FOUNDER / CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Kim Antoniou is driven by a global mission: to ensure every child, anywhere, has the opportunity to read with confidence.

After seeing firsthand how literacy struggles limit potential, she invented the world’s first automatic speech recognition built specifically for reading.

Through Auris Tech, she is harnessing voice technology to break barriers, unlock opportunity and transform futures worldwide..

CHIEF GROWTH OFFICER
USA

Mike leads growth for Auris Tech (Fonetti) in the USA, driven by a simple belief: reading should never feel like homework. After founding Banboo and building a global literacy movement through storytelling, music and play, he now leads global content strategy and user acquisition.

Passionate about scalable impact, he works with schools, creators and partners to turn reading into an engaging, measurable lifelong habit.

DIRECTOR OF SALES & PARTNERSHIPS

Victoria Edgar is driven by a deeply personal mission to ensure no child fears reading aloud. Shaped by her own experience with dyslexia, she is passionate about helping children build confidence in their voice.

Through her work with Fonetti, she supports schools and families in developing fluency, independence and a love of reading empowering every child to experience reading as a source of joy, not anxiety.

DIRECTOR OF PRODUCT & TECHNOLOGY

Lee Sherwood is CTO and part of the founding team at Auris Tech, where alongside experts from The University of Edinburgh he helped pioneer the world’s first automatic speech recognition built specifically for reading.

A visionary technologist, Lee leads the architecture behind Fonetti’s patented ASR, transforming advanced voice AI into meaningful, scalable impact giving every child the confidence to find their voice.

DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS OPERATIONS

Sharon is our Company Secretary and Director of Business Operations overseeing office operations, HR and governance. With a background in banking compliance, she brings structure, diligence and integrity to the organisation as it scales.

Sharon ensures strong foundations behind the scenes supporting the team, safeguarding standards and helping the company deliver lasting impact for children and schools.