Global Investment Advisory

•	Support and lead M&A, private equity, and portfolio management initiatives for midmarket and growth-stage clients, focusing on industrials, technology, and consumer sectors, with an emphasis on enhancing shareholder value through strategic acquisitions and investments.
	•	Direct global investment strategies across the US, Asia Pacific, and Middle East, overseeing deal origination, financing, and portfolio oversight for diverse clients, including midmarket rollups and technology-focused firms.
	•	Provide interim operational leadership to portfolio companies, leveraging extensive experience in operational optimization to improve financial performance and scalability, particularly in challenging market conditions.

Senior Consultant, M&A and Private Equity

Early-Stage Investments

•	Provide strategic guidance to early-stage companies in technology, SaaS and other sectors, structuring investments and supporting operational growth through financial planning, corporate structuring, and market expansion strategies.

Angel Investor / Advisor

Defence Sector Investments

•	Advised defence sector clients on development strategies, focusing on integrating technology and training solutions to enhance operational and financial outcomes.
	•	Cultivated relationships with global defence stakeholders, including NATO, to support strategic growth and investment opportunities in the sector.

Advisor

Defence Sector Transactions

•	Supported defence sector transactions by developing and presenting strategic bids for military training and maintenance contracts in the GCC, securing opportunities to expand client presence.
	•	Collaborated with regional partners to align investment strategies with market demands, ensuring operational and financial alignment.

Consultant

Royal Air Force (RAF)

•	Managed high-value assets (£200M+), leading teams to achieve operational excellence and financial efficiency in mission-critical environments.
•	Gained first-hand leadership and management experience from: 1) combat operations, 2) training delivery, 3) real-time operations management, and 4) defence procurement.

Senior Officer, Pilot, and Qualified Helicopter Instructor

Business Leader & Strategic Advisor | Emerging Technology | Defence & Security | Private Equity & Corporate Finance

Seasoned financial professional, with over 20 years global experience, currently leading on M&A, private equity, and portfolio management - complemented with operational leadership experience across a broad range of sectors. 

Formerly, a senior Royal Air Force officer & pilot, I now serve as an advisor, executing high-value transactions; occasionally, providing interim operational oversight for active investments, across the US, Asia Pacific, and LatAm.

I specialise in structuring complex deals, building consensus among stakeholders, enhancing shareholder value, and driving operational efficiency (when required).

My expertise spans identifying high-potential opportunities, optimizing financial performance, and delivering measurable outcomes, underpinned by strategic insight and operational acumen.

Core Competencies: Deal Structuring | Portfolio Management | Operational Oversight | Relationship Management

Dan Collingridge-Padbury

VerticGraph

I founded VerticGraph.ai with a clear mission: to transform a law firm's institutional knowledge into its most powerful, scalable asset. I believe the future of law isn't about replacing lawyers with AI, but amplifying their expertise. The secure, customizable platform we're building helps top-tier firms create their own defensible AI advantage, enabling them to win more cases and operate with unparalleled efficiency.

Founder

AI Strategy

AI Strategy provides Fractional CTO services and enterprise AI consulting, specializing in scalable AI solutions, multi-agent architectures, and secure, compliant AI deployments. As a Microsoft AI Cloud Partner, NVIDIA ecosystem specialist, and AWS Technical Partner, we help businesses transition from AI prototypes to production-ready systems, ensuring compliance with SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR, NIST AI RMF, ISO 42001, and California AI/privacy regulations. Our expertise spans LLM-powered automation, data sovereignty, and AI-driven business transformation, with deep experience in multiple AI solutions and ML solutions.

📧 Contact: info@aistrategy.tech | 🌐 aistrategy.tech

Founder | AI Solutions Architect

CHEQS

A global payment solution with a five-second or less international payment transfer. Why wait days or weeks for an ACH or wire transfer to settle, when seconds is all that you need. 

Currently looking for interested early Beta testers.

Member of the Board of Advisors

Summit Vault

* Ephemeral Credential Management
* Zero Trust Security Architecture
* Cloud Security & Compliance (SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 42001)
* Strategic Partnerships & Alliances
* AI & Quantum-Resistant Security Technologies
* Secure DevOps & Infrastructure Automation

Storm Door

IKitchen Limited

Chief AI Officer

42x Labs

Seeking to develop a software product or technological platform in Web & Mobile, Blockchain, or AI? You've discovered your ideal tech partner. At 42x Labs, we boast a solid history of crafting top-tier, inventive software solutions for our clients. Our team comprises seasoned developers, each a specialist in their domain, and we're dedicated to offering unmatched service to ensure your project's success.

Head of Artificial Intelligence

Self Employed

Cryptocurrency payment gateway. 
https://paychant.com/

Strategic Advisor - Paychant

Technical & Strategic Advisor - Ample

Technical Advisor - Nexxxt 

Blockchain, crypto & asset-backed derivatives.

Fractional CTO - Stealth

Online loan and tokenized rewards platform.
https://vestiny.io/

Advisor - Vestiny

Externalis is a leading Go developer focusing on AI and FinTech with operations in SoCal, Paris, Hong Kong, and Bangkok.

Strategic Advisor - Externalis

A streamlined travel ecosystem built on blockchain technology. 
jetsetcrypto.com

Advisor - JetSet

Sharkaroo

DevOps Factory

DevOps application architecture, engineering support, infrastructure, SME, and FinTech applications on AWS, Google, Azure, and IBM Cloud.

Kubernetes, Clusters, Mesh, AIOPs.

Founder | Solutions Architect

“Data is the mountain. Everything else just drifts.”

With nearly a decade of experience as an AI strategist, I design intelligent, legally compliant systems that transform how law firms and legal departments operate. My work blends deep technical expertise with an understanding of legal workflows—delivering AI solutions that are secure, adaptive, and grounded in real-world legal practice.

I focus on large language models, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and zero-trust architectures that support auditability and confidentiality at every layer. These systems are self-improving, refining their performance over time while remaining aligned with evolving regulatory standards—and always interacting with your attorneys, not replacing them.

My solutions are designed to augment legal teams, not overwhelm them. Most features are opt-in, respecting each attorney’s comfort level and practice style. We tightly integrate with your existing case management, accounting, and CRM systems to present a unified, intelligent view of your firm’s operations and client matters.

The foundation is a dual-knowledge base:

* One built from your firm’s own work product and expertise,
* The other updated daily with changes in case law, regulations, and legal standards across all relevant practice areas.

My platform experience includes Microsoft Azure, OpenAI, IBM, NVIDIA, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Through my work with Gemini, I’ve found Google to lead in AI systems for legal reasoning, structured argumentation, and compliance alignment. For graph-based legal intelligence, I deploy GraphRAG frameworks using either Neo4j or enterprise-grade SingleStore—delivering fast, secure access to precedent, firm memory, and regulatory insight.

Why it matters

* Drafts, diligence, and discovery shrink from days to minutes
* Attorneys opt in—or out—of AI features at will, preserving professional judgment
* Every insight is traceable, defensible, and secured by design

Whether you need a quick win or a ground-up transformation, I deliver strategies and systems that keep your firm ahead of the curve—and the courtroom.

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