Todd Speece
Head of VC Coverage · Citigroup Tech Investment Banking
Judge
The Founding 1000
Our Global Expertise. One Shared Mission.
A global network of judges, advisors, builders and volunteers contributing their expertise, networks and time to help turn ambitious ideas into deployable solutions.
Darlington Akogo
Founder, CEO · Mino Health
Judge
Spencer Powers
Head of Special Investments · DRW
Judge
Olumide Durotoluwa
Senior Product Manager · M-KOPA
Judge
Sukhveer Sanghera
Founder & Chief Architect · Potentially
Judge
Adrian Glace
Chief Technology Officer · Amalgamated Bank
Judge
Hazel Bagwell
Vice President · Dynamic Talent International
Judge
Kellyssia Robinson
Data & AI Architect · Salesforce Middle East
Judge
Thokozile James
CEO · EXECUCOMM
Judge
Jarryon Paul
Founder / CO · Sunshine®
Judge
Carolina Casas Forga
Co-Founder · Sangha Capital
Judge
George Oliver R Thomas
CEO · Sagicor Bank (Barbados)
Judge
Adrian Dunkley
Founder · StarApple.ai
Judge
Kyle Sonlin
Co-Founder & President · Global Settlement Network
Judge
Val Alexandre Torres, MD, MBA, FIADFE
Co-Founder & CEO · Latino Executive Exchange
Advisor
Nikola Simpson-Kellman
Founder · Sustainable Caribbean
Advisor
Roxanne Waithe
Development Consultant · Workmates BB
Advisor
Navin Seeterram
CEO · Smart Mountain Inc.
Advisor
Nigel Guy
CEO and Commercial Director · Iyansan Ventures
Advisor
Kimberly Lawrence
Environmental Engineer
Advisor
Roberto Schiano Lomoriello
Disaster Risk Finance & Public Finance Specialist
Advisor
Anthony McGregor
Founder & CEO · McG6000 Inc
Advisor
Sebakunzi Matemane
Consultant · The Matemane Group
Advisor
Steven Roy Smith
CEO & Co Founder · COLAB CREATIVE CIC
Advisor
John Ervin
CEO · Allnet
Advisor
Darnel Francois
Director · Optimaize
Advisor
Tanya Radosavljevic
UNICEF
Advisor
Matt Hamilton
Founder · Dharach
Member
Albert Mensah
Founder & Creative Director · Fortune Favours Productions
Member
Dr. Aviane Auguste, PhD
Assistant Professor · McGill University
Member
Matthew Stotts
GP · Cerulean Ventures
Member
MJ Jain
Chairman · Unison Capital or Ideation3X
Member
Jessica Lewis Marshall
Campus Librarian · UWI Mona Library
Member
Christopher Bleau
Creative Director · Fortune Favours Productions
Member
Connie Ip
Engineering Program Manager · Claris International
Volunteer
Sherika S R Herbert
Customer Relations · Government of Barbados
Volunteer
Still Growing
The Founding 1000 is still growing.
New judges, advisors and volunteers will be introduced as the Buildathon progresses.
How Judging Works
Submissions are evaluated against a shared rubric. Final scoring is subject to two-person verification, and a 48-hour freeze period applies between final scoring and announcement.
Evaluation Criteria
How judges weigh execution, relevance and deployment potential.
Scoring Rubric
The scorecard used to compare submissions across tracks.
Integrity & Verification
Two-person verification and the 48-hour freeze window.
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