{"id":1271,"date":"2016-11-17T18:41:01","date_gmt":"2016-11-17T18:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dgen.net\/blog\/?page_id=1271"},"modified":"2026-04-15T13:31:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T13:31:58","slug":"archives","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dgen.net\/0\/overview\/archives\/","title":{"rendered":"From the vaults"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- FROM THE VAULTS - paste as Custom HTML block in WordPress -->\n\n<style>\n.dg1v{font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;padding:0 2rem}\n\n\/* Section scaffold *\/\n.dg1v-sec{border-bottom:1px solid #e4eaf0;padding:1.25rem 0}\n.dg1v-sec:last-child{border-bottom:none;padding-bottom:0}\n.dg1v-sh{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;margin-bottom:.9rem}\n.dg1v-lbl{font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#911c35;font-weight:500;white-space:nowrap}\n.dg1v-rule{flex:1;height:1px;background:#fad0d8}\n\n\/* Typography *\/\n.dg1v-p{font-size:14px;line-height:1.75;color:#2a3a4a;margin:0 0 .75rem}\n.dg1v-p:last-child{margin-bottom:0}\n.dg1v a{color:#911c35;text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px solid #fad0d8;padding-bottom:1px}\n.dg1v a:hover{border-bottom-color:#911c35}\n.dg1v strong{color:#1d2a39}\n\n\/* Archive entry cards *\/\n.dg1v-entries{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:0}\n.dg1v-entry{display:grid;grid-template-columns:110px 1fr auto;gap:.75rem 1.25rem;padding:1.1rem 0;border-bottom:1px solid #e4eaf0;align-items:start}\n.dg1v-entry:last-child{border-bottom:none}\n.dg1v-year{font-size:12px;color:#7a95ae;font-weight:500;padding-top:2px;white-space:nowrap}\n.dg1v-year span{display:block;font-size:18px;font-weight:500;color:#1d2a39;line-height:1;margin-bottom:2px}\n.dg1v-body h3{font-size:15px;font-weight:600;color:#1d2a39;margin:0 0 .3rem;line-height:1.3}\n.dg1v-body p{font-size:13px;color:#546a7b;line-height:1.6;margin:0 0 .5rem}\n.dg1v-body p:last-child{margin:0}\n.dg1v-tags{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:5px;margin-top:.4rem}\n.dg1v-tag{font-size:11px;background:#f0f3f6;border:1px solid #cdd5dd;border-radius:20px;padding:2px 9px;color:#1d2a39}\n.dg1v-link{font-size:12px;color:#911c35;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #fad0d8;border-radius:6px;padding:.35rem .75rem;white-space:nowrap;flex-shrink:0;align-self:start;transition:border-color .15s;margin-top:2px}\n.dg1v-link:hover{border-color:#911c35;background:#fdf6f8}\n\n\/* Status badge *\/\n.dg1v-status{display:inline-block;font-size:10px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:2px 8px;border-radius:20px;margin-left:.5rem;vertical-align:middle}\n.dg1v-status.sold{background:#f0f3f6;color:#546a7b;border:1px solid #cdd5dd}\n.dg1v-status.active{background:#e8f5ee;color:#1a6e3e;border:1px solid #a8d5b8}\n.dg1v-status.ongoing{background:#eef2f7;color:#1e3a5f;border:1px solid #b0c4d4}\n\n\/* CTA *\/\n.dg1v-cta{background:#1e3a5f;border-radius:8px;padding:1.25rem 1.5rem;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:1rem;flex-wrap:wrap}\n.dg1v-cta p{font-size:14px;color:#f0f3f6;margin:0;line-height:1.6}\n.dg1v-cta-links{display:flex;gap:.65rem;flex-wrap:wrap}\n.dg1v-cta a{font-size:13px;color:#f0f3f6;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #8fa8be;border-radius:6px;padding:.45rem 1rem;white-space:nowrap;transition:background .15s}\n.dg1v-cta a:hover{background:#253d52;border-color:#e8edf2}\n\n@media(max-width:680px){\n  .dg1v{padding:0 1rem}\n  .dg1v-entry{grid-template-columns:80px 1fr;grid-template-rows:auto auto}\n  .dg1v-link{grid-column:2}\n}\n@media(max-width:480px){\n  .dg1v-entry{grid-template-columns:1fr}\n  .dg1v-year span{font-size:14px;display:inline}\n  .dg1v-link{width:fit-content}\n}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"dg1v\">\n\n  <div class=\"dg1v-sec\">\n    <div class=\"dg1v-sh\"><span class=\"dg1v-lbl\">Archive<\/span><span class=\"dg1v-rule\"><\/span><\/div>\n    <p class=\"dg1v-p\">Significant projects and companies from three decades of building at the intersection of data, technology, media, environment and the web.