Presentation To StartUp Qatar
A Novel Skill-Tech Platform to Build An AI-Ready & Innovative Workforce
Prashant Raizada, Co-Founder & CEO
WhatsApp: +44 (0)7787308607 prashant@lumi.network
Lumi's Purpose
Build an adaptive, resilient and innovative workforce ready for the age of AI using data, collaboration and real-world problem solving Palantir for Learning
"I have just seen the future of skill development and innovation"
Jon HoldenExiting CISO, ATOM Bank
Dubai Digital Authority invites partners to AI upskill entire workforce in 2025/26
The driving forces behind Lumi's mission
AI
Sustainability
Entrepreneurship
Lumi has a team with depth & access to address these challenges
Lord (Henry) Bellingham
Dr Chris Shen
Prashant Raizada
Hari Haran Raja
Co-Founder & CIO
Chairman
Co-Founder & CEO
Co-founder & Head Of Engg.
Former Cabinet Minister UK
Adjunct Prof.Stanford Uni. Design Thinking
5 startups incl. a unicorn. McKinsey. 5 Countries
Ex-Cloud & Video AI at Descript - An Open AI Co.
Viscount Camrose
Dr Christiane Mueck
Kosmo Kalliarekos
Jamie Merisotis
Board Member
Lead Investor
Investor, US
Adviser, Dubai
Human Capital Development Expert
Former Minister of AI & IP, UK
Part of the World's largest investor in Education
Recognized leader in education & public policy
Lumi is the first and & only company to be soon accredited by the UK's only employer-led body for tech education & training
Bridging the gap between opportunity and talent through policy & innovation
1000+ employers and ~40 universities work with Techskills/ TechUK
Letter announcing our transformative partnership
Lorna Willis CEO, TechSkills
Lumi is breakthrough AI-enabled platform where participants collaborate to develop innovative solutions to real-world problems using AI and build critical skills
Develops MetacognitionLearning to Learn
Delivers Real Innovation Viable solutions
Provides Accredited Credentials Digital Skills Passport
The Product: Cohort-based design-thinking Quests to solve real-world problems and obtain a personalised a Digital Skills Passport
The Product Mastering Metacognition
10 x 90 min live online sessions
10-person cohort
solves a real-world business problem
led by a human & an AI facilitator
Accredited Digital Skills Passport
Curated AI & Tech Tools
to develop 12 artefacts to design a tangible solution
packed with evidence & feedback on 12 skills
Stanford Univ. Affiliated Cred.
SELECT EXAMPLES
Competitor Analysis
Founded: 2017
Founded: 2019
Founded: 2021
Valuation: $500M
Valuation: n/a
Co-pilot for knowledge
On-demand sprints
Differentiators: CREDIBILITY ACCESSPLATFORM
Time to skill: n/a
Time to skill: Hours to weeks
UK's first and only accredited platform, + Deep experience in industry, academia, gov ernment.
Not accredited
Not accredited
Founded: 2018
Founded: 2016
Significant global network and partners- a key competitive advantage in a busy space
Valuation: $200M
Valuation: $1.7B
Hybrid (offline + app)
Long term apprenticeships
Built for human-AI collaboration with ability to evolve with emerging technologies
Time to skill: Weeks to months
Time to skill: 16 months
Registered with Ofs
NRTO Certified
Market feedback
Tech focused impact arm of $100bn HG Capital
$13bn UK Media & Telecoms company with 10K employees
"Lumi is the only co. that combines behavioural & technical training for AI. We love its focus on collaborative real-world problem solving"
"Lumi 's platform appears to be miles ahead in how it can drive AI upskilling and innovation in the future workforce. We are yet to see anything similar"
Puja Kumar, HR Leader
James Turner, CEO
Employer-led accreditation agency for tech education & training in the UK
Global Tech Co.with a very successful recent IPO
"Lumi is far more engaging than traditional upskilling platforms. It solves a big headache for companies to drive effective AI adoption"
""Lumi has big responsibility on its shoulders to maintain and grow its offer as there is nothing following it . This is why we are accrediting it"
Arnab Sengupta, Head of Innovation
Lorna Willis, CEO
10
Previous engagements across multiple sectors
Professional Services, Cybersecurity
Schools (not our current focus)
Banking & Sustainability
Real Estate & Sustainability
$17K
$23K
$60K
Impact-led collaboration on the theme of Green Homes.
The Foundation School Bangalore, India
King's College School, London
Talent upskilling partnership targeting apprentices.
Sustainability Quest partnership in the Greenwich Peninsula.
