# Vipul Mishra

> Vipul Mishra is the British CEO and co-founder of Neotas, a London-headquartered risk intelligence and due diligence business established in 2017 with Ian Howard. Previously head of information security at an algorithmic hedge fund, he helped develop an approach combining open-source intelligence, AI and human analysis. Neotas has collaborated with the University of Essex and PwC and won a GFIN Greenwashing TechSprint category award in 2023.

- **Role:** CEO and Co-founder at Neotas
- **Organizations:** Neotas
- **Nationality:** British
- **Known for:** Co-founded Neotas in 2017 with Ian Howard., Led Neotas as CEO during its University of Essex research partnership and participation in financial technology accelerator programmes., Neotas partnered with PwC in 2022.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2017** — Head of information security at an algorithmic hedge fund; public professional biographies also describe cybersecurity risk and legal investigations expertise.
- **2017** — Co-founded Neotas with Ian Howard; both appointed directors on 6 February 2017.
- **2018** — Neotas announced more than £1 million in investment backed by Symvan Capital and Force Over Mass in November.
- **2019** — Neotas joined the Accenture FinTech Innovation Lab and began an Innovate UK-supported Knowledge Transfer Partnership with the University of Essex.
- **2020** — Neotas joined ING Labs Brussels and the EIT Digital Accelerator.
- **2022** — Neotas announced a partnership supporting PwC’s Intelligence business and RADAR due diligence service.
- **2023** — Neotas won The Fast Solution for problem statement 2 at the GFIN Greenwashing TechSprint.
- **2026** — Listed as a speaker at the National Vetting Symposium; Neotas announced RiskTech100 2027 Disruptor recognition in September.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Neotas in 2017 with Ian Howard.
- Led Neotas as CEO during its University of Essex research partnership and participation in financial technology accelerator programmes.
- Neotas partnered with PwC in 2022.
- Neotas won a GFIN Greenwashing TechSprint category award in 2023; this is a company award.
- Neotas announced Chartis RiskTech100 2027 Disruptor recognition in September 2026; this is company recognition.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Neotas announced recognition as a Chartis RiskTech100 2027 Disruptor in Risk Intelligence and Data Management; Mishra emphasised context and actionable intelligence in his accompanying comment.
- **2026-06** — The National Vetting Symposium agenda listed Mishra, Ian Howard and David Lean for a session on modernising vetting through OSINT and social media.

## Links

- Website: https://www.neotas.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vipulmishra

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Last updated: 2026-10-24