Ash Balakrishnan

Lurnable is a data-driven education technology company focusing on delivering bespoke international student services. We create customised and innovative solutions to support the personal ambitions of international students aged between 11 and 21. Through the design and delivery of various EdTech products and educational services, we help students to access the best international opportunities that suit their abilities and aspirations. We design and deliver educational services which simplify the process of identifying where and what to study. Our ever-growing portfolio of technology products includes education search portals, patent-pending education advisory services as well as a suite of information portals and training solutions. Lurnable focuses on assisting international students with: • Finding Information – Lurnable’s unique EdTech search portals will help you find international schools, colleges, universities, training companies, online and on-campus courses that suit your educational and extracurricular interests. • Learning new skills – Our Education Training Portal allows for further learning with our online skills development programmes and entrance exams preparation support, allowing you to be prepared for the next step of your educational journey. • Providing personalised service – Thanks to our patent-pending, unbiased advisory services Lurnable boasts bespoke experiential programmes and educational services. • Offering access to the latest news – Having a knowledge platform where you can access the latest news, updates and information on all things about studying abroad, career choices and international education can help when making these types of life-changing decisions. Our mission is to enable international students to make the right educational decisions for their future. Reach out to us to know more about our offerings and create your very own educational pathway.

One & Done is a company that offers comprehensive app development services with an emphasis on monetizing apps. With more than three years of experience, One & Done has helped businesses and global influencers build professional apps to help them monetize, grow their brands and build loyal user engagement. The apps can be a simple build-your-own app to complex solutions for businesses. No matter what you need an app for, One & Done will create it for you!

Newton Venture Program provides venture capital training and development for aspiring investors, practising investors, and others in the venture space. Our mission is to level the playing field for people from typically overlooked and underestimated backgrounds, ensuring that the next generation of investors represent the world we live in. Newton Alumni span the globe with more than 500 people from all backgrounds going on to secure positions in VC firms, accelerate their careers in VC, and become disruptors of the status quo. As of the start of 2024, 46% identify as female or non-binary, and 49% identify as the global majority. Newton is a joint venture between Phoenix Court and London Business School with founding partner, HSBC Innovation Banking. With our unique blend of faculty and practitioner teaching, we are training the investors of tomorrow to back the ventures of the future.

Lurnable is a data-driven education technology company focusing on delivering bespoke international student services. We create customised and innovative solutions to support the personal ambitions of international students aged between 11 and 21. Through the design and delivery of various EdTech products and educational services, we help students to access the best international opportunities that suit their abilities and aspirations. We design and deliver educational services which simplify the process of identifying where and what to study. Our ever-growing portfolio of technology products includes education search portals, patent-pending education advisory services as well as a suite of information portals and training solutions. Lurnable focuses on assisting international students with: • Finding Information – Lurnable’s unique EdTech search portals will help you find international schools, colleges, universities, training companies, online and on-campus courses that suit your educational and extracurricular interests. • Learning new skills – Our Education Training Portal allows for further learning with our online skills development programmes and entrance exams preparation support, allowing you to be prepared for the next step of your educational journey. • Providing personalised service – Thanks to our patent-pending, unbiased advisory services Lurnable boasts bespoke experiential programmes and educational services. • Offering access to the latest news – Having a knowledge platform where you can access the latest news, updates and information on all things about studying abroad, career choices and international education can help when making these types of life-changing decisions. Our mission is to enable international students to make the right educational decisions for their future. Reach out to us to know more about our offerings and create your very own educational pathway.

One & Done is a company that offers comprehensive app development services with an emphasis on monetizing apps. With more than three years of experience, One & Done has helped businesses and global influencers build professional apps to help them monetize, grow their brands and build loyal user engagement. The apps can be a simple build-your-own app to complex solutions for businesses. No matter what you need an app for, One & Done will create it for you!

Tech London Advocates and Global Tech Advocates brings together a diverse and inclusive network of startups, scaleups, corporates, policymakers and academics to drive the exchange of knowledge, ideas and experiences for the good of the global tech sector. What started in 2013 as a support group to give the private sector a voice in London’s nascent tech cluster has now become a global movement. We have 16,000 tech leaders, experts and investors championing London as a globally significant tech hub and campaigning to address challenges facing tech companies in the UK. We also have 31 Global Tech Advocates networks in the world’s fastest growing tech cities and regions, forming a global network of 30,000 tech advocates. There are GTA networks in every country in the United Kingdom and our reach now includes hubs across Europe, the Americas, Middle East, Africa and the Asia-Pacific.