Hamilton School, Mexico
Repton Schools, UK, UAE, Europe
Governments, Sustainability
Healthcare & Innovation
Banking & ESG
Donhead Prep School, UK
$20K
The Commonwealth
Putney High , London
Showcased as a youth empowerment venture at COP27
South Korea
Eco-Disruptive startup sponsor, supporting innovation
Quest partner on Future Cities & Inequality
St. Ignatius, London
Inventure School, India
St Ignatius School UK
11
Select Examples
c.£5 Million Qualified Pipeline
2026
2025
Q4
Q3
Q2
Q1
Companies
Major European Bank ($5m bid)
Government & Campaigns
Skill Up Qatar
In Partnership With:
In Partnership With:
Skill Up North East
Universities
In discussions
12
Qatar - Lumi's main focus at national scale outside of the UK
Establish local presence to deliver QAR 2bn+ of economic value and $30m in revenues for Lumi over the next 5 years by building: - An effective platform for Industry, academia and government collaboration
- Practical innovation, entrepreneurship and AI skills in current & future workforce
- Genuine innovation in multiple sectors and topics (e.g., Sustainaiblity, AI, Cyber)
- An ecosystem that attracts foreign students, investors & employers
Q1 20251st Pilot with QRDI targeting school students
Q4 2025/Q1 20265X larger pilot Pilot with university students, with QRDI & Iberdrola
2026-2027
- Expand QRDI<>Industry engagements
- Drive AI Upskilling under PM's Office of AI
- Healthcare, Tech, Cyber & FS sectors
13
Examples of other key strategic initiatives taking shape at Lumi
Multi-sector Joint Go-To-Market Partnership with
Coalition to help deliver National AI Action Plan in the UK
Finalising a global collaboration to collaborative with existing nd future clients - Government & Public Services
- Education
- Innovation & AI
- Healthcare
- Banking, Financial Services & Insurance (incl. a live joint bid for a live $5m deal)
A £150K investment from industry to fund a pilot to AI upskill the workforce and expand nationally
14
Projected financials- rapid scale up from 2026 driven by timing, product maturity and channel partnerships
Prashant to Update ols.
Break Even in Q4 2026 @10K users
15
Fundraising: Goals and Current Investors
- Raising £2m @£8m Pre-Money Now
- £400K committed by a new investor and our current largest investor
- Strong interest from new investors
- Raised ~£1.1m @£4.6m post-money
- Use of funds (expected to last 14 months)
- 50%- Refine Platform & Passport integrating AI
- 25%- Sales and marketing- subsidised rollouts & regional or national pilots (campaigns)
- 25%- Build a larger professional team
Syndicate Room
Prominent Private Investors
Kosmo Kalliarekos
Lead Investor, Founder of Parthenon Group, and N.Asia Chair EQT PArtners- the world's largest investor in education
Jamie Merisotis
President and CEO, Lumina Foundation, USA & Author of Human @Work in the Age of Machines
Company Name: Lumi Network Limited (UK Registration no 12342495)
Contact
Prashant Raizada, Co-Founder & CEO
WhatsApp: +44 (0)7787308607 Prashant@lumi.network
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Presentation To StartUp Qatar
A Novel Skill-Tech Platform to Build An AI-Ready & Innovative Workforce
Prashant Raizada, Co-Founder & CEO
WhatsApp: +44 (0)7787308607 prashant@lumi.network
Lumi's Purpose
Build an adaptive, resilient and innovative workforce ready for the age of AI using data, collaboration and real-world problem solving Palantir for Learning
"I have just seen the future of skill development and innovation"
Jon HoldenExiting CISO, ATOM Bank
Dubai Digital Authority invites partners to AI upskill entire workforce in 2025/26
The driving forces behind Lumi's mission
AI
Sustainability
Entrepreneurship
Lumi has a team with depth & access to address these challenges
Lord (Henry) Bellingham
Dr Chris Shen
Prashant Raizada
Hari Haran Raja
Co-Founder & CIO
Chairman
Co-Founder & CEO
Co-founder & Head Of Engg.
Former Cabinet Minister UK
Adjunct Prof.Stanford Uni. Design Thinking
5 startups incl. a unicorn. McKinsey. 5 Countries
Ex-Cloud & Video AI at Descript - An Open AI Co.
Viscount Camrose
Dr Christiane Mueck
Kosmo Kalliarekos
Jamie Merisotis
Board Member
Lead Investor
Investor, US
Adviser, Dubai
Human Capital Development Expert
Former Minister of AI & IP, UK
Part of the World's largest investor in Education
Recognized leader in education & public policy
Lumi is the first and & only company to be soon accredited by the UK's only employer-led body for tech education & training
Bridging the gap between opportunity and talent through policy & innovation
1000+ employers and ~40 universities work with Techskills/ TechUK
Letter announcing our transformative partnership
Lorna Willis CEO, TechSkills
Lumi is breakthrough AI-enabled platform where participants collaborate to develop innovative solutions to real-world problems using AI and build critical skills
Develops MetacognitionLearning to Learn
Delivers Real Innovation Viable solutions
Provides Accredited Credentials Digital Skills Passport
The Product: Cohort-based design-thinking Quests to solve real-world problems and obtain a personalised a Digital Skills Passport
The Product Mastering Metacognition
10 x 90 min live online sessions
10-person cohort
solves a real-world business problem
led by a human & an AI facilitator
Accredited Digital Skills Passport
Curated AI & Tech Tools
to develop 12 artefacts to design a tangible solution
packed with evidence & feedback on 12 skills
Stanford Univ. Affiliated Cred.
