How Aye Built This

Orfeas is the CEO and Founder of Edinburgh software scale-up, Krotos. Starting back in 2013, their software has been used in making some of the biggest TV & movie hits; The Avengers, Game of Thrones and Stranger Things, to name a few.

Krotos' software revolutionises the sound design workflow – encouraging sound designers to perform and manipulate sound, saving hours of editing time. The Krotos workflow lets their users focus on the best parts of sound design – being creative, increasing productivity and having fun in the process.

It was interesting to hear that Orfeas had never really planned to found his own company but experiences and opportunities led him to founding a very successfully company.

As a massive Game of Thrones fan, it was fascinating to hear how Krotos was used in creating sound for the series. I really enjoyed speaking with Orfeas and it sounds like an exciting few years ahead for them in a growing market. Enjoy the episode!

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Emil is the Co-Founder and CTO of Edinburgh scale-up, Continuum Industries. Starting in 2016 as a university project, Continuum, are on a mission to accelerate the world's transition to renewable energy through their AI-powered infrastructure development platform.

The likes of Bill Gates and Arnold Schwarzenegger have been very vocal about the importance of building transmission line infrastructure and building the infrastructure that's going to get us through the next 100 years. The global engineering function across the globe cannot currently cater to the demand of reaching net zero by 2040, so Continuum are looking to address this. Currently, if you want to build a powerline, it takes around 10 years from saying "we really need this" to being at the point where someone can actually build it, then they actually need to build it. Continuum's innovative platform, Optioneer, strives to significantly shorten this 10-year timeframe, having managed to cut down the first year down from between 1 day (yes, ONE day) & 4 weeks. 1 day is obviously their best case scenario and more realistically, it'd be between 2-4 weeks. Nonetheless, their efforts are remarkable. They're now determined to further minimise the remaining duration of that 10-year period wherever feasible.

Emil talks about Continuum's journey up to this point including their recent Series A funding, their change in management structure and how it's been, being a first-time Founder.

It was fascinating to hear all about Optioneer and it sounds like Emil and Continuum are on to an absolute winner. Enjoy the episode!

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Danae is the Co-Founder and CEO of Edinburgh LawTech scale-up, Valla. They've been on quite the journey since 2019, which Danae chats through in great detail.

Valla was established with the noble mission of providing legal assistance to those who might lack the financial means to pursue workplace grievances through traditional legal channels. Their platform aims to reduce the cost of taking your case to an Employment Tribunal by 90% - they've started within Employment Law but have big plans to move into every other area in law, watch this space!

Danae speaks so openly about the ups and downs of running a tech startup, how important it is to be adaptable and embracing opportunities that align with your instinctive conviction, even if they involve risks.

I really loved speaking with Danae and how they're in the corner, fighting for the little person! I hope you enjoy as much as I did.

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Piotr is the CTO of Scottish tech consultancy, This Is Milk. They are a consultancy specialising in digital transformation and are also in the midst of building out their very own EdTech platform, Neve Learning.

Neve Learning has been built to help training providers and large organisations manage and deliver professional learning in a way that includes neurodiversity and is aligned with a future-focused education framework. 

I really enjoyed chatting with Piotr about the importance of being able to adapt screens, interfaces and courses for different types of learners & how this is the future of education.

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Peter is the CEO of Scottish SpaceTech scale-up, Bright Ascension. They were founded back in 2011, providing important software to the space industry.

Having worked in a mix of start-ups and larger organisations at the beginning of his career, Peter chats through the differences between these and how he then went about starting his own company. It's an exciting time at Bright Ascension at the moment as they begin their release of HELIX which is a brand new suite of software products.

It was great hearing more about the SpaceTech industry in Scotland and how that is growing all the time.

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Cam is the Founder of StartupGradJobs which is a platform that aims to connect start-ups with graduate/junior talent. The barriers for talent to find their 1st role has become increasingly difficult and StartUpGradJobs aims to tackle that.

It was really interesting to hear about how Cam has built the platform, all while working in a full time role of his own.

The platform has been gaining a lot of traction but is still looking for more and more start-ups to join up too, so please check it out! Enjoy the episode!

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Paul is the Co-Founder & CTO at Edinburgh FinTech start-up, TILLIT. They were founded in the midst of the pandemic and are on a mission to make DIY investment accessible to all.

As a first time founder, it was great chatting with Paul to find out what that has been like. Also as a parent with a young child, it was fascinating hearing about how Paul has balanced home life while growing a company.

TILLIT's platform has been gaining a lot of traction and has some more exciting features on the horizon, which we discuss in detail on this ep. I hope you enjoy listening!

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Jamie is the Product Manager & Rudi is the CTO at Edinburgh FinTech start-up, Snugg. Their platform is a one stop shop for customers to make energy efficient improvements to their form.

Having only started as a company back in early 2022, they've already made impressive strides towards their goals. Jamie & Rudi chat through what's happened over the last 18 months and give a full breakdown of the platform itself.

I think anyone listening to this episode will be intrigued by what Snugg are doing and I'm confident that they'll grow from strength to strength. Super interesting chat that I hope you enjoy listening as much as I did!

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Callum is the CEO & Founder of Edinburgh scale-up, Amiqus. Over the last 8 years, Amiqus have been on a mission to make regulated services more accessible – they provide onboarding services for both staff and clients & much more.

Callum has a fascinating journey to founding Amiqus which he chats through in some great detail. He chats through the journey to being named as the fastest growing Tech company in Scotland & the 4th fastest growing FinTech company in the UK in 2022, which is an unbelievable achievement.

I loved hearing about how much Amiqus value their employees learning & development and how this has contributed to their great culture.

Hope you enjoy the ep!

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Cat is the Chief Product Officer and Selby is the Technical Operations Manager, at Edinburgh based MedTech startup, TestCard. TestCard are a business that provide both at-home and clinical-use digital testing solutions for a variety of illnesses and conditions.

After joining at different times of TestCard's existence, Cat and Selby provide valuable insights as to what it's been like at different stages of a fast-paced startup.

Personally, I love that everything TestCard does always relates back to the company's goal which is to make healthcare more accessible to all.

Hope you enjoy the chat as much as I did!

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