Episodes: 53
Frequency: Monthly
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: < 100
Gender skew: Neutral
Listener location: United Kingdom
YouTube: 1.3k subscribers
Instagram: 6.4k followers
Publicly listed emails
disruptive@barclays.com
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Luke Christoforidis - Head of AI and Software at Barclays Innovation Banking, focused on artificial intelligence, software, and technology businesses.
Stephen Brown - Director of Barclays Eagle Labs, supporting entrepreneurs and innovative businesses through growth and development.
Nikola Mrkšić - Ai-generated Voice Systems, Conversational AI, Product Development, Deployment At Scale, And Company Growth.
Stuart Preston - Space Technology, Startup Scaling, Innovation, Entrepreneurship After Military Service, And Applications Of Space Research.
Olivia Parkes - Building And Scaling A Technology Business, Product-market Fit, Fundraising, Commercial Traction, And Women Founders.
Rojin Yar - Building And Scaling A Technology Business, Product-market Fit, Fundraising, Commercial Traction, And Women Founders.
Backing the next generation of women-led funds
September 02, 2026
To drive lasting change for female founders we need diversity throughout the investment ecosystem. In our latest episode of Disruptive by Barclays Eagle Labs, Co-founders Fatou Diagne and Stephanie Heller share their journey of building Bootstrap 4F. Hosted by Juliet Gouldman, Director Strategic & External Engagement at Barclays, they talk about the trends exciting investors today, what to think about when raising investment, tackle some persistent myths about female investors and founder...
Innovation in women’s health with neuroscience
July 29, 2026
In this episode of Disruptive, Dr Emilė Radytė, co-founder and CEO of Samphire Neuroscience, shares how she's challenging conventional thinking in healthcare by applying neuroscience and medical technology to some of women's health's most underserved conditions.We discuss endometriosis, healthcare innovation, startup growth, regulation, and what it takes to build a mission-led healthtech company capable of creating meaningful change at scale.Find out more about how Barclays Eagle ...
AI-generated voice for the real world, with PolyAI
June 18, 2026
Communicating by voice remains one of the most important ways for you to interact with customers. It’s also one of the most complex things to get right with AI. PolyAI, recently named a ‘gamechanger’ in the Barclays AI: 100, is helping demonstrate what’s possible.In this episode, Luke Christoforidis, Head of AI and Software at Barclays Innovation Banking, is joined by Nikola Mrkšić, Co-Founder and CEO of PolyAI, to discuss the company’s growth from its early research stages to building AI-gen...
Innovate or Evaporate with Toph Day · Medium booking difficulty · < 100 listeners
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Disruptive by Barclays Eagle Labs typically books rising experts. Typical guest background: Founders, CEOs, and senior operators of innovative technology or science-based startups, particularly those with experience developing products, raising capital, achieving commercial traction, or scaling a company. Common among recent guests: Founded or led an innovative startup; Developed and commercialized a technology product; Raised capital or achieved meaningful commercial traction. Recent guests include Nikola Mrkšić, Stuart Preston, and Olivia Parkes.
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