SELECT EXAMPLES
Competitor Analysis
Founded: 2017
Founded: 2019
Founded: 2021
Valuation: $500M
Valuation: n/a
Co-pilot for knowledge
On-demand sprints
Differentiators: CREDIBILITY ACCESSPLATFORM
Time to skill: n/a
Time to skill: Hours to weeks
UK's first and only accredited platform, + Deep experience in industry, academia, gov ernment.
Not accredited
Not accredited
Founded: 2018
Founded: 2016
Significant global network and partners- a key competitive advantage in a busy space
Valuation: $200M
Valuation: $1.7B
Hybrid (offline + app)
Long term apprenticeships
Built for human-AI collaboration with ability to evolve with emerging technologies
Time to skill: Weeks to months
Time to skill: 16 months
Registered with Ofs
NRTO Certified
Market feedback
Tech focused impact arm of $100bn HG Capital
$13bn UK Media & Telecoms company with 10K employees
"Lumi is the only co. that combines behavioural & technical training for AI. We love its focus on collaborative real-world problem solving"
"Lumi 's platform appears to be miles ahead in how it can drive AI upskilling and innovation in the future workforce. We are yet to see anything similar"
Puja Kumar, HR Leader
James Turner, CEO
Employer-led accreditation agency for tech education & training in the UK
Global Tech Co.with a very successful recent IPO
"Lumi is far more engaging than traditional upskilling platforms. It solves a big headache for companies to drive effective AI adoption"
""Lumi has big responsibility on its shoulders to maintain and grow its offer as there is nothing following it . This is why we are accrediting it"
Arnab Sengupta, Head of Innovation
Lorna Willis, CEO
10
Previous engagements across multiple sectors
Professional Services, Cybersecurity
Schools (not our current focus)
Banking & Sustainability
Real Estate & Sustainability
$17K
$23K
$60K
Impact-led collaboration on the theme of Green Homes.
The Foundation School Bangalore, India
King's College School, London
Talent upskilling partnership targeting apprentices.
Sustainability Quest partnership in the Greenwich Peninsula.
Hamilton School, Mexico
Repton Schools, UK, UAE, Europe
Governments, Sustainability
Healthcare & Innovation
Banking & ESG
Donhead Prep School, UK
$20K
The Commonwealth
Putney High , London
Showcased as a youth empowerment venture at COP27
South Korea
Eco-Disruptive startup sponsor, supporting innovation
Quest partner on Future Cities & Inequality
St. Ignatius, London
Inventure School, India
St Ignatius School UK
11
Select Examples
c.£5 Million Qualified Pipeline
2026
2025
Q4
Q3
Q2
Q1
Companies
Major European Bank ($5m bid)
Government & Campaigns
Skill Up Qatar
In Partnership With:
In Partnership With:
Skill Up North East
Universities
In discussions
12
Qatar - Lumi's main focus at national scale outside of the UK
Establish local presence to deliver QAR 2bn+ of economic value and $30m in revenues for Lumi over the next 5 years by building:- An effective platform for Industry, academia and government collaboration
- Practical innovation, entrepreneurship and AI skills in current & future workforce
- Genuine innovation in multiple sectors and topics (e.g., Sustainaiblity, AI, Cyber)
- An ecosystem that attracts foreign students, investors & employers
Q1 20251st Pilot with QRDI targeting school students
Q4 2025/Q1 20265X larger pilot Pilot with university students, with QRDI & Iberdrola
2026-2027
13
Examples of other key strategic initiatives taking shape at Lumi
Multi-sector Joint Go-To-Market Partnership with
Coalition to help deliver National AI Action Plan in the UK
Finalising a global collaboration to collaborative with existing nd future clients- Government & Public Services
- Education
- Innovation & AI
- Healthcare
- Banking, Financial Services & Insurance (incl. a live joint bid for a live $5m deal)
A £150K investment from industry to fund a pilot to AI upskill the workforce and expand nationally
14
Projected financials- rapid scale up from 2026 driven by timing, product maturity and channel partnerships
Prashant to Update ols.
Break Even in Q4 2026 @10K users
15
Fundraising: Goals and Current Investors
Syndicate Room
Prominent Private Investors
Kosmo Kalliarekos
Lead Investor, Founder of Parthenon Group, and N.Asia Chair EQT PArtners- the world's largest investor in education
Jamie Merisotis
President and CEO, Lumina Foundation, USA & Author of Human @Work in the Age of Machines
Company Name: Lumi Network Limited (UK Registration no 12342495)
Contact
Prashant Raizada, Co-Founder & CEO
WhatsApp: +44 (0)7787308607 Prashant@lumi.network