{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"UKTN | The Podcast","title":"Pivoting, funding and expansion - Matthew Hodgson, Co-founder & CEO of Element, Amandine Le Pape, Co-founder & COO of Element","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/d60e1ca8\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3160,"description":"We’re joined by Matthew Hodgson and Amandine Le Pape this week, the co-founders of Element, a flagship matrix based secure collaboration and messaging platform. Hodgson and Le Pape get into the thought process behind Element and creating something that would completely disrupt the messaging platform market - before ever launching they ended up pivoting the company when the French Government came knocking at their door. Hodgson and Le Pape speak candidly about managing the cogs of Element when they were very close to bankruptcy and the growth and scaling that followed which allowed them to hire in 23 different countries, double their team from 60 to 120, and acquire Gitter. \r\n\r\nElement has gone on to raise over $48m in funding. ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/aVsXogrCh2DJ4KkFDRaL2YARce6nKDgq3kHd5Tc4YjE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85YTE1/MDljZjcxZTNkZjdi/ODc4NGFkMmQ3Y2Iy/YjFkOC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}