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"dg1v-entries\">\n\n      <!-- IB1 -->\n      <div class=\"dg1v-entry\">\n        <div class=\"dg1v-year\"><span>2019<\/span>founded<\/div>\n        <div class=\"dg1v-body\">\n          <h3>Icebreaker One <span class=\"dg1v-status active\">active<\/span><\/h3>\n          <p>Founder with Climate KIC and UKRI backing, created groundbreaking data governance to unlock access to sustainable finance. Convenes hundreds of stakeholders across government, banking, energy, water, insurance, infrastructure and data to deliver national and international programmes<\/p>\n          <div class=\"dg1v-tags\">\n            <span class=\"dg1v-tag\">Climate<\/span>\n            <span class=\"dg1v-tag\">Finance<\/span>\n            <span class=\"dg1v-tag\">Infrastructure<\/span>\n            <span class=\"dg1v-tag\">Data governance<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <a class=\"dg1v-link\" href=\"https:\/\/ib1.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ib1.org \u2192<\/a>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- ODI -->\n      <div class=\"dg1v-entry\">\n        <div class=\"dg1v-year\"><span>2012<\/span>founded<\/div>\n        <div class=\"dg1v-body\">\n          <h3>Open Data Institute <span class=\"dg1v-status active\">active<\/span><\/h3>\n          <p>Co-founded with Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Sir Nigel Shadbolt backed by UK Government. As founding CEO, Gavin led the ODI to unlock over $100M in direct economic impact, incubate 50+ companies, launch franchises across 20 countries, and train 10,000 people. The ODI remains a global institution shaping data policy and practice.<\/p>\n          <div class=\"dg1v-tags\">\n            <span class=\"dg1v-tag\">Open data<\/span>\n            <span class=\"dg1v-tag\">Policy<\/span>\n            <span class=\"dg1v-tag\">$100M+ impact<\/span>\n            <span class=\"dg1v-tag\">20 countries<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <a class=\"dg1v-link\" href=\"https:\/\/theodi.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">theodi.org \u2192<\/a>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- AMEE -->\n      <div class=\"dg1v-entry\">\n        <div class=\"dg1v-year\"><span>2005<\/span>founded<\/div>\n        <div class=\"dg1v-body\">\n          <h3>AMEE <span class=\"dg1v-status sold\">sold 2015<\/span><\/h3>\n          <p>Multi-award-winning environmental data company, organising the world&#8217;s environmental data and standards into an open web-service. Raised over $10M from leading international venture capital funds including O&#8217;Reilly, Union Square Ventures, and Amadeus Capital. Won multiple innovation awards before being sold in 2015.<\/p>\n          <div class=\"dg1v-tags\">\n            <span class=\"dg1v-tag\">Environmental data<\/span>\n            <span class=\"dg1v-tag\">$10M+ raised<\/span>\n            <span class=\"dg1v-tag\">O&#8217;Reilly \u00b7 USV \u00b7 Amadeus<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <a class=\"dg1v-link\" href=\"https:\/\/dgen.net\/blog\/overview\/amee-awards\/\">Awards \u2192<\/a>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Consolidated Independent -->\n      <div class=\"dg1v-entry\">\n        <div class=\"dg1v-year\"><span>2001<\/span>founded<\/div>\n        <div class=\"dg1v-body\">\n          <h3>Consolidated Independent <span class=\"dg1v-status active\">active<\/span><\/h3>\n          <p>The world&#8217;s leading digital music distributor, the first company to deliver digital products to iTunes and responsible for 25% of Amazon&#8217;s download store at launch. Built and scaled the digital supply chain for music, becoming market leader in digital distribution within three years.