Team

DigitallyHere

Digital Immortality Platform

Founding team

James Paill

CEO / Founder

Product-led operator with experience launching marketplaces and high-growth go-to-market motions across mobility and adtech.

Built and led marketplace ventures from 0→1 and 1→N across mobility
Experienced in OEM partnerships, channel sales and enterprise BD
Fundraising and investor relations; data-driven GTM and unit economics
Vision: making digital immortality accessible to everyone

Chris Drake

CTO

35+ years in cybersecurity and authentication (CryptoPhoto.com founder). Inventor with multiple US patents in mutual and visual authentication; speaker and award-winning innovator across global security forums.

Inventor on multiple US patents including mutual-authentication anti-phishing systems
Awards: Pitch@Palace winner; Australian Technologies Competition category winner
Community: TEDx speaker; SOUPS submission; long-time CPAN open-source contributor
Microsoft Ventures alumnus

Advisors

Nigel Oaks FRI

Behavioural thought leader and defence scientist

Advises on behavioural science and human factors for authentic persona modelling.

Gareth Miles

UX specialist and advisory board member

UX specialist on the advisory board, based in Wales. Advises on clear user journeys, accessible flows, and consistent patterns across DigitallyHere’s family-facing experience — so owners, heirs, and executors understand each step and build trust through usable design.

Jane Gonzalez

BSc (Hons) Psychology — healthcare professional

Advises on healthcare, aging, and family-facing product decisions.

Greg Macpherson

AI/ML expert, security professional

Advises on AI architecture, security posture, and production reliability.

Jess Kitchen

Network and systems engineer

Advises on infrastructure, deployment, and operational resilience.

Steve Dunn

BDM and chief data officer

Advises on data strategy, partnerships, and go-to-market.

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