Brian Luciani, Head of Rise New York, sits down with industry leaders - Dan Allred, Senior Marketing Manager, National FinTech Team at Silicon Valley Bank, S…

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Web 3.0 unwrapped - Crypto Scaling & Adoption 32:38

2+ y ago32:38

32:38

Join Barclays' Maxson Tee and ZeroHash's Head of Growth Europe, Julia Morrongiello, as they discuss scaling crypto solutions and adoption. In this epsiode, they touch on what scaling means, what is holding back crypto adoption and how ZeroHash is helping crypto adoption.

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Web 3.0 unwrapped - NFTs 33:12

2+ y ago33:12

33:12

In this episode of the Web 3.0 Unwrapped podcast, our host Maxson Tee was lucky enough to speak with Grant Powell, Founder & CEO of Curios to discuss NFTs and the utility of NFTs. They discuss the development of NFTs thus far, how different industries are using NFTs and what the future holds for Curios and NFTs.…

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Rise Insights Special - Digitisation in SMB Lending 22:18

2+ y ago22:18

22:18

In this Rise Insights Special episode, on the back of our latest Rise Insights Report: Byte-sized finance for all, report lead Ayush Singh chats with Rahul Tripathy, CEO & Co-Founder of Fundfina and Andrew Paulson, Founder of Triton Capital. Ayush, Rahul and Andrew discuss the latest developments in the digitisation of the SMB Lending sector.…

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Web 3.0 unwrapped - DAOs 31:57

2+ y ago31:57

31:57

Join Barclays' Maxson Tee and Gawain Bracy II ‘G2’ - Founder at Creative Organization DAO and Kyle Smith, Contributor at LexDAO, as they discuss DAOs and how these decentralised autonomous organisations are important building blocks for the future of crypto and Web 3.0.

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Founders Coffee Club - Company Culture 24:41

2+ y ago24:41

24:41

In this episode of the Founders Coffee Club, our host Grace Harrod was lucky enough to speak with Dominic Kalms, Founder & CEO of bgenerous and Jaideep Singh, Co-Founder & CEO of FlyFin to discuss the topic of company culture. They discussed the development of company culture from the start, the importance of maintaining that culture as the company…

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Rise Insights Special - byte-sized finance and financial inclusion 31:25

2+ y ago31:25

31:25

In this Rise Insights Special episode, on the back of our latest Rise Insights Report: Byte-sized finance for all, report lead Ayush Singh chats with Dr. Jasmin B. Gupta, CEO & Co-Founder of LXME and Satyen Kothari, Founder, and CEO of Cube Wealth. Ayush, Jasmin and Satyen dive into the innovation of byte-sized finance, discussing how technology is…

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Founders Coffee Club - Becoming a CEO 23:37

2+ y ago23:37

23:37

In this episode of the Founders Coffee Club, our host Grace Harrod was lucky enough to speak with Rob Cossins, Founder & CEO of Scribe, and Panos Skliamis, Founder & CEO of SPIN Analytics to discuss the topic of becoming a CEO. In this episode they discussed Panos and Rob's respective journeys to CEO, how they found the transition, and how they dec…

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Rise Insights Special - BNPL 27:15

2+ y ago27:15

27:15

In this Rise Insights Special episode, on the back of our latest Rise Insights Report: The Power of Payments, Aran Rudrakumar, VP-Principal investments at Barclays, chats with Tim Clarke, CFO at Amount, to about Buy Now Pay Later and the evolution of Amount.

