They say that the best way to predict the future is to invent it, and we are doing nothing less than inventing a new way of consuming television.
Vidiactive was established by a team of veterans from the TV, mobile and networking industries. We're backed up by a team of excellent technologists and engineers that have solved some of the most challenging problems that we've encountered.
Behind this is strong financial support from our investors.
Ben Hookway has 15 years experience in technology businesses. He was CEO and co-founder of Next Device, a mobile phone UI technology company, which he sold to Mentor Graphics in 2006.
His last role was as Director of Business Development for Mentor Graphics embedded software division, promoting Mentors OS products to network operators, semiconductor companies, and device manufacturers, where it ships on 300m + units annually.
Ken Tindell joined Vidiactive as the CTO in 2008. Previously Ken was the founder and a former CEO of LiveDevices, a 3i and TecCapital funded company selling embedded internet and real-time operating system tools (acquired by Robert Bosch GmbH in 2003) and a co-founder of Volcano Communications Technologies, a real-time embedded communications company (acquired by Mentor Graphics Corporation in 2005).
He has also been a non-executive director for several technology companies.
Non-Executive Director
Jerry Ennis is an entrepreneur and venture capital investor. He co-led the investment by Doughty Hanson Technology Ventures and has been working with the board and management of Handmade since 2005. His investment experience covers fixed and mobile communications, internet, mobile entertainment, new media and social networking/social media.
Before becoming a VC Jerry worked in various roles in the communications industry, where he gained significant international experience. His last venture-capital backed business was sold to Telcordia Technologies, a major US telecoms technology business.
Jerry is currently pursuing new opportunities in technology investing and entrepreneurship. He is a Board Member of Adaptive Mobile Ltd and Founder of Transept Technologies Limited.
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