Applied AI + Validation Consultancy

Understand your market,audience,team,
build your product.creative.AI workflows.

Commercial validation and AI adoption, from diagnostic to rollout, grounded in behavioural science.

Who we've worked with

Mercedes-Benz Amazon Sustainability Accelerator NHS Leadership Academy The Crown Estate Science Creates Cranfield University Versus Arthritis Waymark Tech

Where we work

Applied AI, AI-Native + AI Enablement

01 Mobility + Automotive
  • Aftersales and dealer use cases
  • EV, fleet, vans, trucks
  • Shared mobility and last-mile solutions
Mercedes-Benz · Accelogress · Flock
02 Sustainability + Climate
  • Climate-tech and climate innovation
  • Impact investment
  • PropTech and Estates
Amazon Sustainability Accelerator · Undaunted Imperial · Crown Estate
03 Deep Tech + SciTech
  • Spin-outs and technical founders
  • Commercialising research
  • Emerging markets: EngBio and Life Sciences
Science Creates · Cranfield · LeafyColl
04 Health Tech
  • Clinical and patient-facing AI
  • Public-sector data analytics
  • Evidence for adoption
NHS Leadership · Versus Arthritis · Islington Council

How we help

Ways to work with us

For Founders

Validation for AI-native and Applied AI founders

Pre-seed to Series A founders. Apply our framework to test demand and fundraise based on evidence for key growth and commercial decisions.

For Agencies

Audience and creative testing

Qualitative audience insight as the foundation and quantitative testing for creative, brand and marketing teams.

For Leaders

AI adoption that works for your people

SME + Enterprise. Start with the problem not the tech. We help you get more from existing tech, use AI tools and train your team.

Our approach

To de-risk at each stage

01
Explore

Solving the right problem

  • Customer or workforce research
  • Process and workflow mapping
  • Capability and AI literacy audits
  • Problem reframing before design
02
Validate

Building what will be used or paid for

  • Concept or prototype testing
  • Demand and pricing validation
  • Use case prioritisation and prototypes for AI
  • Creative testing before launch
03
Build

Testing what works in practice

  • Product or campaigns fit validated specs
  • AI configured to use cases
  • Scoped pilots and beta releases
  • Evaluation to measure from day one
04
Acquire

Scaling beyond the pilot

  • GTM strategy
  • Distribution channels chosen on evidence
  • Rollout sequencing and change comms
  • Audience activation and sales narratives in buyer language
05
Grow

Customers, users and behaviours that stay

  • Retention, NRR and repeat-purchase measurement
  • Pre/post behavioural measures
  • Iterate on what's working
  • Post-campaign measurement and iteration for creative

Built on 35+ years of peer-reviewed research and applied practice.

  • Behavioural science
  • Human-centred design
  • Systems thinking
  • Sociology
  • Semiotics
  • Entrepreneurship

Each stage is based on how people decide, behave and change.

Our products

To learn at your own pace

Make Products That Matter, book cover
Book

A practical guide for learning customer and user needs throughout the product lifecycle from idea to launch.

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Online courses
Online Courses

Grant Funding Fundamentals for founders new to grants. Design Thinking for Deep Tech to get customer insights from the start.

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Juno, AI customer discovery assistant
AI Assistant: Juno

Juno guides you through understanding who your customer is, what the market and competition landscape is, creates your interview guide and develops insights.

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Theia, AI demand validation assistant
AI Assistant: Theia

For different GTM approaches to check where to find customers and what they'd pay, across Product-Led, Sales-Led and Account-Based Management approaches.

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Real impact

For clients

£10m+
secured in grant funding for clients
since 2016
150+
founders and senior leaders coached and mentored
since 2021
75%
increase in active AI tool usage
FinTech firm, Q1 2023
£4,800
per person, time saved per year across two AI workflows
Accountancy firm, 2024

About us

Co-founders

Dr Chloe Sharp

Dr Chloe Sharp

Co-founder · Research + Validation

PhD + MSc in psychology, sociology and culture. Exited research + grants consultancy. Marketing and validation at AI product design studio. Brings academic rigour to commercial decisions.

Simon Sharp

Simon Sharp

Co-founder · Enterprise + Applied AI

Deep enterprise experience. Specialises in embedding AI into organisations through AI-first culture, APIs, MCPs, training and change management using a people-first approach.

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