You're deep in a domain and can see a specific improvement worth testing.
Aim
You want a demonstrable answer to a specific question, not a plan or a slide deck.
Appetite
You can tolerate your idea not working. You can't tolerate spending without tangible evidence.
Scale
You'd rather commission a small piece of work than juggle a project.
Budget
You can authorise modest costs without a business case or a committee.
Stream
Consumer · Fintech · AI
A flagship AI-powered financial coach that reactively answers users questions and
proactively "nudges" them towards better financial decisions via in-app features.
“Increased engagement with some features by 300%.”
Archie Chappel, VP Product and Growth
Sport England
Non-profit · Automation
Automation to ease the manual burden of due-diligence
checks for grant applications. Reduced the
time to process applications and strengthened
compliance posture against government and regulatory
recommendations.
“I assumed that you worked here given how well you understood our concerns and constraints.”
Member of investments team
DSTL
Defence · Field Equipment
A lightweight touch interface to configure proprietary equipment,
better suited to in-the-field operations than the vendor's software.
“Delivered a capability in 12% of the expected time.”
3-star general, Ministry of Defence
Advanced Forming Research Centre
Manufacturing · Machine learning
Tighter tolerances in CNC machining by building a predictive
model of part deformation based on the observed
history of treatments in a part's value-chain.
“Provides [us] a strong case for automatically learning to optimise multi-stage manufacturing processes.”
Kareema Hilton, Machining Applications Theme Lead
Guy's and St Thomas' Trust
Healthcare · Analytics
A tool to visualise and classify blood cells based on high-volume,
high-dimensional mass-cytrometry of their expression profiles.
“A fantastic bit of software.”
Deborah Dunn-Walters, Immunologist
What have you got to prove?
Is this possible?
Proof of concept
One workshop to understand what you're trying to achieve.
A working system, deployed in your own infrastructure and integrated with your data.
All engineering artefacts ready to hand over to whoever picks it up next.
£5–10K
1-2 weeks
Is this meaningful?
Proof of impact
Two workshops — to shape the hypothesis and interpret the results.
A working system, deployed in your own infrastructure and integrated with your data.
All engineering artefacts ready to hand over to whoever picks it up next.
Collection of baseline metrics and reporting of comparative impact.
£25–50K
1-3 months
See an opportunity?
Let's do the experiment.
A paragraph of context is plenty to get started. If it sounds like a fit then we'll arrange a complimentary discovery call.
No. Our builds are fit for production, deployed in your own infrastructure and integrated with any necessary systems or data.
But we focus on proving a central idea so, depending on your requirements, there could still be peripheral
work better suited to an in-house team or contractor.
How is this possible at this price / timeframe?
Our work is bounded and light on management.
Discipline and modern tools make an experienced engineer more productive than a whole team.
Fixed-time, variable-scope engagements keep everyone honest.
What happens afterwards?
The system is deployed into your own infrastructure and all assets are handed over. We keep the paperwork to a minimum, but we'll make sure
that your team or a contractor can comfortably pick up where we left off.
Can we customise or extend your work?
Yes. We design our systems so they are safe to build upon, either manually or with AI.
You can typically change all visible aspects and some plumbing without compromising the core engineering, analytics or security.
What if my idea doesn't pan out?
Then you've found out quickly and cheaply. You're free to move on or come back with what you've learned.
What do you need from us?
Access to any associated systems and data. Our timelines assume your IT team and third-party vendors are responsive during an engagement.
Who owns what gets built?
You have unrestricted rights to use, modify and distribute everything we build for you. We retain the right to discretionary reuse.
This is part of how we keep prices down. Exclusive IP ownership can be negotiated.