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About Basis Points
Governments no longer work for people. We spend more and more for less and less, and every appalling health story, every filthy street and every ignored crime is one too many. To the entrepreneurs rebuilding our public services and the economy, we are ready to stand with you.
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- 15 Oct 2025
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- 12 May 2026
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12 May 2026
Reversing Parkinson’s, diabetes, blindness. Meet Ali Afshar, CEO of Mytos
What if the biggest barrier to life-changing medicine wasn’t science, but the cost of making it? Harriet speaks with Ali Afshar, the co-founder and CEO of Mytos, a biotech company automating the manufacturing of human tissue to make regenerative medicine affordable and accessible at scale. Ali believes that within 50 years, every tissue in the body will be replaceable, and that the way there is through engineering, rather than traditional drug discovery. They get into: Why tissue replacement works where drugs fail, and what a 90% fail rate says about the pharmaceutical industry The conditions Mytos is targeting first, from Parkinson’s and diabetes to macular degeneration Why the UK was the right place to launch, and the role sovereign nations play in funding biotech infrastructure Tech as a deflationary force, and Ali’s first principles belief that better healthcare should cost less And why keeping hardware, software and biology in one vertically integrated team is non-negotiable. Subscribe for more conversations with founders, builders, and operators shaping the future of technology, capital, and global systems. Check out Mytos: https://www.mytos.bio/ (https://www.mytos.bio/) https://www.linkedin.com/company/mytosbio/ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/mytosbio/) https://www.linkedin.com/in/ali-afshar-0246002b/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ali-afshar-0246002b/) More on Basis: https://www.buildbasis.com/ (https://www.buildbasis.com/) https://www.youtube.com/@BasisCapital (https://www.youtube.com/@BasisCapital) https://www.linkedin.com/company/basiscapitalltd/ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/basiscapitalltd/) https://www.linkedin.com/in/harrietsgreen (https://www.linkedin.com/in/harrietsgreen/)
11 May 2026
How to decentralise the real world. Meet Unruly Capital.
What happens when the systems we rely on – states, money, infrastructure – start to fall out of sync with the world around them? Harriet speaks with Stefano Bernardi and Francesco Moiraghi of Unruly Capital, a venture capital firm focused on backing ideas that feel early, unconventional, and often uncomfortable. Their work centres on a simple thesis: many of the institutions built over the past 70 years are no longer sufficient for what comes next, and new builders and systems are emerging to fill that gap. They get into: Portable sovereignty and the ability to move wealth across borders The migration of power from states to technology systems The urgency of the AI compute and energy race and what it means for Europe A new generation of founders building from conviction Bitcoin and programmable money Subscribe for more interviews with founders, builders, and operators shaping the future of technology, capital, and global systems. Check out Unruly Capital: https://unrulycap.com/ (https://unrulycap.com/) https://www.linkedin.com/company/unruly-capital/ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/unruly-capital/) https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefanobernardi/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefanobernardi/) https://www.linkedin.com/in/francesco-moiraghi/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/francesco-moiraghi/) More on Basis: https://www.buildbasis.com/ (https://www.buildbasis.com/) https://www.youtube.com/@BasisCapital (https://www.youtube.com/@BasisCapital) https://www.linkedin.com/company/basiscapitalltd/ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/basiscapitalltd/) https://www.linkedin.com/in/harrietsgreen (https://www.linkedin.com/in/harrietsgreen/)
16 Apr 2026
How to change the energy market forever. Meet Rivan’s CEO, Harvey Hodd.
