Ed Dowding

Builds AI systems, civic platforms, and climate technology.

ChallengeMyRates

2026

Platform helping UK businesses appeal overvalued rates. Automated VOA data pipeline, Stripe payments, transactional email.

Pothole Payback

2026

Service for citizens claiming compensation for road damage. Automated pipeline processing 30,000+ reports from FixMyStreet API.

Learn to Read

2026

Reading app for children. Speech recognition follows along word by word. Progressive web app, built over a weekend.

South Pole

2024–2025

AI market intelligence for the world's largest carbon project developer. Shipped in two days, positive ROI in five. Led digital transformation: 2x revenue, 80% fewer resources.

Represent

2015–2018

Digital democracy platform. The most widely used civic engagement tool of its kind in Europe. 20,000 members, 1.2 million votes on policy issues.

CitySafe

2016

Community safety reporting platform. Adopted by 33 local authorities across the UK.

Unfrack.me

2015

Renewable energy switching. Built in a single night. Drove £4.2 million in green energy investment.

FoodTrade

2013–2014

Sustainable food marketplace. WIRED Top 100 startup. TEDx speaker.

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