Grzegorz Marecki is the co-founder and CEO of Continuum Industries, an Edinburgh-based company whose AI platform Optioneer helps engineers design linear infrastructure - power lines, pipelines, cables and rail - in a fraction of the usual time. A civil engineer by training who grew frustrated with slow traditional practice, he channelled that impatience into a student hyperloop project and then into a software business that iterates through millions of routing options to find better, cheaper, more sustainable designs. The company has assessed tens of thousands of kilometres of infrastructure and raised roughly $15.5 million, including a $10 million Series A led by Singular in 2023.

Shervin Pishevar is an Iranian-American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and super angel investor known for early-stage investments in Uber, Airbnb, and over 200 startups. A former managing director at Menlo Ventures and co-founder of Sherpa Capital, he has achieved 93 exits in his 27-year tech career and averaged 73x returns on investments. Co-founder and former executive chairman of Hyperloop One, Pishevar championed Elon Musk's vision for high-speed transportation. Currently, he runs the Edison Fund and serves as chairman of Telly, continuing to shape the future of technology and innovation. His journey from an immigrant family that arrived with $35 to becoming a Forbes Midas List investor for four consecutive years exemplifies the American Dream.