Harriet sits down with Harvey Hodd, who is working on a 20-year plan to build and scale synthetic fuels – changing how humans generate energy forever. Rivan is developing a new way to produce synthetic natural gas using sunlight, water, and captured CO2 – with the aim of decarbonising industries that cannot easily be electrified. Harvey explains how Rivan’s fully vertically integrated model, in-house manufacturing, and low-cost solar strategy could transform the economics of synthetic fuels, direct air capture, and industrial decarbonisation. They discuss: Why cheap solar changes everything for industrial energy The benefits of vertical integration in climate tech and hard tech Building advanced manufacturing in London and scaling UK industry Hiring, apprenticeships, curiosity, and how Rivan evaluates talent Capitalism, innovation, energy abundance, and the future of climate solutions Rivan’s £25M Series A and plans to build the largest synthetic natural gas plant in Europe #Rivan #HarveyHodd #ClimateTech #CleanEnergy #UKStartups #FounderInterview Check out Rivan: https://rivan.com/ (https://rivan.com/) https://www.linkedin.com/company/rivanindustries/ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/rivanindustries/) https://www.linkedin.com/in/harveyhodd/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/harveyhodd/) More on Basis: https://www.buildbasis.com/ (https://www.buildbasis.com/) https://www.youtube.com/@BasisCapital (https://www.youtube.com/@BasisCapital) https://www.linkedin.com/company/basiscapitalltd/ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/basiscapitalltd/) https://www.linkedin.com/in/harrietsgreen (https://www.linkedin.com/in/harrietsgreen/) Subscribe for more conversations on rebuilding institutions, incentives and public services.
31 Mar 2026
Building the first reusable rocket. Meet Astron Systems’ CEO, Eddie Brown.
What will it take to bring orbital launch back to the UK? In this interview, Harriet sits down with Eddie Brown, co-founder and CEO of Astron Systems, to discuss the future of the British space industry, fully reusable rockets, small satellite launch, defense applications, climate monitoring, and why the UK could become a major player in orbital launch again. Astron Systems is building the first 100% reusable small launch vehicle in its class, designed to deliver small payloads to orbit – and back again – more affordably, flexibly, and sustainably than current launch systems. Eddie explains how reusable rockets work, why full reusability matters, how Astron emerged from Imperial College London, and what it takes to turn advanced rocket engineering into a commercially viable space company. This is a deep dive into one of the most ambitious aerospace companies being built in Britain today. Topics covered: Astron Systems and its reusable rocket vision UK launch capability and SaxaVord Spaceport Defense, responsive launch, and space as critical infrastructure Climate monitoring, Earth observation, and sustainability in space Why the UK still can build big things If you enjoyed this conversation, subscribe for more interviews with founders, builders, and operators shaping the future of technology, industry, and innovation. Check out Astron Systems: https://astronsystems.com/ (https://astronsystems.com/) https://www.linkedin.com/company/astron-systems/ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/astron-systems/) https://www.linkedin.com/in/eddie-brown-943417194/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/eddie-brown-943417194/) More on Basis: https://www.buildbasis.com/ (https://www.buildbasis.com/) https://www.youtube.com/@BasisCapital (https://www.youtube.com/@BasisCapital) https://www.linkedin.com/company/basiscapitalltd/ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/basiscapitalltd/) https://www.linkedin.com/in/harrietsgreen (https://www.linkedin.com/in/harrietsgreen/) #Space #UKSpace #AstronSystems #ReusableRockets #RocketEngineering #SpaceStartup #SmallSat #DefenseTech #Aerospace #SpaceIndustry
16 Mar 2026
How etn. is building the Bloomberg for European tech. Meet Ronan Chambers.
Europe’s old tech media is collapsing, just when European tech is booming. Someone needs to tell the story. Harriet sits down with Ronan Chambers, co-founder of the European Technology Network (etn.), a twice-weekly live broadcast that covers the founders, investors and companies driving growth in Europe.The goal is to be the voice of European technology and its future founders. They talk about why legacy media models are breaking, how new creator-led media is reshaping the industry, and why founders and companies increasingly need to become storytellers themselves. Ronan shares insights from building etn., the rise of live tech shows and why Europe needs to shout about its tech winners more loudly. They get into: Why legacy media is struggling in the age of AI and real-time news The rise of founder-led media and live tech broadcasts Why etn. built a live show instead of another podcast The growth hacks behind modern tech media Why Europe has a “marketing problem” in tech The future of journalism, PR and content in the AI era If you think European tech deserves better media, this is the conversation. Watch etn.: https://www.etnshow.co/ (https://www.etnshow.co/) https://x.com/etnshow (https://x.com/etnshow) https://x.com/ronanchamberss (https://x.com/ronanchamberss) More on Basis: https://www.buildbasis.com/ (https://www.buildbasis.com/) https://www.youtube.com/@BasisCapital (https://www.youtube.com/@BasisCapital) https://www.linkedin.com/company/basiscapitalltd/ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/basiscapitalltd/) https://www.linkedin.com/in/harrietsgreen (https://www.linkedin.com/in/harrietsgreen/)
10 Mar 2026
Giving every place on earth an address. Meet what3words CEO and co-founder, Chris Sheldrick.
