The Tech Trailblazers Startup Podcast
Episodes
Founders on Fire with Emily Hodges & Haydn Brooks of Risk Ledger
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Founders on Fire, host Rose Ross sits down with Emily Hodges, CEO, and Haydn Brooks, Co-founder and CEO of Risk Ledger—winners of...
Founders on Fire with Aleksandr Ragel, CEO of Leil Storage
11 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Founders on Fire, host Rose Ross speaks with Aleksandr Ragel, CEO of Leil Storage, winner of the Storage Trailblazers Award. Leil S...
Founders on Fire with Dmitry Livshits & Davide Villa, Xinnor
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Founders on Fire, host Rose Ross speaks with Dmitry Livshits, CEO and co-founder of Xinnor, and Davide Villa, Chief Revenue Officer...
Podcast Summary: Founders on Fire with Brad Genser, Co-Founder of Farther
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Founders on Fire, host Rose Ross sits down with Brad Genser, co-founder of Farther, the fintech trailblazer of 2024. Farther is red...
Founders on Fire with Ven Raju, CEO of Innovation Works
13 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Founders on Fire, host Rose Ross sits down with Ven Raju, CEO and President of Innovation Works, to discuss how his organization is...
Founders on Fire with Colin Constable, Co-Founder & CTO of Atsign
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Founders on Fire, host Rose Ross speaks with Colin Constable, co-founder and CTO of Atsign, winners of the Networking Trailblazers ...
Founders on Fire: Hannes Gredler, CTO, and Richard Brandon, VP of Marketing, RtBrick
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hannes and Richard join Chief Trailblazer Rose Ross to discuss RtBrick's journey, from the inspiration to shake up the world of telco networking, to ...
Judges on Fire: Chris Holscher, Analyst Relations, holscher.one
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this Judges On Fire episode, Rose Ross talks with Chris Holscher, a new judge for the TechTrailblazers Awards and an expert in analyst relations. C...
Judges on Fire: Ian Ellis, Co-Founder, OperAngels
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Judges On Fire, Rose Ross sits down with Ian Ellis, a new judge for the TechTrailblazers Awards and a key figure in enterprise tech...
Judges on Fire: Andy Gomarsall MBE, Executive Chairman, N2S
05 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Andy Gomarsall MBE might be better known as a rugby player, but as Executive Chairman of N2S he is very knowledgeable about reusing and recycling hard...
Founders on Fire: Arti Raman, CEO and Co-Founder, Titaniam
16 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Arti joins Chief Trailblazer Rose Ross to discuss her win as the Female CxO Trailblazer of 2022, her journey into the world of security, and becoming ...
Founders on Fire: Nick Romano, CEO and Co-Founder, Deeplite
23 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nick joins Chief Trailblazer Rose Ross to discuss Deeplite's journey so far and their fascinating work on reducing the computational load of AI, so th...
Founders on Fire: William Morgan, CEO and Co-Founder, Buoyant
17 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
William joins Chief Trailblazer Rose Ross to discuss Buoyant's journey so far and their pioneering work on adding visibility, security, and reliabilit...
Founders on Fire: Ramesh Prabagaran, CEO and Co-Founder, Prosimo
09 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ramesh joins Chief Trailblazer Rose Ross to discuss Prosimo's journey so far and their work on empowering cloud applications which won them the Networ...
Founders on Fire: Brad Yasar, CEO and Co-Founder, EQIFI
05 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Brad joins Chief Trailblazer Rose Ross to discuss how EQIFI aims to change banking and finance forever with their bank-grade DeFi (decentralised finan...
Judges on Fire: Ben Kepes, Principal, Diversity Limited
14 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Kepes, Principal at Diversity Limited, is one of the judges who has been with the Tech Trailblazers Awards since the beginning and who's looking f...
Tech on Fire: Michael Azoff, Analyst, GigaOm
09 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for our fourth #TechonFire podcast where we catch up with Michael Azoff, AI specialist at GigaOm. Chief Trailblazer Rose Ross asks him all abo...
Judges on Fire: Sam Johnston, CEO, Acumino
06 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sam Johnston, CEO of Acumino, is back for his 10th season as a judge for the Tech Trailblazers Awards and is looking forward to seeing what exciting d...
Judges on Fire: Brian Honan, CEO & Principal Consultant, BH Consulting
03 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Brian Honan, CEO & Principal Consultant at BH Consulting, is one of the judges who has been with the Tech Trailblazers Awards since the beginning, bu...
