Ferdinand Reynolds

Our mission at Biographica is to accelerate crop improvement, to feed a growing population on a changing planet. The world is facing a food security crisis. We must produce more food in the next 50 years than in the previous 10,000 combined - and at a time when climate change is reducing crop productivity. Gene-editing represents a significant opportunity to address this challenge, by enabling rapid and precise enhancement of crop varieties. However, identifying which genes to edit and how remains a major bottleneck, costing millions of dollars, taking over 2 years, and failing more than 95% of the time. At Biographica were revolutionising this process, by harnessing recent developments in gene-editing, high-throughput sequencing and biology-aware machine learning. Our platform combines graph ML-based, in silico modelling with in vivo validation to rapidly pinpoint genomic modifications that can improve any trait, in any crop. Gene-editing is the future of food. With our platform, we intend to become the gene discovery engine behind the crops of the future. For any enquiries reach out at hello@graphica.bio, and explore our open roles at: https://biographica.recruit.charliehr.com/careers

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FreightCore is a global end-to-end logistics company, specialising in Ocean, LCL and Air

Popp AI is a conversational AI tool designed to transform recruitment by enabling open, authentic conversations with candidates at scale. Founded by Sam Dhesi, James Cochrane-Dyet, and Ilyes Benmansour, Popp AI combines advanced technology with a human touch, automating the screening process while ensuring personalised interactions. By capturing deeper candidate insights and intelligently ranking responses, Popp AI helps recruiters make faster, more informed decisions—driving efficiency without compromising on quality. Learn more at joinpopp.com. Popp’s AI engine plugs into almost any ATS to automatically match and rank every candidate, engage suitable candidates with human-like conversations via WhatsApp or SMS, and constantly update the database with the latest candidate data. Some of the most exciting high-growth talent teams, like Zoe, and the largest staffing companies in the world, like Randstad and GI Group, are using Popp to place 25% more candidates 40X faster, with ROI averaging >10X. With a lot more coming soon!

OctaiPipe is an AI-powered optimisation software solution that delivers up to 30% savings in cooling energy use with zero disruption. It reduces costs, emissions, and water usage—helping data centres improve PUE, meet sustainability goals, and comply with global standards like ISO 50001, EED and CSRD. With pricing calibrated to energy savings, typical payback is under 3 months. For a 5MW site, OctaiPipe can cut over €600,000 in annual costs, reduce PUE from 1.42 to 1.30, and avoid more than 800 tonnes of CO₂.

Thingtrax is a complete solution for manufacturing leaders to improve operational performance by engaging people at every level to embrace a high-performance culture. Our Integrated Product Suite includes: - An executive dashboard delivering real-time data on all aspects of production, measured against key performance indicators and relevant benchmarks. - A collaboration suite providing a structure for Daily Management meetings built on best practices for continuous improvement and problem-solving. - A data capture suite, utilising software and hardware to display real-time productivity data, including OEE for individual machines and true line view. Manual processes can be captured using our camera based Vision AI system.

Finteum addresses a critical pain point for banks: efficient intraday liquidity management. Traditional methods for handling liquidity are costly, inefficient, and often unreliable. Finteum gives banks access to intraday FX swaps and intraday repo instruments, minimising transaction and settlement times, creating new revenue streams.

krayo is an industrial automation technology focusing on plastic compounding.

Our mission at Biographica is to accelerate crop improvement, to feed a growing population on a changing planet. The world is facing a food security crisis. We must produce more food in the next 50 years than in the previous 10,000 combined - and at a time when climate change is reducing crop productivity. Gene-editing represents a significant opportunity to address this challenge, by enabling rapid and precise enhancement of crop varieties. However, identifying which genes to edit and how remains a major bottleneck, costing millions of dollars, taking over 2 years, and failing more than 95% of the time. At Biographica were revolutionising this process, by harnessing recent developments in gene-editing, high-throughput sequencing and biology-aware machine learning. Our platform combines graph ML-based, in silico modelling with in vivo validation to rapidly pinpoint genomic modifications that can improve any trait, in any crop. Gene-editing is the future of food. With our platform, we intend to become the gene discovery engine behind the crops of the future. For any enquiries reach out at hello@graphica.bio, and explore our open roles at: https://biographica.recruit.charliehr.com/careers

A network for entrepreneurs building in stealth. Submit your information here so investors can find you: harmonic.ai/get-discovered

FreightCore is a global end-to-end logistics company, specialising in Ocean, LCL and Air

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