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    Meet the AI Architects

    Experienced founding team with deep expertise in AI, product and digital transformation

    Carl Engelmark

    Carl Engelmark

    Executive Chairman

    30+ years of experience as an investor, board member, business leader & entrepreneur in leading and growing technology-enabled businesses in Health & Wellbeing, Life Sciences, Fintech and Sustainability Tech globally. Co-founded and successfully exited seven companies via IPOs and trade sales. Strong focus on business fundamentals, desirable products and services and fast and sustainable growth.

    Alex Mikhalev

    Alex Mikhalev

    Partner, AI & Technology

    An experienced technical leader and innovator with a focus on data, engineering, AI and ML. Capable of taking innovation from idea to production by building a complete platform with a whole lifecycle and corresponding organisation. Deep knowledge in AI/ML, data privacy, synthetic data, distributed data and natural language processing / search engines, sensors and wired / wireless networks. Key positions include AI lead architect at Nationwide, UK Ministry of Defence and Microsoft.

    Irina Pafomova

    Irina Pafomova

    Partner, Strategy

    An experienced entrepreneur, investor, business operator and advisor with a focus on growth, innovation and digital transformation. Built an AI-driven marketing technology business. 12-year investment banking career advising multinationals and local enterprises across a range of sectors including Technology, Media & Telecoms, Consumer & Retail, Financial Institutions, Energy, Utilities & Natural Resources in Europe, Asia & LatAm.

    Alexander Turkhanov

    Alexander Turkhanov

    Partner, Head of Product

    Product leader who can strike a robust trade-off between technical perfection and business results. Broad and diverse knowledge and skills, from developing requirements for nuclear power plants and writing project proposals for complex IT systems to building highly productive product teams. Specialty: safety-critical software and systems; distributed software-intensive systems with mobile components; domain conceptual modeling; AI taxonomies and ontologies.

    Our Values

    The principles that guide how we build, deliver, and partner with ambitious businesses.

    01

    Create, Don't Consult

    We deliver working systems, not PowerPoints. Every engagement results in deployed AI that creates measurable value.

    02

    Partner for the Long Term

    We're not just vendors, we're strategic partners invested in your continued success and growth.

    03

    Transparency & Trust

    Clear communication, honest timelines, and explainable AI systems you can trust and understand.

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