
Beyond The Hype
The team at MMC go 'Beyond the Hype' with the world’s leading AI technologists, entrepreneurs and corporate executives that are transforming today's industries.
This podcast is produced by MMC Ventures, the research-led venture capital firm investing in early-stage technology companies.
Visit mmc.vc for more details or find us on Twitter @MMC_Ventures.
Latest episodes

Mar 28, 2024 • 22min
S04E05. Unlocking the circular economy within construction
In this episode Lucci Levi speaks to Brittany Harris, CEO of Qflow, an MMC portfolio company that enables construction teams to make informed decisions on cost, carbon and quality by collecting real-time materials and waste data at source. They speak about her love hate relationship with the construction industry, how they are on a mission to unlock the circular economy and the emotional and intellectual challenge of finding the right person to invite into the company. Listen to the conversation now.

Feb 20, 2024 • 40min
S04E04. Powering your financial wellness
MMC Partner Ollie Richards, interviews Stuart Cash, founder and CEO of Y TREE - an MMC portfolio company that combines data, technology and human experience to provide financial life intelligence. Ollie and Stuart discuss the importance of co-founders and first hires, raising institutional capital and the resulting expectations, as well as tips for managing your own money. Listen to the conversation now.

Jan 10, 2024 • 30min
S04E03. Using data and AI to drive better decision-making
MMC Partner, Simon Menashy, interviews David Benigson, founder and CEO of Signal AI - an MMC portfolio company that helps companies make informed decisions with artificial intelligence allowing businesses to get ahead of risks, threats, issues and opportunities. David and Simon discuss how the company went from David's parents garage to one of the world’s fastest-growing applied AI companies, the power in the combination of discriminative and generative AI and what this means for Signal AI and the industry as a whole. Listen to the conversation now.

Dec 5, 2023 • 33min
S04E02. Accelerating the future of personalised medicine
MMC Principal, Charlotte Barttelot, leads our focus on data-driven health investments. In this episode, she interviews Patrick Short, founder and CEO of Sano Genetics - an MMC portfolio company that connects patients directly with biotech and pharmaceutical companies, accelerating research on rare and chronic diseases. The dramatic reduction of cost and time to sequence the human genome has led to the acceleration of personalised medicine. Charlotte and Patrick discuss the impact this has on the evolution of the drug development process, the change in attitude to the use of personal data, and how important the move towards greater trust and transparency in the industry is.

Nov 1, 2023 • 44min
S04E01. Cash, capital and costs: Building a transformational business in treasury management
Exploring the journey of building a business in treasury management, challenges in convincing investors and employees, importance of capital efficiency, risks in financial portfolios, corporate culture values, and benefits of a hybrid work model and tech tools for efficiency.

Feb 24, 2022 • 55min
S03E09. The Future of Synthetic Media
In this episode MMC Partner, Mina Samaan, sits down with Victor Riparbelli, founder of Synthesia - an MMC portfolio company that uses artificial intelligence to create high-end videos for many applications including personalised advertising, corporate communications and e-learning across more than 60 languages. Mina and Victor discuss the company’s recent $50m Series B, what it’s like to work with Snoop Dogg, David Beckham and Lionel Messi, Synthesia’s company culture and how they have retained all but one of their staff since inception.

Feb 10, 2022 • 25min
S03E08. Dinner Powered by AI
In this episode, MMC Managing Partner, Bruce Macfarlane, sits down with Sally Matthews, Chief Product Officer of Gousto, the AI-powered recipe box delivery business. Bruce and Sally discuss what it's like to be a unicorn, the use of AI in the Gousto proposition, and why the business's values have played a huge part in its success.

Jan 26, 2022 • 39min
S03E07. Machine Learning in the Database
In this episode, MMC Principal Alexia Arts talks to Adam Carrigan and Jorge Torres founders of MindsDB. An MMC portfolio company that helps organisations use machine learning and artificial intelligence to obtain predictive insights that can allow them to make better business decisions. They discuss why they're on a mission to democratise machine learning, the role that AI plays in their business and what differentiates them from the competition.

Jan 12, 2022 • 47min
S03E06. Supercharging your Digital Workforce
In this episode, MMC Principal Mina Samaan talks to Erik Lien CEO of RPA Supervisor. An MMC portfolio company that is a Automation Management Platform, keeping bots operating as they encounter common issues. They discuss what led them to launch RPA Supervisor, why it is important to bring in an NED and their most recent round of fundraising.

Nov 24, 2021 • 45min
S03E05. Role of Tech in Reversing Type 2 Diabetes
In this episode, MMC Manager Dele Akinyemi talks to Ian Braithwaite and Napala Pratini co-founders of Habitual. An MMC portfolio company that is a digital-first diabetes prevention and reversal programme that delivers lifelong weight loss and behaviour change. They discuss why they're on a mission to change diabetes type 2 as we know it, the role technology plays in their business and what differentiates them from the competition.
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