How do you give every location on Earth an address? In this conversation, Chris Sheldrick – co-founder and CEO of what3words – explains the idea that turned a frustrating moment at a music festival into a global addressing system used by emergency services, delivery companies, governments, and millions of people worldwide. What3words divides the entire planet into 3m x 3m squares (57 trillion in total) and assigns each one a unique combination of three words. Instead of complicated GPS coordinates, you can simply say something like table.chair.spoon and pinpoint an exact location anywhere on Earth. In this interview, Chris explains: • The “lightbulb moment” that started what3words • Why the world needed a new global addressing standard • How the company went from idea → adoption across industries • The challenge of getting people to trust and integrate a new standard • How governments, postal systems, and emergency services use it • What AI changes about location technology • Why the goal is to make the what3words app obsolete • The weirdest ways people use what3words — including tattoos They also discuss the bigger idea behind it all: what other “hidden standards” in the world could be redesigned if we started from scratch. Check out what3words: https://what3words.com/ (https://what3words.com/) https://www.linkedin.com/company/what3words/ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/what3words/?originalSubdomain=uk) https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrissheldrick1/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrissheldrick1/) More on Basis: https://www.buildbasis.com/ (https://www.buildbasis.com/) https://www.youtube.com/@BasisCapital (https://www.youtube.com/@BasisCapital) https://www.linkedin.com/company/basiscapitalltd/ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/basiscapitalltd/) https://www.linkedin.com/in/harrietsgreen (https://www.linkedin.com/in/harrietsgreen/) Subscribe for more conversations on rebuilding systems, incentives and public services. Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:45 what3words explained 02:08 Where the system has been most revolutionary 03:59 Why many global standards never get questioned 05:54 Creativity, founders, and new ideas 09:07 Monetisation and business model 13:31 Selling to governments 17:27 What AI changes for what3words 21:40 Mapping space, oceans, and extreme locations 25:02 The future of location data 27:19 What it’s like running what3words for 13 years 29:13 The strangest uses of what3words
17 Feb 2026
AI is rebuilding the real economy. Meet Cogna’s CEO, Ben Peters
Is AI really coming for jobs or is it rebuilding the industries that underpin our economy? In this episode of Basis Points, Harriet speaks with Ben Peters, Co-founder & CEO of Cogna, the business recalibrating productivity by building custom software for critical industries – from energy and water, to manufacturing, logistics and construction. They discuss: Why AI adoption can’t realistically be slowed Depopulation as the macro driver behind automation Why “orchestration work”, not grunt work, disappears first The most important metric for early-stage founders This conversation explores productivity, incentives, regulation, automation, venture building, and the future of work. If you’re interested in AI, startups, venture capital, infrastructure, public policy, or economic growth – this episode is for you. 🔔 Subscribe for more conversations with founders building where the state is failing. Check out Cogna: https://www.cogna.co/ (https://www.cogna.co/) https://www.linkedin.com/company/wearecogna/ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/wearecogna/) https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-peters-544870a/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-peters-544870a/) More on Basis: https://www.buildbasis.com/ (https://www.buildbasis.com/) https://www.youtube.com/@BasisCapital (https://www.youtube.com/@BasisCapital) https://www.linkedin.com/company/basiscapitalltd/ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/basiscapitalltd/) https://www.linkedin.com/in/harrietsgreen (https://www.linkedin.com/in/harrietsgreen/) #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Startups #Infrastructure #VentureCapital #FutureOfWork #Automation #Entrepreneurship #UKTech
3 Feb 2026
Building a startup straight out of university. Meet Consus Energy’s William Moore and Ethan McNeil
Building a company straight out of university comes with very real trade-offs. In this episode of Basis Points, Harriet sits down with William Moore and Ethan McNeil, co-founders of Consus Energy, to talk candidly about what it’s actually like to start a company early – without accelerators, without a safety net and while learning everything in real time. We cover: How they met at UCL and split roles as a two-person founding team Building a company without YC, EF or external structure Why energy startups are uniquely complex to build Hearing “no” repeatedly – and learning how persistence really works The unglamorous parts of early-stage building (cash, admin, outreach) Whether university is still worth it Why more graduates are choosing entrepreneurship as the job market tightens The role of self-belief, co-founders and proactive networking This episode is especially relevant if you’re early in your career, considering founding, or already building and wondering if what you’re experiencing is normal. Check out Consus Energy: https://www.consusenergy.com/ (https://www.consusenergy.com/) https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-moore-232394250/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-moore-232394250/) https://www.linkedin.com/in/ethan-mcneil-9069b11b0/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ethan-mcneil-9069b11b0/) More on Basis: https://www.buildbasis.com/ (https://www.buildbasis.com/) https://www.youtube.com/@BasisCapital (https://www.youtube.com/@BasisCapital) https://www.linkedin.com/company/basiscapitalltd/ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/basiscapitalltd/) https://www.linkedin.com/in/harrietsgreen (https://www.linkedin.com/in/harrietsgreen/) Follow for more conversations on rebuilding systems, incentives and public services.