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Founders Coffee Club - Community 22:16

2+ y ago22:16

22:16

In this episode of the Founders Coffee Club, our host Grace Harrod was lucky enough to speak with Sonal Bagga, Founder of Namma, and Jonathan Neumann, Founder of Climataa to discuss the topic of community. They discussed the meaning of community, the impact it has had on the growth of their businesses and how they've adapted to the hybrid world we …

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Rise Insights Special - Crypto payments 21:12

3y ago21:12

21:12

In this Rise Insights Special epsiode, on the back of our latest Rise Insights Report: Power of Payments, report lead Tanya Krishnakhumar chats with Charlotte Guy, Founder of Wallet Street. Tanya and Charlotte explore the new worlds of crypto payments, discussung the best and worst use cases. Download our latest insights report at rise.barclays now…

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Web 3.0 unwrapped quarterly podcast 52:15

3y ago52:15

52:15

Introducing our new Web 3.0 unwrapped quarterly podcast. Web 3.0 leaders will discuss the innovation, trends and challenges that come along with disrupting the centralised frameworks of today's society. In our first episode, join Barclays' Colin DeLarso and Mike Kriak, Managing Operating Partner at Mesh, as they discuss DAOs and how these decentral…

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Founders Coffee Club - Sustainability 26:54

3y ago26:54

26:54

In our latest episode of the Founders Coffee Club, our host Daisy King spoke about sustainability with Mark Dowds and Mitch Doust, Co-founders of RESPONSIBLE, a venture backed FashonTech company. They dive into what sustainability means to them and their inspiration behind why they decided to try solve fashion’s waste problem.…

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Rise Insights Special - AI & the customer experience 20:51

3y ago20:51

20:51

Following the release of the latest Rise Insights Report - Making data count with AI, our host Grace Batchelor catches up with Tom Fox, Head of Produce at AlphaStream and Balraj Dhillon, VP of Product at Flybits. In this episode, Tom, Balraj and Grace explore the relationship between AI technology and the customer exprience. Download your copy of t…

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Rise Insights Special - AI & financial inclusion 34:19

3y ago34:19

34:19

Following the release of the latest Rise Insights Report - Making data count with AI, our host Grace Batchelor catches up with report contributors Ethan Fraenkel Co-Founder and CEO of ProGrad and Nikola Mrkšić Co-Founder and CEO of PolyAI. In this episode, Ethan, Nikola and Grace explore the relationship between AI technology and financial inclusio…

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Founders Coffee Club - Gender equity 25:52

3y ago25:52

25:52

In this special episode of Founders Coffee Club, our host Daisy King was lucky enough to speak with Katica Roy, CEO and Founder of Pipeline, to celebrate International Women's Day. They discussed the hugely important topic of Gender Equity, which Katica is enormously passionate about given that Pipeline is an award-winning SaaS company that leverag…

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Founders Coffee Club - Breaking the bias 24:52

3y ago24:52

24:52

In this special episode of the Founders Coffee Club, we're celebrating International Women's Day! Our host Daisy King spoke with Ana Mahony, founder and CEO of Addition Wealth, who is also a participant of our Female Innovator's Lab by Barclays and Anthemis. They discussed what Break the Bias means to Ana as a female entrepreneur, her views on the …

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Founders Coffee Club - VC Funding 26:12

3y ago26:12

26:12

In our latest episode of the Founders Coffee Club, our host Daisy King spoke with Grant Sahag, VP of Operations at Novo Bank, about the topic of VC funding. Given Novo’s recent success with VC funding, Grant was perfectly positioned to discuss why startups would want to use this form of fundraising alongside the challenges, followed by some great a…

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Founders Coffee Club - Road to internationalisation 28:39

3+ y ago28:39

28:39

In our final episode of the Founders Coffee Club for 2021, our host Daisy King spoke with Payson Johnston, Founder and CEO of Crowdz, and Mo Bammeke, Global Chief Compliance Officer of Flutterwave, about internationalisation. They discussed why a startup would want to enter into new markets, the challenges of internationalisation, followed by some …

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Andrea Cosentino, Founder at Licas Ventures, chats Crypto and DeFi with Colin DeLarso 29:24

3+ y ago29:24

29:24

In our second podcast episode dedicated to our latest Rise FinTech Insights report - Decrypting crypto - host Colin DeLarso speaks with Licas Ventures Founder Andrea Cosentino. Colin and Andrea cover the opportunities for blockchain technology to impact different industries, cryptocurrency's environmental concerns, the growth of DeFi and the upcomi…

