Holograms may feel like magic, but we aren’t magicians

Darran is a co-founder and Chief Executive Officer at VividQ. As CEO, he sets the company’s long-term vision and oversees the company’s investment and commercial strategy, establishing VividQ as the leading provider of holographic display technology.

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A mathematician and theoretical physicist by training, Darran holds a PhD in quantum information theory and quantum optics from the University of St Andrews and the Max Planck Institute.

Tom is a co-founder and Chief Technology Officer at VividQ. As CTO, Tom heads the company’s technical strategy, guiding the productisation of VividQ’s technology, as well as leading the company’s long-term research strategy.

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Tom is a graduate of the University of Cambridge, and has a masters in Mathematics and Foundations of Computer Science with Distinction from the University of Oxford.

Philip, a highly experienced former CFO of Deliveroo, Amazon EMEA, and Groupon EMEA, excels in leading high-growth tech businesses. With a track record of scaling Amazon internationally and guiding Deliveroo through record growth, he's also known as a serial angel investor, collaborating on a media-centric fund and participating in athlete-led and deep tech funds.

Alfred leads the research function at VividQ, delivering innovations in holographic display that set a new standard for image quality, resolution, brightness and compactness. He has over a decade of experience in finding practical ways to deploy emerging photonics techniques, having joined VividQ from Cambridge Consultants where he led the Applied Science capability, specialising in the miniaturisation and manufacture of advanced optical sensing systems for consumer, industrial and medical applications.

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Alfred holds a Masters in Astrophysics from the University of Cambridge, his Master’s thesis on wavefront sensing for adaptive optical systems being awarded the highest mark in his year.

SJ holds a Masters in Engineering specialising in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and a PhD in Engineering from the University of Cambridge, the latter of which was focused on holography and fibre optic sensing.

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From this technical knowledge and his experience leading the Business Inclusive Lab, SJ manages VividQ’s product offerings with a highly technical and business benefit approach.

Roman holds a doctorate in physics and astronomy. Alongside his extensive experience in computation and simulation, Roman has published four academic publications and holds a PhD on solar plasma wave generation and absorption.

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He applies his interest in machine learning, high performance computing and algorithms to projects he leads at VividQ. With extensive software experience, he brings a deep technical understanding to the team, essential when bringing deep tech to real-world applications.

Robyn oversees Project Management at VividQ, delivering projects on time and on budget and ensuring resourcing requirements across a programme of projects. She works with the team to produce realistic timelines and costings for all of our external projects and has a focus on internal team welfare and workload.

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Robyn holds a Masters in Engineering specialising in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Cambridge, after which she worked in the Automotive and Consumer Electronics industries and brings with her a lot of knowledge of New Product Introduction (NPI), Standards and Approvals.

As Head of Product Ownership, Alden ensures day-to-day work across the business aligns with the strategic plan, and leads the Product Owner team in capturing scope, rationale and priorities clearly, and enabling collaboration and communication across teams.

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After graduating from the University of Cambridge, Alden worked for more than 10 years in Software Engineering, System Architecture and Product Management roles, then used that experience as a Product Owner to design and deploy Agile Software Project Management systems at multiple businesses, including TomTom Sports, prior to joining VividQ.

Stefan is an experienced business development and sales professional with over a decade of expertise in a wide range of technology sectors, including ARVR, automotive, gaming, ad tech, and wireless connectivity. He has been with VividQ since 2018. Prior to joining VividQ, Stefan worked for an international strategy consultancy in Shanghai and ran a production business for drone-based VR footage.

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Stefan holds a degree in Chinese Studies and Business Management from the University of Sheffield.

Samantha holds two degrees from the University of Cambridge; a BA(Hons) in English, and an MPhil in Management from the Judge Business School, for which she also received the Glynn Jones Scholarship in Business & Management.

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Before joining VividQ, Samantha built leadership and operational experience as Director of The May Ball Company Ltd., and as an Associate Consultant with The PSC - a London-based boutique management & strategy consultancy focused on the public sector.

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At VividQ, Samantha holds the role of Chief of Staff. Her primary focuses lie in investor relations, fundraising, and directing and supporting specialist strategic initiatives on behalf of the C-Suite and Founders.