Dr John Lazar CBE FREng
Dr John Lazar CBE FREng
Dr John Lazar CBE FREng is an angel investor, software engineer and business leader focused on technology and entrepreneurship to generate positive impact. He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and Chair of its Enterprise Committee and a Fellow of BCS, the UK’s chartered institute for IT. He was awarded a CBE in 2016. He is the Co-founder and General Partner of Enza Capital and the Chair of the Raspberry Pi Foundation.
John Lazar, Chair of the Enterprise Committee at the Royal Academy of Engineering, says unicorn businesses must not be the only focus if we are to create a world-class ecosystem for UK businesses to thrive.

We need an ecosystem, not a monoculture: why the UK must expand its vision beyond unicorns

Dr John Lazar CBE FREng
Dec 9 '23
John Lazar, Chair of the Enterprise Committee at the Royal Academy of Engineering, says unicorn businesses must not be the only focus if we are to create a world-class ecosystem for UK businesses to thrive.