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

We are the pioneers of computational holography, which represents the best that can be achieved in the field of display - a genuine, real-world alike image. Our team consists of 10 PhDs, many of them from the same optics labs from where the company was founded. We have also developed a comprehensive commercial team & network across the globe, to make our vision of a holographic future, reality.

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

Our Vision

A world where your digital content & reality don’t have to be separated by a screen.

This ambition may feel familiar; it’s the dream of science fiction from Star Trek to Blade Runner. With a number of critical breakthroughs led by our team of world-leading experts, that fantasy is now becoming reality.

We’ve already experienced great traction across several verticals, including VR, AR, and Automotive Head Up Display. To date, we have validated our design wins with 6 Global OEMs, who comprise our paying customers.

our Leadership team

Darran Milne

CEO & Co-founder

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.

Philip Green

CFO

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 Newman

CTO

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 Senanayake

Head of External Development & Co-founder

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 Pechhacker

Head of Internal Development & Co-founder

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.

Samantha Creswick

Chief of Staff

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.

Our Investors

Advisory Board

To facilitate our journey, we have appointed an advisory board of California-based industry heavyweights who will support our management team in the rapid commercialisation of holography in the US and beyond.

The VividQ Advisory Board includes tech executives from leading consumer and technology companies, as well as serial entrepreneurs and investors, who will use their experiences to support VividQ in achieving its mission.

Colan Sewell

VP, Global Sales, Reality Labs @ Meta

Currently VP of Global Sales, Reality Labs at Meta, formerly VP of Sales for HTC’s VIVE VR business and, before that, Colan held numerous positions at Microsoft.

Janice Roberts

Partner, Benhamou Global Ventures

Silicon Valley based investor and operating executive. Currently Partner at Benhamou Global Ventures and a Director of Zebra Technologies, Netgear, Totango and Uneeq. Formerly director of Zynga (Take-Two Interactive) and silicon tech giant ARM. Investor in R42 and Director of GBx supporting British Technology in the Bay Area.

John Jacobs

VP, Sales, Samsung Display

A well-known figure in the display industry, John is currently VP of Sales at Samsung Display. Prior to that he held roles at AMD, Intel, Cisco and Apple.

Keyvan Peymani

Executive Chairman, Versus Systems

Currently Executive Chairman at Versus Systems and most recently Chief Brand and Commercial Officer at Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group. He is an experienced advisor, investor and mentor to tech start-ups.

Poking Li

General Manager, Syndiant

Currently General Manager at Syndiant, formerly VP of Marketing & Sales at Spatial Photonics and the founder of LCoS pioneer Aurora Systems, which was acquired by Omnivision in 2010.