Build the Future.
Own the Upside.
A UK venture studio turning young entrepreneurs into founders. We build AI products in-house and back the people who make them.
What we do
A studio that builds AI products in-house and launches new businesses.
We hire talented individuals who have the potential to become the business leaders of the future. Leveraging the studio infrastructure and senior team, along with studio playbooks and technical knowledge, we help these Founders-in-Residence build and launch new businesses. We test ideas for real demand before building, and fail early. We also help with raising capital should successful businesses spin out, and we make sure founders are well rewarded, with a salary from day one and equity in what they build.
Operator-led
You build the product. Experienced operators build alongside you, in the same room.
We build in-house
Real AI products with real users, out in the market.
A repeatable way of working
One route from problem to launched product, on a shared stack with senior operators on every build. It gets sharper each time we ship.
We back young entrepreneurs
The Founders-in-Residence sit at the core of it. Salaried first, with unlimited upside potential.
Who's behind it
Built by people who've done it before.
Founded and run by operators who've built and sold real companies. They build alongside you, supporting at every step from idea generation to acquiring your first customer and eventually spinning out a successful stand-alone business.
Jonathan David
Co-founder
Founder of FlexEarn, scaled to 130,000 users. Former NatWest, JPMorgan and Bank of America. Leads GTM, partnerships and operating discipline.
Nick Aston
Co-founder
Fintech founder and operator with a WorldFirst exit behind him. Built Tax Desk, Desucla and MyLet365. Leads commercial strategy and product creation.
Why we exist
The barriers to starting businesses have come down, so we built the studio to enable the next generation of entrepreneurs and create a platform for launching new businesses at scale.
One person can build what a team once did
With the right AI stack and guidance, what took a small team a few years ago now ships in weeks. A useful product can reach real customers in about six weeks.
The best talent is stuck in the wrong place
The most AI-fluent generation in history is trapped in an overcrowded job market, with hundreds of applicants competing for every role. That talent should be building real products.
The next great companies will be small and AI-native
A handful of people will build what used to take a hundred. We bring the operators, the playbooks and the AI stack, and back the young entrepreneurs who build them.
Join
Become a founder here.
We back young entrepreneurs to build AI products that reach real customers. You start salaried from day one, at the core of the product with a real say in where it goes. You earn a stake as you create value, and the strongest products can become companies you lead.
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