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Arvind Siva, from Copper.co, chats crypto and blockchain with Colin DeLarso 27:59

3+ y ago27:59

27:59

In honour of our latest Rise FinTech Insights Report on decrypting crypto, Barclays Innovation Partner Colin DeLarso caught up with Arvind Siva from strategy and fundraising at Copper.co. Arvind and Colin discuss institutional adoption trends, barriers to entry for traditional financial institutions, potential solutions and top tips for those looki…

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Founders Coffee Club - Collaborating with corporates 44:26

3+ y ago44:26

44:26

This month, we’re excited to be releasing a special episode of Founders Coffee Club which we recorded live at the London Techstars Startup Week. Our host Daisy Hopkins spoke with 3 amazing speakers within the FinTech community; Peter Janes, CEO and Founder of Shieldpay, Julianne Flesher, CEO and co-founder of Nossa Data and Rafa Plantier, Head of U…

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Founders Coffee Club - Building a team 22:48

3+ y ago22:48

22:48

In this month’s episode of Founders Coffee Club, our host Daisy Hopkins spoke with 2 FinTech founders; Ky Nichol, CEO of Cutover and Roei Samuel, CEO of Connectd, about the topic of building a team. They discussed the pathway to identifying when to build your team, the challenges of growing a team, followed by some best practices and advice for any…

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Founders Coffee Club - Crowdfunding 18:27

3+ y ago18:27

18:27

The Founders Coffee Club series follows the entrepreneurship journey, from the perspective of the founders themselves. In this month’s episode of the Founders Coffee Club, we explore Crowdfunding. Our host Daisy Hopkins chats with 2 amazing FinTech founders: Lucy Mullins, COO and co-founder of Stepladder, and Loral Quinn, CEO and co-founder of Sust…

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Founders Coffee Club - Future of work 26:15

4y ago26:15

26:15

The Founders Coffee Club series follows the entrepreneurship journey, from the perspective of the founders themselves. In this month’s episode of the Founders Coffee Club, we explore the future of work. Our host Daisy Hopkins chats with 2 brilliant founders: Joyce Zhang Gray, CEO and founder of Alariss, and Trent Bigelow, CEO and founder of Abound.…

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Jatin Rajput, Founder of Ad-In Ventures, chats Climate FinTech with Alex Gheorghe 11:23

4y ago11:23

11:23

In this Rise FinTech Insights special episode, host Alex Gheorghe chats with Ad-In Ventures Founder Jatin Rajput about Climate FinTech. Jatin and Alex chat about the opportunities at the intersection of FinTech and climate, the investment landscape for sustainable financial products, finance for good and Jatin's top tips for entrepreneurs. Download…

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Founders Coffee Club - Mentoring 25:12

4y ago25:12

25:12

In this episode of the Founders Coffee Club, we explore the topic of mentorship for entrepreneurs. Our host Daisy Hopkins chats with 2 amazing FinTech founders: Karen Rios, CEO and co-founder of Lifesaver, and Chris Storaker, CEO and co-founder of Smash. The founders discuss the importance of mentorship for entrepreneurs, the challenges of having a…

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Founders Coffee Club - Early stage funding 30:02

4y ago30:02

30:02

The Founders Coffee Club series follows the entrepreneurial journey, from a founders perspective. In our second Founders Coffee Club special edition, Suezann Holmes, CEO of ScaleXP and Derek Stewart, CEO of Paysme join host Daisy Hopkins to chat about early stage funding. Suezann and Derek touch on a number of topics within early stage funding, inc…

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Brennan Spellacy, Co-Founder and CEO at Patch chats Climate FinTech with Alex Gheorghe 20:58

4y ago20:58

20:58

In this Rise FinTech Insights special edition, Brennan Spellacy Co-Founder and CEO at Patch joins host Alex Gheorghe to chat about Climate FinTech. Brennan and Alex touch on a number of points including the opportunities at the intersection of FinTech and Climate, Patch's solutions for cryptocurrencies' environmental problems, the role of negative …

