Imogen Benson

Experience

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  Brenchley Cards

  Jan 2007 - Mar 2014

  Founder
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  Ariadne Capital

  Mar 2014 - May 2015

  Business Manager
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  ENTIQ

  May 2015 - Apr 2016

  • Author, Welsh Government Commissioned Technology Investment Report

    Jan 2016 - Apr 2016

  • Blockchain Lab Project Manager at Level39

    May 2015 - Apr 2016
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  Disberse

  Jan 2016 - Apr 2018

  Advisor (previously Head of Projects and Operations)

  Humanitarian aid and international development aid suffer from systemic issues in transparency around fund distribution. Disberse was founded to reduce inefficiencies and increase accountability down the financial supply chain; it achieves this through blockchain technology. The Disberse team are working towards a world where every donation can be traced to its end beneficiary and usage.Disberse was recently accepted onto the FCA's regulatory Sandbox incubator second cohort.

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  Zerado Limited

  Mar 2016 - Jul 2017

  COO & Founder

  Zerado provided blockchain, AI, data analytics, and IoT consultancy services to the private and public sector, including FTSE30 and Dax30 businesses, European Parliament, multiple governments, Magic Circle law firms, regulators, and multiple trade bodies. Zerado was took an agnostic approach to technology vendors and worked closely with regulators and industries to develop technical solutions to problems in processes.

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  Qadre

  Jul 2017 - Jul 2022

  Qadre is a high-growth fintech trusted by leading institutions to deliver certainty andmodernise financial markets with blockchain technology.The company’s modular platform, Huski, monitors, records, and reconciles any transfer ofvalue and ownership with greater efficiency, reduced risk, and at lower cost than traditionalmethods. It offers a range of pioneering applications across equity management, marketinfrastructure, payments, and fund distribution designed to remove friction, improve security,and enhance the user experience for both the business and its customers.The Qadre team is behind the earliest and most innovative blockchain projects to date in thefintech sector. Huski was the first blockchain technology to be approved by the UKgovernment.For additional information on Qadre, please visit https://www.qad.re/. Show less

  • Founder & Fellow

    Oct 2019 - Jul 2022

  • Founder & COO

    Jul 2017 - Sept 2019
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  StateZero Labs

  May 2018 - May 2019

  Non-Executive Director

  Bridging the gap between humanity and tech. We’re the world's first solution-led Blockchain Lab for startups.

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  GovChain Research

  Mar 2019 - Jul 2022

  Founding Partner

  What is the current state of implementation of blockchain by governments and public sector bodies around the world? And what are the factors holding back further progress?The GovChain project began as an attempt to answer these questions. Our research team mapped the regulatory and policy environments of 20 countries around the world (spread across Europe, USA, Asia, Australia, Africa, the Caribbean and South America) to assess their degree of friendliness towards blockchain – and cryptocurrencies more broadly. We also wanted to speak to policymakers, and other intrapreneurs within public sector organisations, who had attempted to implement blockchain directly. What were the key drivers that allowed them to make a change – was it funding, political leadership, policy environment, cultural factors or something else? What could other countries learn from successful approaches to help them accelerate change?The result is a body of work which we believe is the first project of its kind to gather together such detailed information about the progress of blockchain in the public sector around the world. Show less

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  Mirror Identity

  Mar 2021 - Jul 2022

  Mirror reflects your client’s true identity in real-time. We reduce fraud risk for law firms, with biometric ID checks, digital proof of address, and AML checks. Peace of mind for your business. Quick and easy for your clients.

  • Founder & Fellow

    May 2022 - Jul 2022

  • Founder & Exec

    Mar 2021 - May 2022
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  ICE List

  Sept 2021 - now

  Member
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  Primp

  May 2022 - now

  Founder

  🌐 www.primp.homes 🌐Generate passive income from your property. We understand that your family home is more than just bricks and mortar.Your period home is an unharnessed asset that could be working harder to earn you profit, improve its value, and grant you greater flexibility. By running your home like a business and harnessing short-term rental, we can ensure that your property remains financially viable and remains uniquely tailored to meet the needs of your evolving family unit. Show less