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Disrupting the $4 billion animal health market with Tharos
Douglas Dundonald, founder and CEO of Tharos, joins UK Investor Magazine to explain why his company is taking a fundamentally different approach to animal gut health. Rather than adding bacteria like conventional probiotics, Tharos’s patented “anabiomic” technology, a natural barley extract, works in the upper gut to improve nutrient absorption and starve harmful bacteria of fuel.
Learn more about Tharos on Republic here.
In this conversation, Douglas discusses the clinical evidence behind the platform, the institutional credibility earned through the company’s equine brand EquiNectar (trusted by the Household Cavalry, the Met Police and UK Border Force), and the launch of...
Podcast: Lord Michael Spencer with David Buik and Michael Wilson
UK Investor Magazine is joined by Lord Michael Spencer, one of the City’s most successful entrepreneurs of the past 25 years, as he sits down with David Buik and Michael Wilson. In this discussion, Lord Spencer shares his views on financial markets, the economy, and the business landscape, drawing on decades of experience at the forefront of global finance.
The Guident IPO and AI data centres with Tekcapital
The UK Investor Magazine is joined by Tekcapital Executive Chairman Cliff Gross, who unpacks Tekcapital's 2025 results and progress for their portfolio companies.
Cliff walks through the 2025 results, touching on financial performance and the key drivers of portfolio fluctuations.
He then introduces Vesari, Tekcapital's fifth portfolio company, targeting geothermal-powered hyperscale AI data centres. The thesis is that power, not chips, is now AI's real bottleneck. Cliff explains why geothermal is uniquely suited to the job and how Vesari's integrated, closed-loop architecture differs from peers. He also explores the funding opportunities for Vesari.
The conversation turns to Guident's IPO and...
Reshoring critical battery metals and supporting the UK’s supply chain with Altilium
In this episode, we speak with Dr Christian Marston, COO of Altilium, about the company's mission to build a circular economy for EV batteries and critical minerals.
Find out more about Altilium here.
We explore why battery recycling and supply chain security have become such pressing global issues, and how Altilium's proprietary "urban mining" technology differs from conventional approaches.
The conversation covers the company's progress to date, including an £18.5 million UK Government grant, strategic backing from SQM, Marubeni and Mizuho Bank, and partnerships with major automotive names including JLR and Nissan.
We also discuss the environmental benefits highlighted...
