A decade of founding and building tech companies has taught me a lot. About people, about technology, and about what it takes to design and develop a solution that can systemically change and improve the status quo. My passion for period properties, unique experiences, and user-based product design inspired me to found Primp - a property management solution for the owners of historic houses who want to rent their home via short-term lets; protecting their interests and maximising their return. Career highlights:- Founding several startups which developed proprietary and groundbreaking technology that reengineered the inefficient processes that exist in dozens of industries, including finance, compliance, healthcare, logistics, and humanitarian aid (working with clients such as the UK government, NATO, Centrica/British Gas, Merck)- Formally advising multiple governments and regulators on their evaluation, endorsement, and adoption of emerging technologies, including blockchain, AI, and IOT- Building and managing hugely diverse teams of experts in programming, operations, sales, marketing, and recruitment- Authoring and contributing to dozens of academic and policy papers concerning the implementation and adoption of emerging technologies - Managing the earliest enterprise-led blockchain laboratories and projects to explore the technology's efficacy outside of cryptocurrency, along with the growth of nascent communities to drive adoption of and experimentation with these technologies- Speaking at European Parliament, the House of Commons, the House of Lords, and dozens of industry-leading events on how technology can address the problems that humanity faces today and in the future
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FounderPrimp May 2022 - PresentLondon, England, United Kingdom🌐 www.primp.homes 🌐Generate passive income from your property. We understand that your family home is more than just bricks and mortar.Your period home is an unharnessed asset that could be working harder to earn you profit, improve its value, and grant you greater flexibility. By running your home like a business and harnessing short-term rental, we can ensure that your property remains financially viable and remains uniquely tailored to meet the needs of your evolving family… Show more 🌐 www.primp.homes 🌐Generate passive income from your property. We understand that your family home is more than just bricks and mortar.Your period home is an unharnessed asset that could be working harder to earn you profit, improve its value, and grant you greater flexibility. By running your home like a business and harnessing short-term rental, we can ensure that your property remains financially viable and remains uniquely tailored to meet the needs of your evolving family unit. Show less -
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Founder & FellowMirror Identity May 2022 - Jul 2022London, England, United Kingdom -
Founder & ExecMirror Identity Mar 2021 - May 2022London, England, United KingdomMirror reflects your client’s true identity in real-time. We reduce fraud risk for law firms, with biometric ID checks, digital proof of address, and AML checks. Peace of mind for your business. Quick and easy for your clients. -
Founder & FellowQadre Oct 2019 - Jul 2022Following several years spent establishing and operating Qadre and other startups in the emerging technologies space, I now provide part-time support to the Qadre team, leveraging my experience and network in the blockchain and financial services sectors. -
Founder & CooQadre Jul 2017 - Sep 2019LondonQadre is a high-growth fintech trusted by leading institutions to deliver certainty andmodernise financial markets with blockchain technology.The company’s modular platform, Huski, monitors, records, and reconciles any transfer ofvalue and ownership with greater efficiency, reduced risk, and at lower cost than traditionalmethods. It offers a range of pioneering applications across equity management, marketinfrastructure, payments, and fund distribution designed to remove… Show more Qadre is a high-growth fintech trusted by leading institutions to deliver certainty andmodernise financial markets with blockchain technology.The company’s modular platform, Huski, monitors, records, and reconciles any transfer ofvalue and ownership with greater efficiency, reduced risk, and at lower cost than traditionalmethods. It offers a range of pioneering applications across equity management, marketinfrastructure, payments, and fund distribution designed to remove friction, improve security,and enhance the user experience for both the business and its customers.The Qadre team is behind the earliest and most innovative blockchain projects to date in thefintech sector. Huski was the first blockchain technology to be approved by the UKgovernment.For additional information on Qadre, please visit https://www.qad.re/. Show less -
Founding PartnerGovchain Research Mar 2019 - Jul 2022London, England Metropolitan AreaWhat is the current state of implementation of blockchain by governments and public sector bodies around the world? And what are the factors holding back further progress?The GovChain project began as an attempt to answer these questions. Our research team mapped the regulatory and policy environments of 20 countries around the world (spread across Europe, USA, Asia, Australia, Africa, the Caribbean and South America) to assess their degree of friendliness towards blockchain – and… Show more What is the current state of implementation of blockchain by governments and public sector bodies around the world? And what are the factors holding back further progress?The GovChain project began as an attempt to answer these questions. Our research team mapped the regulatory and policy environments of 20 countries around the world (spread across Europe, USA, Asia, Australia, Africa, the Caribbean and South America) to assess their degree of friendliness towards blockchain – and cryptocurrencies more broadly. We also wanted to speak to policymakers, and other intrapreneurs within public sector organisations, who had attempted to implement blockchain directly. What were the key drivers that allowed them to make a change – was it funding, political leadership, policy environment, cultural factors or something else? What could other countries learn from successful approaches to help them accelerate change?The result is a body of work which we believe is the first project of its kind to gather together such detailed information about the progress of blockchain in the public sector around the world. Show less
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Non-Executive DirectorStatezero Labs May 2018 - May 2019London, United KingdomBridging the gap between humanity and tech. We’re the world's first solution-led Blockchain Lab for startups. -
Advisor (Previously Head Of Projects And Operations)Disberse 2016 - Apr 2018London, United KingdomHumanitarian aid and international development aid suffer from systemic issues in transparency around fund distribution. Disberse was founded to reduce inefficiencies and increase accountability down the financial supply chain; it achieves this through blockchain technology. The Disberse team are working towards a world where every donation can be traced to its end beneficiary and usage.Disberse was recently accepted onto the FCA's regulatory Sandbox incubator second cohort. -
Coo & FounderZerado Limited Mar 2016 - Jul 2017London, United KingdomZerado provided blockchain, AI, data analytics, and IoT consultancy services to the private and public sector, including FTSE30 and Dax30 businesses, European Parliament, multiple governments, Magic Circle law firms, regulators, and multiple trade bodies. Zerado was took an agnostic approach to technology vendors and worked closely with regulators and industries to develop technical solutions to problems in processes. -
Author, Welsh Government Commissioned Technology Investment ReportEntiq Jan 2016 - Apr 2016One Canada Sq, Canary Wharf, London E14 5Ab -
Blockchain Lab Project Manager At Level39Entiq May 2015 - Apr 20161 Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London -
Business ManagerAriadne Capital Mar 2014 - May 2015London, United Kingdom -
FounderBrenchley Cards Jan 2007 - Mar 2014Kent
Imogen Benson Education Details
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Ecology And Evolutionary Biology
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