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Founders Coffee Club - Side hustles 23:45

4y ago23:45

23:45

The Founders Coffee Club series follows the entrepreneurial journey, from the perspective of founders themselves. In our first Founders Coffee Club special edition, our host Daisy Hopkins chats with a fantastic line-up including Oona Rokyta, CEO and co-founder of Lance, Laura Pomfrit, CEO and founder of Financielle, and Francesca Gomez, co-founder …

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Kurt Lin, Co-Founder and CEO at Pinwheel chats Embedded Finance with Alex Gheorghe 22:39

4y ago22:39

22:39

In this Rise FinTech Insights special edition, Kurt Lin Co-Founder and CEO at Pinwheel chats with Alex Gheorghe, FinTech Platform Manager at Rise New York and Rise FinTech Insights Editor-in-Chief. Kurt and Alex dive into the topic of Embedded Finance, as well as payroll and FinTech infrastructure, Pinwheel’s mission and how it is enabling financia…

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Perrin Quarshie, Founder and CEO at RealBlocks talks alternative investments with Kester Keating 41:20

4y ago41:20

41:20

In this episode of the Rise FinTech Podcast, Perrin Quarshie, CEO and Co-Founder of RealBlocks talks with host Kester Keating, Barclays US Head of Principal Investments. Perrin talks about his inspiration for founding Realblocks, the importance of the alternative investment market and the benefits Realblocks can bring in breaking down the access ba…

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Sydney Davis, founder at Tequity, chats with Daisy Hopkins 12:52

4y ago12:52

12:52

As part of the Female Founder First programme, we have recorded a series of short minisodes with our female founders. In this minisode, our host Daisy Hopkins chats to Sydney Davis, founder of Tequity, an online platform for building tech without code. Find out what motivates Sydney, disruption in her industry, and her goals for the future. And how…

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Dr. Roshawna Novellus, CEO and founder at EnrichHER, chats with Daisy Hopkins 12:45

4y ago12:45

12:45

As part of the Female Founder First programme, we have recorded a series of short minisodes with our female founders. In this minisode, our host Daisy Hopkins chats to Dr. Roshawna Novellus, COO and founder of EnrichHER, a financial technology platform helping women secure funding. Find out about Dr. Roshawna's experiences as a female founder, disr…

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Zoe Barry, CEO and founder of Zingeroo, chats with Daisy Hopkins 15:13

4+ y ago15:13

15:13

As part of the Female Founder First programme, we have recorded a series of short minisodes with our female founders. In this minisode, our host Daisy Hopkins chats to Zoe Barry, CEO and founder of Zingeroo, a FinTech startup building a social trading experience. Find out what motivates Zoe, disruption in her industry, and Zoe's goals for the futur…

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Weerada Sucharitkul, CEO and co-founder of FilmDoo, chats with Daisy Hopkins 14:32

4+ y ago14:32

14:32

As part of the Female Founder First programme, we have recorded a series of short minisodes with our female founders. In this minisode, our host Daisy Hopkins chats to Weerada Sucharitkul, CEO and co-founder of FilmDoo, a game-based edutainment platform. Find out what motivates Weerada, disruption in her industry, and goals for the future. And how …

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Milkana Brace, CEO and founder of Jargon, chats with Daisy Hopkins 14:05

4+ y ago14:05

14:05

As part of the Female Founder First programme, we have recorded a series of short minisodes with our female founders. In this minisode, our host Daisy Hopkins chats to Milkana Brace, CEO and founder of Jargon, a CMS for conversational AI. Find out what motivates Milkana, disruption in her industry, and her goals for the future. If you enjoy this po…

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Navrina Singh, CEO and founder of Credo AI, chats with Daisy Hopkins 10:05

4+ y ago10:05

10:05

As part of the Female Founder First programme, we have recorded a series of short minisodes with our female founders. In this minisode, our host Daisy Hopkins chats to Navrina Singh, CEO and founder of Credo AI, which aims to democratise AI governance. Find out about Navrina's experience as a female founder, disruption in her industry, and Credo's …

