Vision
We're on a mission to redefine how people interact with computers. Our AI interacts with computers, transforming your instructions into actions. Cykel is an automation layer for the internet.
Company Cykel AI
Directors and Management
CO-FOUNDER
Jonathan Bixby is a serial entrepreneur, active angel investor, board member and speaker. He has raised over $500M USD in venture capital and has created over $3B USD in market capitalization in startup companies around the world. Jonathan has significant experience in the health care, gaming and fintech sectors, and in particular, was a founder and major investor in Argo Blockchain (ARB), Guild Esports (GILD) and Cellular Goods (CBX) – all listed on the London Stock Exchange. He is also the Executive Chairman of NFT Investments (NFT) admitted to trading AQUIS and he is on the board of Leaf Mobile (LEAF). Prior to this Jonathan was a founder, board member and investor in Koho Financial and Blue Mesa Health (Sold to Virgin Pulse). Previous to this, Jonathan was the CEO of Strangeloop Networks, a networking company which focused on providing hardware appliances in data centres to speed up web-based properties. Strangeloop was sold to Radware (RDWR) in 2013. Jonathan was a founder and Chair of the Board of Ironpoint Technology which provided technology-based content management services. Ironpoint was sold to Active Network (ACTV) in 2006. In addition to his investing and entrepreneurial efforts, Jonathan has been active with several non-profit organizations.
FINANCE DIRECTOR
Nick Lyth is a UK-based experienced finance director and qualified accountant with extensive experience advising quoted companies including AIM listed companies Univision Engineering Ltd, Altona Energy PLC and Taihua PLC. For two years, Mr. Lyth was Group Finance and Purchasing Director of Belle Group, a manufacturer of engineering equipment operating across Europe, the US and Asia. He was also Head of Finance at Fothergill Group, a UK manufacturer of technical industrial fabrics, between 1996 and 2003. In his early career, Nick was a management accountant at Courtaulds plc and Rotunda plc.
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Jonathan’s passion for financial services dates back to his University days, where he studied B.A. (Hons) Finance and Investment Management. At the age of 23 he left the UK to begin his journey in International Financial Planning, and having lived and worked in three continents, he has first-hand experience when it comes to cross-border financial planning. Over the last 12 years he has built up invaluable experience by advising high net worth individuals and family estates, practising all areas of wealth and succession planning. Jonathan prides himself on the service he provides, which is highly personalised, proactive and bespoke to his clients’ objectives. He is an active member of the Chartered Insurance Institute, where he holds the Diploma in Financial Planning.
INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Rob is an experienced international entrepreneur, CEO and VC investor in various industries, focussed on bringing disruptive technology to market. Rob is currently the managing director a technology investment fund in the Netherlands, investing in technologies associated with Leiden University and the LUMC academic hospital. He previously worked as the Director of technology transfer, and is also a Director of the Leiden Centre of Entrepreneurship. Rob has extensive corporate governance experience representing the interests of VC and private institutional investors, both through the University investment fund, Libertatis Ergo Holding B.V., with 40 portfolio companies, and previously as a manager of a multinational corporate VC fund Shell Technology Ventures Fund 1 B.V., operating in Europe, US and Asia.Rob is currently a member of the supervisory board of several companies in which the University holding is an investor, such as inter alia, UNIIQ B.V (a regional investment fund), In Ovo B.V. (agritech), in which he is also chair of the compensation committee, Vitroscan BV (oncology), and Bimini Biotech BV (oncology) as well as a number of digital health technology startups. Rob holds a BEng (Hons) in Electrical & Mechanical Engineering from the University of Edinburgh and an MBA from INSEAD.