{"id":2767,"date":"2019-10-11T20:12:26","date_gmt":"2019-10-11T14:42:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pitch.link\/blog\/?p=2767"},"modified":"2019-10-12T20:19:34","modified_gmt":"2019-10-12T14:49:34","slug":"business-insider-uk-tech-100","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pitch.link\/blog\/business-insider-uk-tech-100\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Insider UK Tech 100"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Business Insider just released their UK Tech 100 list. It is an interesting mix of techies, VC\u2019s, politicians, journalists and activists. Women feature in equal measure contrary to the normal discourse that tech is male dominated. Not so any more, at least on this list. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Sample these: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"810\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cdn.pitch.link\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/12201658\/0-4-1024x512.jpg?resize=810%2C405&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Business Insider UK Tech 100\" class=\"wp-image-2783\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.pitch.link\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/12201658\/0-4.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.pitch.link\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/12201658\/0-4.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.pitch.link\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/12201658\/0-4.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.pitch.link\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/12201658\/0-4.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption>Business Insider UK Tech 100<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>100. Holly H, Britain\u2019s biggest TikTok star <br>87. Francis Gonzalez, the headteacher building gaming into the curriculum <br>85. Elizabeth Denham, the data cop holding Facebook\u2019s feet to the flames <br>76. Nick Bostrom, the philosopher backed by Bill Gates and Elon Musk <br>71. Carole Cadwalladr, the Cambridge Analytica-breaking journalist  <br>55. Vishal Chatrath, CEO of AI company Prowler.io  <br>16. 15 year old Jaden Ashman became a millionaire playing video games <br>15. Poppy Gustafsson, the UK-based Darktrace co-CEO <br>4. Ophelia Brown, the young investor who set up her own fund <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Top 3? <br>1. Nigel Toon, building a futuristic chip powerhouse <br>2. Maria Raga, boss of London\u2019s trendiest marketplace that\u2019s helping teens get rich <br>3. Tom Blomfield, neo-banker on a mission <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jony Ive comes in at No.19. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is a delight reading through the profiles of this diverse group of people that now includes ethicists and philosophers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Where I learnt this # 284 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UK Tech 100: The 100 most influential people shaping British technology in 2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/uk-tech-100-2019-most-important-interesting-and-impactful-people-uk-tech-2019-9\">https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/uk-tech-100-2019-most-important-interesting-and-impactful-people-uk-tech-2019-9<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Business Insider just released their UK Tech 100 list. It is an interesting mix of techies, VC\u2019s, politicians, journalists and activists. Women feature in equal measure contrary to the normal discourse that tech is male dominated. 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