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 DeepForm ®  sheet forming technology was developed at the University of Cambridge Department of Engineering under the UK FIRES project, motivated by reducing the large volumes of sheet metal scrap from the automotive industry. 

After four years of tweaking, two patent applications, held by Cambridge Enterprise, and two key papers, Chris Cleaver and Julian Allwood established DeepForm Limited as a company in March 2022.

Chris Cleaver

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Chris Cleaver

 Chief Executive Officer

Chris is a RAEng Enterprise Fellow, and Chief Exec of DeepForm Limited. He was previously a senior researcher at University of Cambridge working on novel manufacturing process for improved resource efficiency and productivity.  Before this he worked for four years in East Africa, setting up and running a novel production business. 

José Azevedo

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Chris Cleaver

Design and Simulation Engineer

  José is responsible for DeepForm tool surface design and simulating sheet metal forming. He was previously a Research Associate at the University of Cambridge, investigating the resource efficiency of materials production and manufacturing in the UK. José holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge, sponso

Design and Simulation Engineer

  José is responsible for DeepForm tool surface design and simulating sheet metal forming. He was previously a Research Associate at the University of Cambridge, investigating the resource efficiency of materials production and manufacturing in the UK. José holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge, sponsored by Tata Steel, and a master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Porto. 

Gordon Campbell

Gordon Campbell

Gordon Campbell

Chief Financial Officer  

Gordon is a Deloitte qualified chartered accountant with >25 years experience across 4 Cambridge based early stage / high growth tech start ups, 2 as CFO.  Milestones include NASDAQ (Smallworld) and AIM (Ubisense) listings, along with c. £500m of fund raising through multiple funding events.

Julian Allwood

 Non-Executive Director   

Leader of Use Less Group at Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Julian came up with the original concept for DeepForm in his garden shed. A thought leader in resource efficiency, Julian wrote Sustainable Materials: With Both Eyes Open, and Absolute Zero, and has raised >£1m per year, for the last 15 years. 

Rob Johnson

 Non-Executive Director   

Rob was formerly Purchasing Director at Jaguar Land Rover, Rolls Royce & Toyota and brings key insights into the inner-workings of the automotive sector. He is now Hon. Prof. in Supply Chain Management at University of Nottingham.

Richard Green

 Non-Executive Director 

Richard brings to DeepForm Limited vast commercial and fundraising experience, including as founder and CEO of Ubisense, and CEO of Smallworld. He is currently Cambridge Enterprise Entrepreneur in Residence and member of the Cambridge Angels network. 

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