The firm was founded in 2009 by Professor Martin Tomlinson, Andersen Cheng and Dr Cen Jung Tjhai. Cheng has a pedigree in financial circles, as a founding member of LabMorgan Europe, the e-finance unit of JP Morgan which focused on sourcing, investing and incubating early stage ventures. The firm‘s advisory board including Brian Snow, former technical director of the NSA and Rebecca Bace, former NSA research leader..