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Sid Shaikh

Sid Shaikh

Chief Technology Officer at Fieldwork Robotics; 30+ years of robotics and automation engineering spanning Ocado Technology, hyperTunnel Limited, and GSK.

Jul 29, 2026

WHY DESIGN?

WHY DESIGN?

Hardware Money | A Why Design? Investment and Fundraising Guide

Jul 29 · 23m

Chris WhiteHOST
0:11
This is the Why Design investment and fundraising compilation.
Sid Shaikh
Sid ShaikhGUEST
0:18
Yeah, we're trying to close around at the moment, a funding round.
Sid Shaikh
Sid ShaikhGUEST
0:23
And we've been struggling.
Sid Shaikh
Sid ShaikhGUEST
0:24
It's been really tough out there.
Sid Shaikh
Sid ShaikhGUEST
0:26
The investment market is quite difficult.
Sid Shaikh
Sid ShaikhGUEST
0:30
And we had a call with, I would say, a great investor.
Sid Shaikh
Sid ShaikhGUEST
0:34
We are very keen to work with them.
PhilGUEST
5:10
Yeah, I think that was a big lesson, really.

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