27 Jan 2026
The UK energy grid is broken – batteries can fix it.
What if landlords could become their own green energy suppliers – cutting carbon, lowering tenant bills and unlocking entirely new revenue streams? In this episode, Harriet sits down with William Moore and Ethan McNeil, founders of Consus Energy, to explore a radically different approach to the energy transition: distributed batteries, wholesale energy buying and real-time energy arbitrage. Instead of building more grid infrastructure, Consus Energy works with the existing system by installing batteries across property portfolios and linking them into a single, intelligent energy network. The result is that energy is bought at off-peak wholesale prices, stored locally within buildings, resold to tenants at a lower cost, and excess power is sold back to the grid during periods of peak demand. All without tenants or landlords changing their behaviour. In this conversation, we cover: Why billions of pounds of renewable energy are currently wasted The economics of energy arbitrage and flexibility markets Why battery technology only became viable now How distributed energy stabilises the grid instead of fighting it “Change without sacrifice” in the energy transition What the future of decentralised energy actually looks like What a Consus Energy battery installation looks like Whether you’re in property, infrastructure, energy, climate tech, or investing, this episode breaks down one of the most overlooked and commercially viable shifts happening in energy today. Check out Consus Energy: https://www.consusenergy.com/ (https://www.consusenergy.com/) https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-moore-232394250/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-moore-232394250/) https://www.linkedin.com/in/ethan-mcneil-9069b11b0/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ethan-mcneil-9069b11b0/) More on Basis: https://www.buildbasis.com/ (https://www.buildbasis.com/) https://www.youtube.com/@BasisCapital (https://www.youtube.com/@BasisCapital) https://www.linkedin.com/company/basiscapitalltd/ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/basiscapitalltd/) https://www.linkedin.com/in/harrietsgreen (https://www.linkedin.com/in/harrietsgreen/) Subscribe for more conversations on rebuilding systems, incentives and public services.
13 Jan 2026
Can you privatise safety? Inside the rise of on-demand security. Meet Protector’s Nick Sarath.
Private security has existed for centuries, but access has always been limited to the few. What if you could book a trained security detail as easily as ordering a cab or groceries? In this episode of Basis Points, Harriet sits down with Nick Sarath, Founder & CEO of Protector, to explore how on-demand executive protection and community-funded neighbourhood patrols are reshaping how safety is delivered. Nick breaks down how Protector makes executive protection easier to access and procure, and why the industry is ripe for better UX, transparency, and trust. They also discuss Patrol, Protector’s LA rollout for community-funded neighbourhood patrols, reactionary headlines (“Uber for guns”) and whether private provision can complement public services by reducing strain on limited resources. What you’ll learn How Protector “productises” executive protection Patrol: crowdfunding neighbourhood security + real-time visibility Public safety vs perception of danger (and why it matters) Building in legacy industries with consumer distribution + storytelling Founder lessons: shipping fast, experimentation and AI as a design partner Check out Protector and Patrol: https://protector.so (https://protector.so) https://patrol.so (https://patrol.so) https://www.linkedin.com/company/protector-security/ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/protector-security/) https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicksarath/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicksarath/) More on Basis: https://www.buildbasis.com/ (https://www.buildbasis.com/) https://www.youtube.com/@BasisCapital (https://www.youtube.com/@BasisCapital) https://www.linkedin.com/company/basiscapitalltd/ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/basiscapitalltd/) https://www.linkedin.com/in/harrietsgreen (https://www.linkedin.com/in/harrietsgreen/) Subscribe for more conversations on rebuilding systems, incentives and public services.
