About Leonard Austin

Leonard co-founded Ravelin, serving as Chief Technology Officer and spearheading the development of its advanced machine learning-driven fraud prevention platform through to its successful acquisition by Worldpay. He is also the creator of AppliedAI, a London-based community connecting over a thousand machine learning specialists. Currently, Leonard leads his latest venture, clusterfudge.com — a platform for AI Labs.

A technology entrepreneur at heart, Leonard’s work is grounded in science, holding a Physics BSc (1st Class) from the University of Leicester and a Nanotechnology in Medicine MSc (Distinction) from the University of Oxford. His deep experience in designing and engineering complex software solutions is matched by a leadership style centred on empowerment, leading by example, and collaborative, multi-disciplinary thinking.