About Etiq AI
We're on a mission to empower teams to create fair and unbiased AI for all
Our Story
Etiq was born out of the Zinc VC mission 2 accelerator program. Etiq firmly believes technology can be used to automate decisions in a scalable and sustainable way, however, in many cases unintended bias can impact your algorithm's accuracy and your business efficiency.
That's why Etiq has created a solution to give everyone on your team, from business stakeholder to data engineers, visibility to monitor your algorithms are doing what you built them to do and minimise any unintended bias that may have accrued.
Our Team
Raluca Crisan
Co-founder/CTO
Raluca has 10+ years of experience in data science working with a variety of clients (UK retailers, banks & telco companies). Prior to ETIQ she was Director - Data Science for Merkle Aquila.
Raluca is passionate about building solutions to help data scientists address the algorithmic bias problem.
Iris Anson
Co-founder/CEO
Iris initially trained as an accountant/tax advisor in the Hedge Fund industry. Prior to Etiq, Iris built another successful tech start-up, covering functions such as operations, sales and management.
Iris is passionate in equal parts about equality and building successful businesses.
Chris Billingham
Product Director and Evangelist
Chris has over 15 years of experience in Data Science and AI. He spent the last four years leading both Product and Product Marketing at Peak, building both an AI platform and products and taking them to market.
Chris is passionate about making it easier for all businesses to leverage the gains of Machine Learning and AI, and loves building communities to bridge the gap between users and product.
Harrison Wurf
Data Scientist
Experienced Data Scientist with a history of delivering innovative solutions across public and private sectors. Holding a Masters in Data Science from the University of Birmingham and a Bachelors in Aerospace Engineering from Queen Mary, University of London, Harrison brings a unique blend of technical expertise and problem-solving skills to every project. His experience in building bespoke deep learning models during academic pursuits has equipped him with a strong foundation in data-driven approaches.
Jack Grimes
Technical Lead
Technical Lead, primary areas of expertise are the safe and robust productionisation of machine learning, and quantitative data analysis. Jack studied Physics at Oxford, prior to Etiq, he also held data scientist and technical lead positions, including at Lloyds Banking Group.
Andrew Nelis
Senior Software Engineer
Andrew is a highly experienced developer who is engineering the core of the Etiq AI platform and leads the build and deployment processes and systems.
Andrew has over 14 years experience as a full stack developer developing and maintaining custom web applications for industries such as medicine, utilities, digital signage and insurance.
Howsun Jow
Senior Software Engineer
Howsun is an experienced developer who has worked for over 10 years in software development specializing in developing data integration and statistical analysis tools. Prior to working in software development, Howsun earned his PhD in computer science and has worked as a postdoctoral researcher on a number of bioinformatics research projects at the University of Warwick and Newcastle University.
Prior to joining Etiq, Howsun worked on developing software for the statistical analysis of the effectiveness of marketing campaigns.
Ivan Poryazov
Senior Software/ML Engineer
Ivan is an accomplished software engineer with 5 years of experience, primarily in the fintech space: building, productionalizing and supporting backend systems, and algorithm development and optimisation.
Ivan has a background in Applied and Theoretical Physics from the universities of Cambridge and Utrecht.
Shiva Singh
Associate Data Scientist
Shiva has a background in business analysis and a passion for machine learning, and excels in developing predictive models, conducting data analysis, and creating visualizations that drive business outcomes. Her expertise spans multiple areas, including business strategy development, data visualization, and AI solution development.
Shiva is dedicated to unlocking the potential of data science and AI to transform industries and drive success.
Jacob Simon
Software & Data Engineer
With a solid foundation in mathematics, Jacob brings a unique analytical approach to his role as a software engineer at Etiq. His passion for technology, coupled with over a decade of coding experience (beginning at just 12 years old), has equipped him with a strong technical skillset. He has worked as a Software Engineer at Lloyds Banking Group, and as Lead Solutions Architect for a gaming cafe.
His enthusiasm and curiosity for emerging technologies, particularly machine learning and artificial intelligence, drives him to continuously explore new and innovative ways to solve problems.
Our Advisors
Tobias Baer
Tobias Baer - Tobias is a consultant (ex McKinsey Partner) and scholar (University of Cambridge) focusing on the intersections of data science, risk management, and psychology, and authored the book “Understand, Manage, and Prevent Algorithmic Bias: A Guide for Business Users and Data Scientists”
Kai Büntemeyer
Studied Mechanical and Chemical Engineering Sciences at Braunschweig and Aachen Technical Universities. Graduated from RWTH Aachen in 1987. After 4 years in Biochemical Engineering research spent 30 years as an engineer, manager, marketer, and entrepreneur in paper-converting technology. Major contributions to industrial book manufacturing and packaging manufacturing technologies. Presently active as investor, non-executive director and consultant.
Illai Gescheit
Illai Gescheit is a serial entrepreneur, mentor and investor. Illai comes from a diverse background of building businesses that solve the world's most challenging problems from medical devices to climate tech. He previous led the Startup and Venture Capital programs at AWS and is currently a Partner at Siemens Energy Ventures with a focus on climate and energy startups.
Illai focuses on team building, leadership coaching, product management and design, design thinking, business and product strategy, innovation, venture capital, and growth. Illai has a background in both building startups from scratch and scaling them and in corporate innovation.
Ritu Mahandru
Ritu is the EMEA/APAC leader for CloudBees where she is responsible for growing business and developing strong relationships with their customer base. With over 20 years of experience in the software industry, Ritu is well placed to talk to Enterprise customers about accelerating innovation in technology teams and driving transformations.
A leader with an interest in making a difference, Ritu is an avid supporter of diversity and equality initiatives in the workplace and have also spoken and represented at many STEM events.
Yelena Mackay
Yelena Mackay, ETIQ AI’s board member is a Head of Business Operations at ZeroAvia, a company building the first practical zero-emission aviation powertrain. She has held various senior sales and business operations roles for Silicon Valley software and hardware companies and worked in North America, Europe, Africa and Asia. She is also an investor in early stage software companies in the UK.
Yelena has an MBA from San Jose State University, California, and a postgraduate diploma in Strategy and Innovation from Said Business School, Oxford University. She enjoys mentoring women to help them advance their international careers and is an author of "Moving Without Shaking", a guide to successful expat experiences.