Tech on Fire: Chris Grundemann, Analyst, GigaOm
31 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for our third #TechonFire podcast where we catch up with Chris Grundemann, networking specialist at GigaOm. Chief Trailblazer Rose Ross asks h...
Judges on Fire: Eleanor Dallaway, Editorial Director, Infosecurity Magazine
27 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Eleanor Dallaway, Editorial Director at Infosecurity Magazine, is joining the Tech Trailblazers judging team for this, our tenth, edition. Chief Trail...
Tech on Fire: Jon Collins, Analyst, GigaOm
25 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for our second #TechonFire podcast where we catch up with Jon Collins, DevOps specialist at GigaOm. Chief Trailblazer Rose Ross asks him all a...
Tech on Fire: Logan Andrew Green, Analyst, GigaOm
16 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for the first #TechonFire podcast where we catch up with Logan Andrew Green, IoT specialist at GigaOm. Chief Trailblazer Rose Ross asks him al...
On Fire with Gerald Brady, MD, Silicon Valley Bank
22 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Gerald Brady, Managing Director at Silicon Valley Bank, talks to Chief Trailblazer Rose Ross about the variety of roles he's held over the years and h...
Founders on Fire with Tony Craythorne, CEO at Bamboo Systems
15 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tony joins Chief Trailblazer Rose Ross to discuss how Bamboo Systems is going to revolutionize data centres with its ARM servers, promising reduced co...
Founders on Fire with Richard Li, Founder and CEO, Ambassador Labs
10 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Richard joins Chief Trailblazer Rose Ross to discuss how Ambassador Labs obtained their Series B funding virtually and how the firm aims to reduce dis...
Judges on Fire with Enrico Signoretti, Senior Data Storage Analyst, Gigaom
08 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Enrico, one of judges who's been with Tech Trailblazers since the beginning, catches up with Chief Trailblazer Rose Ross to share his life story inclu...
Judges on Fire with Joe Baguley, VP and CTO EMEA, VMware
03 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Joe, one of judges who's been with Tech Trailblazers since the beginning, catches up with Chief Trailblazer Rose Ross to share his life story includin...
Founders on Fire videocast with Adi Ruppin, CEO of Ananda Networks
27 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Adi joins Chief Trailblazer Rose Ross to discuss how Ananda Networks comes to have a Chief Joy Officer, how the firm is reinventing networking from ba...
Founders on Fire with Jim Zuffoletti, CEO and Co-founder of SafeGuard Cyber
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jim joins Chief Trailblazer Rose Ross to discuss the success of SafeGuard Cyber, which not only won the Mobile Trailblazers Award recently but since t...
Founders on Fire with Tim Hinrichs, CTO and co-founder of Styra
29 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tim joins Chief Trailblazer Rose Ross to discuss his experiences as CTO and co-founder of Styra. He shares his path from academia into the business wo...
Founders on Fire with Jeff Denworth, Chief Marketing Officer and co-founder of VAST Data
25 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Chief Trailblazer, Rose Ross speaks with Jeff Denworth, Chief Marketing Officer and co-founder of VAST Data, winner of the 2020 Storage Trailblazers A...
Flash Talk with Tony Craythorne, the CEO of Bamboo Systems
19 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As part of the Tech Trailblazers Showcase at the London Enterprise Tech Meetup in January, Tony Craythorne, the CEO of Bamboo Systems, gives an introd...
Flash Talk with Charles Fan, CEO and co-founder of MemVerge
04 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As part of the Tech Trailblazers Showcase at the London Enterprise Tech Meetup in January, Charles Fan, the CEO and co-founder of MemVerge, gives an i...
Flash Talk with Bill Mann, CEO of Styra
04 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As part of the Tech Trailblazers Showcase at the London Enterprise Tech Meetup in January, Bill Mann, CEO of Styra, gives an introduction to the firm ...
Judges on Fire with Steve O'Donnell, CIO at the Coventry Building Society
17 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Steve chats with Chief Trailblazer Rose Ross and shares his wide-ranging experience. He explains the value of winning awards for startups, in particul...
Inaugural Tech Trailblazers Showcase fireside chat
10 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Catch our fireside chat with three judges of the Tech Trailblazers Awards: Dave Cartwright, Jacqui Taylor, and Jennifer Steffens as we partner with th...