<\/p>\n          <div class=\"dg1v-tags\">\n            <span class=\"dg1v-tag\">Music<\/span>\n            <span class=\"dg1v-tag\">Digital distribution<\/span>\n            <span class=\"dg1v-tag\">First to deliver to iTunes<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <a class=\"dg1v-link\" href=\"https:\/\/dgen.net\/0\/2004\/09\/01\/consolidated-independent\/\">History \u2192<\/a>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Tornado -->\n      <div class=\"dg1v-entry\">\n        <div class=\"dg1v-year\"><span>1999<\/span>founded<\/div>\n        <div class=\"dg1v-body\">\n          <h3>Tornado Productions <span class=\"dg1v-status sold\">sold 2003<\/span><\/h3>\n          <p>Award-winning pioneering streaming media company, helping invent common formats now seen in internet broadcasting worldwide, from multi-format video slidecasts to daily short-form content (predating YouTube and TikTok). Worked across music, sport, lifestyle, documentary and education. Sold to a larger media group in 2003 and onwards to Level 3.<\/p>\n          <div class=\"dg1v-tags\">\n            <span class=\"dg1v-tag\">Streaming media<\/span>\n            <span class=\"dg1v-tag\">Webcasting<\/span>\n            <span class=\"dg1v-tag\">1999\u20132003<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <a class=\"dg1v-link\" href=\"https:\/\/dgen.net\/blog\/overview\/tornado-history\/\">History \u2192<\/a>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Other commercial -->\n      <div class=\"dg1v-entry\">\n        <div class=\"dg1v-year\"><span>1999<\/span>onwards<\/div>\n        <div class=\"dg1v-body\">\n          <h3>Other commercial projects<\/h3>\n          <p>From strategy to delivery, a range of commercial ventures, advisory roles, board positions and startup projects spanning the web, data, media, environment, finance and technology. Includes work with organisations from Arup and Cap Gemini to the World Bank, BBC, Channel 4, Rolls Royce, Tate Modern, Shell, Radiohead and UNICEF.<\/p>\n          <div class=\"dg1v-tags\">\n            <span class=\"dg1v-tag\">Strategy<\/span>\n            <span class=\"dg1v-tag\">Advisory<\/span>\n            <span class=\"dg1v-tag\">Ventures<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <a class=\"dg1v-link\" href=\"https:\/\/dgen.net\/blog\/overview\/work\/\">View \u2192<\/a>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Non-commercial -->\n      <div class=\"dg1v-entry\">\n        <div class=\"dg1v-year\"><span>1992<\/span>onwards<\/div>\n        <div class=\"dg1v-body\">\n          <h3>Non-commercial projects<\/h3>\n          <p>Making things happen: creative, civic and research projects spanning media art, astrophysics, environmental activism, community infrastructure and open culture. Includes co-founding Global Cool, founding exequo (non-profit streaming for the third sector), Hermitage Community Moorings, and Binary Dust.<\/p>\n          <div class=\"dg1v-tags\">\n            <span class=\"dg1v-tag\">Arts<\/span>\n            <span class=\"dg1v-tag\">Science<\/span>\n            <span class=\"dg1v-tag\">Community<\/span>\n            <span class=\"dg1v-tag\">Environment<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <a class=\"dg1v-link\" href=\"https:\/\/dgen.net\/blog\/overview\/projects\/\">View \u2192<\/a>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Webcasting -->\n      <div class=\"dg1v-entry\">\n        <div class=\"dg1v-year\"><span>1995<\/span>onwards<\/div>\n        <div class=\"dg1v-body\">\n          <h3>Webcasting &amp; streaming<\/h3>\n          <p>Pioneer of webcasting and streaming media in the UK and Europe from 1995, joining Richard Branson&#8217;s Virgin Net as employee #5 to help build what became Virgin Media. Co-founded the International Webcasting Association (IWA) in Europe. 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