Contribution Capital
The Cambiio.ai extended team — fractional leaders, sector specialists, and advisors. Experts are identified silently in the background. Request a connection only when you need one.
Experts in the Cambiio.ai ecosystem are compensated through a blended Contribution Capital model — part discounted cash fee, part equity interest in your company. This aligns expert incentives with your success and extends your runway by up to 70%, replacing the Capital First Trap with proof-before-pitch momentum.
Your auditable delivery score — milestones shipped, KPIs validated, and expert sessions completed. This is what investors see instead of a pitch deck.
Generic Demo Mentors
Catapult-specific programme mentors
Investment Partner at the Clean Growth Fund — an early-stage climate deep tech fund. 20+ years of venture investment experience across multiple sectors, geographies and markets. Previously led investment teams at BP Ventures and QinetiQ; Technology Strategy Director at Centrica. DPhil Chemistry, Balliol College Oxford.
Award-winning IP strategist with 25+ years finding & monetising hidden IP value. Founder of IP ARKITEK. Chartered Patent Attorney.
Interim executive and transformation leader with 30+ years turning complex challenges into executable strategies. Former CEO of Remediiate (raised £7m+, positioned for £10m acquisition). Founder of Cambiio. Ex-QinetiQ Investment Gatekeeper and McKinsey Engagement Manager.
Award-winning author of four business communication books including The First Minute. Former senior director managing teams of 100+ at global companies. Trains technical professionals to communicate clearly with business stakeholders — critical for investor-ready propositions.
Managing Director of Haden Freeman Ltd — a leading multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy with 3,000+ projects completed since 1985. Chemical engineer specialising in taking innovations from bench to pilot plant to full-scale production facilities, including modular and skid-mounted plant builds.
30+ years in energy with a focus on HVDC/MVDC power systems and offshore wind. Project Manager at SuperGrid Institute (Lyon) and founder of Whitethorn b.v. (Amsterdam). Deep expertise in North Sea interconnectors, DC grid architecture, and translating cutting-edge power technology into commercial deployment.
Award-winning designer and engineer with 30 years of experience spanning Philips Design, QinetiQ (Head of Product Design), and a £16bn aerospace portfolio. Founder of Invizio Product Design (Malvern) and designer for Indra Renewable Technologies and Ultra Light Rail Partners. Bridges the gap between innovation concept and manufacturable, market-ready product.
Founder and CEO of Nutralight Engineering Ltd (Worcestershire), a specialist in advanced LED and photonic systems for controlled-environment agriculture. Chemical engineer with deep expertise in translating laboratory photonics research into manufacturable, field-deployable horticultural lighting solutions. Experienced in taking hardware innovations from prototype to commercial scale.
Serial clean-tech entrepreneur and investor. Founder of Acclaria (formerly Beaverbrook Energy), a platform focused on accelerating net zero ventures. Experienced in building and scaling energy transition businesses from concept through to Series A, with a strong network across UK and European clean energy investors and corporates.
Senior negotiation trainer and strategist at NegotiationTraining.com. Decades of experience coaching executives, founders, and sales teams in high-stakes commercial negotiation — from investor term sheets and licensing deals to enterprise sales and partnership agreements. Trusted by FTSE 100 companies and scale-ups alike to sharpen deal-making capability at critical inflection points.
Award-winning scientist and entrepreneur at Kairos Carbon (biotic negative emissions technologies). PhD in Phycology from Cranfield University. 20+ years in deep tech, biological carbon capture, and water treatment. Former Chief of Process Optimisation at Remediiate, Founder in Residence at Deep Science Ventures. Board member of Algae-UK. Voted by SETsquared as top 50 entrepreneurs in last 15 years. Combines deep scientific expertise with commercial acumen and board-level experience in scaling deep tech ventures.
Research Fellow at Monash University, Department of Neuroscience. Neuroscientist with background in physics (astrophysics, CERN particle physics). 51+ peer-reviewed publications. Current research: (1) physical exercise as treatment for brain diseases (Parkinson's, Alzheimer's) — partnering with Isodynamics to test the Reviver device; (2) AI in brain imaging for epilepsy surgery prediction using PET characteristics. Expertise in translating complex neuroscience into practical clinical applications and technology solutions.
Register as a fractional leader or sector specialist to be matched with innovators in the Catapult ecosystem.