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Beth Porter, CEO and co-founder of Riff Analytics, chats with Daisy Hopkins 13:37

4+ y ago13:37

13:37

As part of the Female Founder First programme, we have recorded a series of short minisodes with our female founders. In this minisode, our host Daisy Hopkins chats to Beth Porter, CEO and co-founder of Riff Analytics, who build tools that measure and augment human interactions. Find out what motivates Beth, disruption in her industry, and her goal…

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Daina Burnes, CEO and founder of Bold Metrics, chats with Daisy Hopkins 13:29

4+ y ago13:29

13:29

As part of the Female Founder First programme, we have recorded a series of short minisodes with our female founders. In this minisode, our host Daisy Hopkins chats to Daina Burnes, CEO and founder of Bold Metrics, an AI-driven retail fit technology company. Find out what motivates Daina, disruption in her industry, and Daina's goals for the future…

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Stephanie Benedetto, co-founder of Queen of Raw, chats with Daisy Hopkins 18:22

4+ y ago18:22

18:22

As part of the Female Founder First programme, we have recorded a series of short minisodes with our female founders. In this minisode, our host Daisy Hopkins chats to Stephanie Benedetto, co-founder of Queen of Raw, a global marketplace for buying and selling unused textiles. Stephanie has an incredible life story, and her inspiration should be an…

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Rebecca Morter, CEO and co-founder of Lone Design Club, chats with Daisy Hopkins 19:53

4+ y ago19:53

19:53

As part of the Female Founder First programme, we have recorded a series of short minisodes with our female founders. In this minisode, our host Daisy Hopkins chats to Rebecca Morter, CEO and co-founder of Lone Design Club, an omnichannel platform supporting and promoting sustainable fashion brands. Find out what motivates Rebecca, disruption in he…

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Jasmine Jones, CEO and founder of Cherry Blossom Intimates, chats with Daisy Hopkins 14:03

4+ y ago14:03

14:03

As part of the Female Founder First programme, we have recorded a series of short minisodes with our female founders. In this minisode, our host Daisy Hopkins chats to Jasmine Jones, CEO and founder of Cherry Blossom Intimates, creating prosthetics for breast cancer survivors. Find out what motivates Jasmine, disruption in her industry, and Jasmine…

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Niina Hopper, founder of EVA Global, chats with Daisy Hopkins 14:54

4+ y ago14:54

14:54

As part of the Female Founder First programme, we have recorded a series of short minisodes with our female founders. In this minisode, our host Daisy Hopkins chats to Niina Hopper, founder of EVA Global, a managed services provider to the e-mobility industry. Find out what motivates Niina, disruption in her industry, and Niina's goals for the futu…

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Aurélie Hélouis, CEO and founder of InfinityQ Technology, chats with Daisy Hopkins 13:16

4+ y ago13:16

13:16

As part of the Female Founder First programme, we have recorded a series of short minisodes with our female founders. In this minisode, our host Daisy Hopkins chats to Aurélie Hélouis, CEO and founder of InfinityQ Technology. Find out what motivates Aurélie, disruption in her industry, and Aurélie's goals for the future. And why one plus one really…

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Michelle Chao, COO and co-founder of Phoenix Tailings, chats with Daisy Hopkins 12:04

4+ y ago12:04

12:04

As part of the Female Founder First programme, we have recorded a series of short minisodes with our female founders. In this minisode, our host Daisy Hopkins chats to Michelle Chao, COO and co-founder of Phoenix Tailings, a re-mining company taking cutting edge materials science and applying it to extract value out of mining waste. Find out what m…

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Beth Michael, COO and co-founder of Streeva, chats with Daisy Hopkins 14:45

4+ y ago14:45

14:45

As part of the Female Founder First programme, we have recorded a series of short minisodes with our female founders. In this minisode, our host Daisy Hopkins chats to Beth Michael, COO and co-founder of Streeva, a FinTech startup delivering innovative automated tax solutions. Find out what motivates Beth, disruption in her industry, and Beth's goa…

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