30 Dec 2025
How the US loses $500B to fraud — and how to stop it. Meet The Antifraud Company’s CEO, Sahaj Sharda
In this episode, we sit down with Sahaj Sharda, CEO and co-founder of The Antifraud Company, to explore a bold new model of investigative journalism, designed to expose large-scale government fraud, corporate misconduct and crony capitalism. Sahaj explains how up to $500 billion a year in U.S. federal spending may be lost to fraud and how his company is using whistleblower laws and litigation to fund serious investigations. This wide-ranging conversation covers: Why investigative journalism is structurally broken and how The Antifraud Company wants to fix it Crony capitalism vs. real markets and fair competition Universities, credentialism and the “college cartel” Media and the future of accountability Why fraud enforcement can level the playing field for smaller businesses Whether this model could work outside the United States This is a conversation about law, capitalism, media, the incentives that quietly shape modern society and how changing those incentives might actually make things fairer. If you’re interested in investigative journalism, public accountability, law, or the future of capitalism, this episode is for you. Check out The Antifraud Company: https://antifraudcompany.com (https://antifraudcompany.com) https://www.linkedin.com/company/antifraud/ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/antifraud/) https://www.linkedin.com/in/sahaj-sharda-277a81125/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sahaj-sharda-277a81125/) More on Basis: https://www.buildbasis.com/ (https://www.buildbasis.com/) https://www.youtube.com/@BasisCapital (https://www.youtube.com/@BasisCapital) https://www.linkedin.com/company/basiscapitalltd/ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/basiscapitalltd/) https://www.linkedin.com/in/harrietsgreen (https://www.linkedin.com/in/harrietsgreen/)
16 Dec 2025
Unlocking the future with abundant, clean energy. Meet Applied Atomic’s Ben Kellie.
This week we sit down with Ben Kellie, CEO & co-founder of Applied Atomics, and formerly a lead engineer at SpaceX. Ben believes something simple and profound: energy is the single biggest unlock for humanity. If we solve clean, stable, abundant power, we can unleash progress in food, housing, manufacturing, materials science – even the technologies we haven’t invented yet. Applied Atomics is building that future through small nuclear reactors, combining proven engineering with a level of execution discipline Ben honed during his years landing rockets at SpaceX. But this conversation goes far beyond nuclear. We talk about: Why energy scarcity is the bottleneck to global progress How small reactors can strengthen local communitie The reality of burnout – and what SpaceX taught Ben about limits, purpose and resilience The myth vs. the truth of “genius CEOs,” and why companies are built by teams, not figureheads How to recognise when you’re doing your “greatest work” – and the courage to trust your intuition This is a conversation about energy, but also about meaning, ambition and the art of navigating a life you actually want to live. Check out Applied Atomics: https://www.applied-atomics.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/applied-atomics/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/benkellie/ More on Basis: https://www.buildbasis.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@BasisCapital https://www.linkedin.com/company/basiscapitalltd/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/harrietsgreen
2 Dec 2025
Starting over after a unicorn exit. Meet Clove’s Christian Owens
Christian Owens dropped out of school at 16, built Paddle into a unicorn, walked away and is now starting again from zero. In this episode, Harriet sits down with Christian, founder and CEO of Clove, founder and former CEO of Paddle – and also her other half – for one of the most open conversations we’ve had on Basis Points yet. Christian talks about discovering entrepreneurship at 12, teaching himself to code on YouTube, making a £100k bet as a teenager to convince his parents to let him leave school and spending 11 years building Paddle into a $1.4bn business. He explains why he stepped down as CEO, and why he’s now building a new financial institution at Clove. The conversation pulls no punches – education, ambition, risk, money, UK culture, AI and what it means to start again. In this episode: Why Christian dropped out of school at 16 Building Paddle from nothing to unicorn Knowing when to leave your own company What Clove is actually building and the future of financial advice The UK’s problem with ambition How education fails high-agency kids Why freedom – not money – is the real goal A direct, unfiltered look into how a repeat founder thinks. Check out Clove: https://www.clove.com (https://www.clove.com) https://www.linkedin.com/company/clovefi (https://www.linkedin.com/company/clovefi) https://www.linkedin.com/in/christianowens/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/christianowens/) More on Basis: https://www.buildbasis.com/ (https://www.buildbasis.com/) https://www.youtube.com/@BasisCapital (https://www.youtube.com/@BasisCapital) https://www.linkedin.com/company/basiscapitalltd/ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/basiscapitalltd/) https://www.linkedin.com/in/harrietsgreen (https://www.linkedin.com/in/harrietsgreen/)
