Dr Hermann Hauser KBE FRS is a technology entrepreneur and venture capitalist. Born in Austria, he holds an MA in Physics from the University of Vienna and a PhD in Physics from the University of Cambridge. He co-founded Acorn Computers, the company behind the BBC Micro, and in 1990 helped spin out Arm, whose chip designs now power most of the world's smartphones. He co-founded Amadeus Capital Partners in 1997 with Anne Glover and is now a Venture Partner there, having founded or invested in companies including Solexa, CSR, Graphcore and Photonic. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society, holds an honorary KBE, and has served on the board of the European Innovation Council and its fund. He is writing a book on technology sovereignty with Hazem Nakib.