Judges on Fire with Jessica Li, Head of Content, Elpha
02 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jessica catches up with Chief Trailblazer Rose Ross to share her experiences, both working with startups and as an Angel investor. Discover the import...
Founders on Fire with Niraj Tolia, President and GM, Kasten
27 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Niraj joins Chief Trailblazer Rose Ross to discuss his experiences as CEO and co-founder of Kasten, but also now as president and GM of the firm since...
Judges on Fire with Teresa Cottam, Chief Analyst, Omnisperience
16 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Teresa catches up with Chief Trailblazer Rose Ross to share her enthusiastic passion for the technology industry, particularly the mobile space which ...
Judges on Fire with Raj Samani, Fellow & Chief Scientist, McAfee
04 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Raj joins Chief Trailblazer Rose Ross to discuss how he has fun at his job at McAfee, what advice he would give startups to be successful, ways to mak...
Judges on Fire with Bertrand Garé, Editor-in-Chief, L’Informaticien
30 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bertrand describes his work as Editor of the B2B magazine L’Informaticien. He also shares what he looks for in an entrant to the Tech Trailblaz...
Judges on Fire with Jeff Vance. Founder and Editor in Chief, Startup 50
10 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff talks with Chief Trailblazer Rose Ross about how he's been writing about technology trends for 20 years, including his experience in evaluating s...
Judges on Fire with Justin Lodge. Principal Architect in Financial Services
23 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Justin catches up with Chief Trailblazer Rose Ross to talk about his illustrious and wide-ranging career. He also talks about what makes an entry...
Judges on Fire with Michael Hill – Editor of Infosecurity Magazine
03 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Hill – Editor of Infosecurity Magazine speaks to Rose Ross for our second podcast in our Judges on Fire Series.
JudgesonFire inaugural podcast with Stephen Foskett of Tech Field Day
19 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen joins Chief Trailblazer Rose Ross to discuss why he has joined the esteemed Tech Trailblazers judges. Charting his move from SysAdmin to analy...
Founders on Fire with with Gaurav Banga, Founder and CEO of Balbix
06 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today's Tech Trailblazers: Chief Trailblazer, Rose Ross speaks with Gaurav Banga, Founder and CEO of Balbix, winner of this year's AI Trailbla...
Founders on Fire with Nathan Burke, CMO of Axonius
24 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Chief Trailblazer, Rose Ross speaks with Nathan Burke, CMO of Axonius, a runner-up of the Security Trailblazers Award this year. Nathan talk...
Founders on Fire with Mansour Karam, Founder and President of Apstra
17 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today's Tech Trailblazers: Chief Trailblazer, Rose Ross speaks with Mansour Karam, Founder and President of Apstra, winner of 2019's Cloud Tra...
Founders on Fire with Justin Day, CEO of Cloud Gateway
07 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today's Tech Trailblazers: Chief Trailblazer, Rose Ross speaks with Justin Day, CEO of Cloud Gateway, winner of 2018's Cloud Trailblazers award. Ju...
Founders on Fire with Neena Dasgupta, CEO of Zirca Digital in Mumbai
25 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today's Tech Trailblazers #FoundersonFire: Chief Trailblazer, Rose Ross speaks with Neena Dasgupta, CEO of Zirca Digital in Mumbai, winner of...
Founders on Fire with Cody Cornell, Co-founder and CEO of Swimlane
13 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today's Tech Trailblazers: Chief Trailblazer, Rose Ross speaks with Cody Cornell, Co-founder and CEO of Swimlane, this years winner of Male T...
Founders on Fire with Evan Blair, Co-founder and Global VP Channel Sales at Zerofox
11 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today's Tech Trailblazers: Chief Trailblazer, Rose Ross speaks with Evan Blair, Co-founder and Global VP Channel Sales at Zerofox, a previous winne...
Tech Trailblazers panel discussion on Diversity and Inclusion in tech
09 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today's Tech Trailblazers: Chief Trailblazer, Rose Ross moderates a panel discussion with Dr Jacqui Taylor, CEO of FlyingBinary, Joe Baguley of VMw...
Founders on Fire with Manish Gupta, CEO and founder of ShiftLeft
06 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today's Tech Trailblazers: Chief Trailblazer, Rose Ross speaks with Manish Gupta, CEO and founder of ShiftLeft, winner of this year’s Security Tr...