Paradies Lagardère

Founded in 1948 by Roger Vandelanotte, we've grown into a top 10 accounting and auditing firm in Belgium. What started as a family business has evolved into an organization that combines deep industry knowledge with modern digital solutions, while maintaining the personal touch that defines us. In October 2022, we integrated Callens, Pirenne & Co, bringing together two of the oldest independent family firms in our sector. We believe in doing good business together. Our team goes beyond traditional accountants and auditors - we're tax, economic, legal and social experts who understand that the decisions you make as a business owner shape the future of your business and your family. Whether you're a startup or a large company, we get involved in your story with tailored advice and genuine partnership. Our unique collaboration model 'Part of Vandelanotte' even lets industry peers join our larger network while keeping their own identity.

In 1949, Eddie van der Lande established Vanderlande in the Dutch town of Veghel with a vision to transform material handling and logistics. What began as a local operation has evolved into a global leader in future-proof logistic process automation, now spanning the warehousing, airports, and parcel sectors. Vanderlande's journey reflects seven decades of continuous innovation, expanding from humble beginnings to employing more than 11,000 people across over 100 countries, all committed to moving customers' businesses forward. Today, Vanderlande stands as a market-leading global partner that uniquely integrates hardware, software, and services into tailor-made automation solutions. Its systems are operational at more than 600 airports worldwide - including 12 of the world's top 20 - and serve leading parcel companies and major e-commerce players. As part of the Toyota Automated Logistics Group since 2017, and with the recent acquisition of Siemens Logistics' operations in 2026, Vanderlande continues to accelerate growth in automated logistics while maintaining its commitment to sustainable innovation and partnership.

Lavendo was founded from a clear realization: startups struggling to build sales teams needed a specialized partner who truly understood their unique challenges. The founders recognized that generalist recruiting firms couldn't deliver the caliber of sales talent that high-growth startups required to scale effectively. This insight drove them to create Lavendo - a specialized GTM and tech sales recruiting firm dedicated exclusively to helping startups find and hire top-performing sales professionals who could accelerate revenue growth. Today, Lavendo has become a trusted partner for startups and enterprises alike, successfully connecting over 1,000 job seekers with exciting career opportunities at verified companies. Their team leverages a vast network of 20,000+ tech professionals and a rigorous six-step recruiting process that includes ideal candidate profiling, strategic sourcing, comprehensive screening, and continued post-hire support. With an impressive 93% retention rate and the ability to fill roles within just 2-4 weeks, Lavendo has proven their model works. Beyond recruitment, they offer career consultations, resume optimization services, and a curated job board, embodying their mission to be the complete partner for both companies building winning sales teams and professionals advancing their careers in sales.

Paradromics builds an industry-leading brain-computer interface (BCI) platform that records brain activity at the highest possible resolution: the individual neuron. The company's AI algorithms decode this massive amount of brain data, enabling the seamless translation of thought into treatments for neurological conditions. Paradromics' Connexus BCI system helps people who are unable to speak due to ALS, spinal cord injuries, and stroke to communicate independently through digital devices by translating neural signals into synthesized speech, text, and computer control. The company's high-speed BCI platform is designed for long-term daily use and has achieved industry-leading data rates of 200+ bits per second. With FDA Breakthrough Device Designations and approval for clinical trials, Paradromics is advancing toward human studies of its implantable technology. The platform extends beyond communication restoration to address a wide range of unmet medical needs, including paralysis, movement disorders, chronic pain, addiction, depression, and other mental health conditions. Paradromics has raised over $140 million in funding with support from DARPA and NIH to develop its scalable neural interface technology.

At Parafin, we're building the infrastructure that powers embedded financial services for marketplaces, vertical SaaS platforms, and payment processors. Our team of innovators hails from Stripe, Square, Plaid, Coinbase, Robinhood, and CERN-united by a mission to grow small businesses through better access to capital. We believe in solving complex financial challenges with elegant technology, abstracting away the intricacies of underwriting, compliance, and servicing so platforms can focus on what they do best. Our engineers own critical systems end-to-end, from frontend polish to backend infrastructure, with an emphasis on shipping reliable, scalable products that serve hundreds of thousands of businesses. We thrive on collaboration across functions and technical depth. Whether building AI-powered underwriting models trained on over a billion data points or crafting seamless white-labeled integrations, we prioritize thoughtful engineering over rigid processes. Our culture rewards curiosity, ownership, and the relentless pursuit of better ways to serve small businesses. As a Series C company backed by Ribbit Capital, Thrive Capital, GIC, and Notable Capital, we've scaled to $25B+ in offers extended while maintaining the startup mindset that got us here. We optimize for impact, not facetime-which means building systems and teams that can move fast without breaking things.

We are the UK's number one platform for private investors, based in Bristol. For over 40 years, we have helped clients save time, tax and money on their investments. Founded in 1981 by Peter Hargreaves and Stephen Lansdown, we have grown from providing information on unit trusts and tax planning to becoming the largest retail investment site in the UK. We offer a comprehensive range of investment and savings products including Stocks and Shares ISAs, Self-Invested Personal Pensions (SIPPs), Fund and Share Accounts, Lifetime ISAs, Junior ISAs, and Active Savings. Our team of over 1,700 people works to make it easy for people to save and invest for a better future, providing investment research, tools, and guidance to help our clients make informed decisions about their financial future.