How to Build a Billion-Dollar Startup

Monday 28th April, 1:00pm-5:00pm
Learn from the Key Players from Flo Health, Nucleus, Kaedim and Sequoia. Insights, lessons & Q&A. Don’t miss out!

About this event

 

Join us for an exclusive conversation with George Robson, Partner at SequoiaKian Sadeghi, Founder & CEO of Nucleus GenomicsDmitry Gurski, Co-founder & CEO of Flo HealthKonstantina Psoma, Founder & CEO of Kaedim and Kyriakos Eleftheriou (Terra API ).

 

In this fireside chat, Terra API and Imperial enterprise lab are bringing together the world’s best founders and funders across AI, health, and deep tech.

We’ll cover topics like:
– Navigating early product decisions and finding your first users
– Turning research and technical ideas into unicorn startups
– How to fundraise (and what makes you stand out)

Whether you’re mid-build or just sketching your first idea, you’ll leave with tactics you can act on tomorrow and a clearer sense of your own startup instincts.


Speaker Information:

  1. Konstantina Psoma, Founder & CEO of Kaedim
    A UK-based startup that uses AI to transform 2D images into 3D models. Under her leadership, Kaedim has secured significant funding, including a $15 million Series A round led by Andreessen Horowitz, and has been recognized in Forbes’ 30 Under 30 Europe list for Technology in 2023.
  2. George Robson, Partner at Sequoia
    Focuses on fintech and consumers. Before being one of Sequoia’s first hires in London, George worked as a Product Owner at Revolut. He supports a mix of companies,s including Trade Republic, Telda, Two, Pennylane and the founders who join Arc, Sequoia’s early stage catalyst. George started his career in Investment Banking at Morgan Stanley and co-founded Kickstart Global, a London-based accelerator.
  3. Kian Sadeghi, Founder & CEO of Nucleus Genomics
    A venture-backed startup redefining consumer DNA testing through whole-genome sequencing and advanced predictive analytics. A former computational biology student at the University of Pennsylvania, he left academia in 2020 to pursue his vision full-time, later earning both a Thiel Fellowship and a spot in the Z Fellows program. Backed by investors like Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund and Alexis Ohanian’s Seven Seven Six, Nucleus has raised over $30 million to date.
  4. Dmitry Gurski, Co-founder & CEO of Flo Health
    The most popular healthcare app in the US and worldwide, with 76M monthly active users and USD 230M ARR. In Aug 2024, Flo raised $230M from General Atlantic, the biggest investment in the digital health segment in 2024, and became a Unicorn with a 1B+ valuation.
  5. Kyriakos Eleftheriou:
    Kyriakos Eleftheriouis the founder and CEO of Terra API, the API that enables the easy transfer of health data across different devices, apps, and AI solutions. Terra has been part of Y Combinator and was funded by General Catalyst, Samsung NEXT, NEXT Ventures, Lance Armstrong, and many others. Kyriakos is ex-Special Forces, and an Imperial Alumnus.
  6. Vanessa Neeff (Moderator):
    Vanessa leads Design Engineering at Terra API. With a background in Biotech and Design Informatics, she has designed clinical tools and health applications for consumers and large health systems globally.

 

Whether you’re dreaming of launching your own venture or simply curious about what it takes to succeed in the startup world, this event will leave you inspired and informed.

📅 Date: Monday, 28th April 2025
🕒 Time: 13:00 – 16:30
📍 Location: CAGB 500

 

1:00PM – 2:30PM: Konstantina Psoma, Kaedim and George Robson, Sequoia
2:30PM – 2:40PM: 10 Minute Break
2:40PM – 4:30PM: Kian Sadeghi, Nucleus and Dmitry Gurski, Flo Health
4.30PM: Networking

 

Spaces are limited, so reserve your spot now!

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