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About us

We exist to unlock the potential of neurodiverse people.

As a team with Dyslexia and ADHD, we’ve experienced both the superpowers and challenges of being neurodiverse at work. We struggled to keep up with emails, which on average, can make up to 25% of a working day. 

We created Sumrise to help neurodiverse professionals like us tackle their inboxes by making reading emails easier. 

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+250M

Tracked users

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+6B

Events per month

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$100M

Capital raised

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320+

Team members

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A great story always starts with a great team

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Our mission is to help you grow your business

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Our values

The values that drive everything we do

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Innovation

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Accountability

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Commitment

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Team Work

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Our team

Say hello to our team 👋

Dileepa Ranawake

Dileepa Ranawake

CEO & Co-founder

Dileepa is a passionate neurodiversity and inclusivity advocate and a digital accessibility innovator. Dileepa is a Trustee at HEY Smile Foundation, the former CEO of a Health Tech Company and a startup mentor and guest lecturer at the University of Hull Business School

He has delivered a TEDx talk, has spoken at the University of Warwick on the “The future of Accessibility, the role of AI in bridging the access gap”, and on the Talamo Thoughts podcast “Harnessing the Power of Technology for Neurodiversity”.

As someone with Dyslexia and ADHD, Dileepa realised email caused him significant stress that impacted his productivity and mental health. In 2020, after researching the potential of AI and accessibility, Dileepa founded Sumrise to make email accessible and unlock the hidden potential of neurodiversity in the workplace.

Niket Shah

Niket Shah

CTO & Co-founder

Niket earned his MEng in Computing from Imperial College London. Previously he was a senior software engineer at Ocado Technology. There, he worked on developing key applications, including Scan & Shop, Ocado Recipes for tvOS and the Ocado mobile apps. He led the team at Ocado’s Code for Life initiative taking Kurono, a multiplayer game that teaches children how to code, from a proof of concept to a product used in schools nationwide.

For his final year university project, Niket applied his lived experience with Dyslexia to make PDF papers more accessible. He brings his passion and expertise for accessibility technology to Sumrise.

Our advisors

Thank you to our advisors

Gill Poole

Gill Poole

Chief Officer at Matthew’s Hub

Gill has worked in the NHS as a registered nurse, health visitor and senior manager. She has many years’ experience working in safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. Gill’s network of professionals within a wide range of organisations helps to develop links and contracts with the NHS, probation, DWP, and local councils. Gill worked as CEO of FIND the parent charity; and developed Matthew’s Hub into the service it is today.

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James Horspool

James Horspool

Global Head of Production at M&C Saatchi World Services

James has 25 years of experience in strategic communications project management and broadcast production. He is currently the Global Head of Production at M&C Saatchi World Services, having previously led award-winning commercial radio teams and worked in government communications, including as Media Advisor to the UK Ebola Task Force in Sierra Leone.

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Robert Lewis

Robert Lewis

Director at 54 Degrees North

Rob has held senior R&D positions in the pharmaceutical industry at Reckitt, GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer, leading R&D and Innovation teams developing and successfully launching new products. Rob founded digital health companies FiftyFourDegreesNorth and FLX Health has a passion for innovation, commercialising ideas and knowing how to unlock key challenges organisations face to think differently.

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Daniel Snow

Daniel Snow

Managing Director of The Livewell Syndicate Ltd

A specialist in Health, Performance and Wellbeing, Danny is the managing director of The Livewell Syndicate Ltd; a company founded to break down barriers and help people thrive. Combined experience as a lecturer, qualified teacher of Special Educational Needs (SEN) and a performance scientist allow Danny to bring an evidence-based, scientific approach to Sumrise.

Specialisms: Health, Corporate wellbeing, Teaching and Learning

Dr Antonio C. Malfense Fierro PhD

Dr Antonio C. Malfense Fierro PhD

Associate Professor/Senior Lecturer in Entrepreneurship at Hull University Business School

Antonio is a multi-award-winning Associate Professor/Senior Lecturer in Entrepreneurship at Hull University Business School. He has worked in a variety of start-up contexts including incubators, venture capital and currently, in higher education contexts. He is an ad-hoc angel investor. He has been an advisor/mentor to a number of early-stage entrepreneurs.

Specialisms: New Venture Creation Process, Start-Ups- particularly Ed Tech/ Ed Tech applications

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