Excited to have kicked off our Made in the UK Series with Anne Boden and Matt Robinson, the founders of Starling and GoCardless. Incredibly honest, off-the-record chat on what it took to get a digital bank in the 2010s off the ground with deep empathy for the next generation of the UK's builders and operators. Our next Made in the UK event will be with Cameron Leslie, co-founder of fabric this Monday! 🪩 RSVP in comments!
SEMINAL joined Granola in London for the first edition of Made in the UK, its new event series celebrating British businesses and the people building them. The conversation brought together Anne Boden, founder of Starling, and Matt Robinson, co-founder of GoCardless and Nested and now a partner at Accel, for a discussion on entrepreneurship, timing, risk and the conviction needed to build something people may not immediately understand. One of the strongest themes of the evening was knowing when to start. Both Anne and Matt reflected on the advantages of building early, when there is often less to lose, or later in life, when experience, confidence and networks can become a major advantage. Founded by Christopher Pedregal and Sam Stephenson, Granola has quickly emerged as one of London’s standout AI companies. Its AI meeting notepad captures conversations turning transcripts and your own notes into useful, structured context. Since launching publicly in 2024, the company has grown rapidly, raising a $125 million Series C at a $1.5 billion valuation and finding its way into teams at companies including Asana, Cursor, Mistral AI and Vanta. #SEMINAL #Granola #MadeInTheUK #LondonTech #Founders #Startups #Entrepreneurship #Fintech #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #Innovation #LondonBusiness #Technology
London-based, CX Manager from Asana over here who can't get through a day without Granola 🙋🏻♀️ How do I RSVP? Granola is my MVP 🔥