Contributors

Ritam Gandhi

Ritam Gandhi is the Founder and Director of Studio Graphene – a London-based company that specialises in the development of blank canvas tech products, including apps, websites, AR, IoT and more. The company has completed over 250 projects since first being started in 2014, working with both new entrepreneurs and product development teams within larger companies.

Sanjeev Sanghera

Sanjeev Sanghera is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Garten Bar and Doner Shack.

The Glasgow-based businessman has worked his way up through the hospitality trade, from kitchen porter to executive chef, before moving on to restaurant operations and new concept development.

With over 25 years of experience, Sanjeev is a leading restaurant entrepreneur with a business that is growing internationally, including in North America, Europe and the Middle East. His ambitious vision is to revolutionise the kebab industry and for Döner Shack to become the number one kebab franchise brand worldwide.

Steve Cordiner

As an Investment Director at Livingbridge, Steve leads the Growth team, specialising in investing up to £5m in earlier stage businesses looking scale. Through this, he absolutely understands the challenges faced by management teams when looking to expand their business and can help anticipate and remove the pain points.

Steve builds long-term, trusted relationships with management teams and entrepreneurial business owners, who aspire to achieve great things. Since joining Livingbridge in 2010, Steve has been involved in investments in In The Style, Symphony Ventures, BoilerJuice, Carousel Logistics, Contractor Mortgages Made Easy, Kingsbridge and Happy Days.

Prior to joining Livingbridge, Steve spent 12 years as a Chartered Accountant in global businesses, including KPMG. During this time he advised clients on M&A, due diligence and fund raising. In his spare time, Steve enjoys travelling and spending time with his two young children. He is a keen motorsport enthusiast and a bad golfer.