25 Nov 2025
The future of clinical AI. Meet Asterix Health’s Julian Titz
Healthcare is entering a new era – one where AI doesn’t replace clinicians, but makes them faster, safer and more effective. Julian Titz, co-founder and CEO of Asterix Health, is building this future. A future of medicine through evolution not revolution, starting with patient education, and iterating towards AI-supported and eventually AI-driven clinical decisions, this is the revolution through evolution. We talk: Why healthcare resists “revolution” and how to innovate inside the system The roadmap from ChatGPT-style guidance → to clinician support → to safe, AI-powered clinical decision-making How wearable data could flow straight to GPs and power preventative care Why algorithmic, AI-driven insights could transform patient outcomes Why London remains the best place in Europe for ambitious founders Check out Asterix Health: https://www.asterix.health/ (https://www.asterix.health/) https://www.linkedin.com/company/asterixhealth/ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/asterixhealth/) https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliantitz/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliantitz/) More on Basis: https://www.buildbasis.com/ (https://www.buildbasis.com/) https://www.youtube.com/@BasisCapital (https://www.youtube.com/@BasisCapital) https://www.linkedin.com/company/basiscapitalltd/ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/basiscapitalltd/) https://www.linkedin.com/in/harrietsgreen/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/harrietsgreen/)
11 Nov 2025
Inside the robotic kitchen revolution. Meet Kaikaku's Josef Chen
Restaurants are struggling with rising costs and vanishing margins. Josef Chen, co-founder and CEO of Kaikaku, believes automation can save the industry – by freeing humans up to deliver real hospitality again. Kaikaku’s “restaurant in a box” uses robotics, vision systems and nutritional data to make fresh, personalised food at scale. Josef shows Harriet how Kaikaku’s robotic kitchens, proprietary OS and AI system “Alesia” make it possible to serve fresh food at speed – and why the UK is the perfect place to build hardware for a new food economy. We talk: Why restaurant chains can’t afford real food — and how Kaikaku can fix it “No future-proofing”: building tech fast in real environments How robots and humans collaborate in the kitchen What AI-driven nutrition could mean for public health Why the UK is a hardware powerhouse again Check out Kaikaku: https://kaikaku.ai/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/kaikaku-ai/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/josef-chen/ More on Basis: https://www.buildbasis.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@BasisCapital https://www.linkedin.com/company/basiscapitalltd/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/harrietsgreen/
4 Nov 2025
Ready to own a factory? Meet an Isembard franchisee
Isembard’s machine shops bring together hardware and software to reshore, meet critical demand and reindustrialise economies – while also redefining blue-collar work. Isembard’s Shaun Rowcliffe and Andrew Kramer give Harriet a tour of their Exeter site, and talk about decentralising manufacturing, moving at pace and transforming define as a sector. We talk: How Isembard is democratising manufacturing The perks and challenges of running your own factory Where apprenticeships can democratise education How an agile model can transform the manufacturing process What needs to happen outside of government to transform the defence sector Check out Isembard: https://www.isembard.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/isembard/ franchise@isembard.com More on Basis: https://www.buildbasis.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@BasisCapital https://www.linkedin.com/company/basiscapitalltd/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/harrietsgreen/
21 Oct 2025
Science, automated: Ben Tenmann on the next era of discovery
Science Machine is building an AI data scientist for biotech – one that can reason like a scientist and collapse development timelines. CTO and co-founder Ben Tenmann joins Harriet to talk about democratising drug discovery, the broken economics of R&D, why universities are obsolete and what it means to build when growth has stalled.
15 Oct 2025
The future is predicted. Meet Artificial Societies' James He
Artificial Societies simulates your world. The 2025 YC team is helping companies like Anthropic and 11x predict what their customers will do before they do it. CEO James sits down with Harriet to chat democracy, journalling, Mars, 996 and free will.
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