As modern software has evolved, the underlying processors having changed little, resulting in software being slow, power hungry, and prone to some security vulnerabilities. One in particular – memory safety vulnerabilities – accounts for about 70% of the world’s technical cyberattacks. To address this VyperCore are developing a step change in general-purpose processor design.
Ed Nutting is the CTO, which he describes as a broad role, including communicating the underlying novel technology to the team to develop a real processor design, finding the next challenges for VyperCore to tackle, and working with the team to design innovative solutions.
VyperCore is a very new business – It raised £4 million in funding in March and the first team members joined the business at the start of August. As the team is growing rapidly, now is a critical time for Ed to learn and grow as a leader. He recognises that the Shott Scale Up Accelerator’s mentoring can help him to develop.
As an example, he highlights the challenge of communicating complex tasks and ideas to a technical team and inspiring them to work on interesting problems. The leadership training courses funded by the Shott Scale Up Accelerator can also help him and VyperCore as the business grows.
Another challenge Ed identifies is to better understand VyperCore’s customers, so they can deliver a product which fits their target markets. He recognises that the Shott Scale Up Accelerator’s networking is a valuable opportunity to share challenges and understand how others have solved them.
VyperCore will soon be delivering its first evaluation platform to customers, something Ed acknowledges will take a huge amount of development and bring many risks to mitigate. Reflecting the interest in the company and confidence that it can succeed, VyperCore are one of just 10 startups to be selected for the first cohort of Intel Ignite UK, a 12-week deep-tech startup accelerator programme in London.
