From startup till
whatever it takes.
We’re a handpicked in-house team of domain experts, working in specialist roles that new companies need.
Engineers, technologists, product builders, creatives and entrepreneurs. We traverse industries. We lean into learning curves. We are proof that opposites attract. We hang out together on weekends.
Our approach
We’re focused on creating novel businesses in proven industries primed for massive change. We look for opportunities that address urgent needs, demonstrate customer value immediately, and are positioned for increasing relevance in an AI-driven future.
Our belief
We believe innovation often emerges at intersections; working across various fields provides diverse insight and exposure allowing us to find original opportunities domain-specific experts miss.
Our edge
Is our diverse understanding of technology, business, and culture that helps us find a non-obvious edge across commercial models, product experience, and market positioning.
Andy Timms
Co-Founder
Andy is a technologist and entrepreneur who turns bold ideas into businesses that scale. He blends visionary strategy with rapid experimentation, building what's next rather than waiting for it.
Sarah Choo
Head of Operations
The operator who makes complexity run smoothly, optimising processes, managing P/L, and steering change with equal precision. Sarah brings structure to chaos, blending systems thinking with sharp financial and legal judgment.
Mike Dunn
Head of Growth & Venture Partner
Mike architects revenue pipeline and leads go-to-market from the ground up. He scales organisations, resets SaaS businesses for growth, and brings enterprise-grade thinking to every commercial challenge he takes on.
Isaias Ulevich
Product Designer
The designer who turns problems into intuitive, well-crafted products. Isa builds design systems, maps user interactions, and codes prototypes, translating complex problems into novel experiences people enjoy using.
Ollie Quarm
Software Engineer
Coding across every platform is second nature to Ollie, from web to mobile to desktop. He integrates AI and APIs with ease, carrying ambitious ideas into fast, functional products from end to end.
Matt Edwards
Head of Venture Development
Matt is a mechatronics engineer turned venture operator who owns execution from the moment Nakatomi presses go. From prototyping mechanisms and embedded systems to steering ideation, validation and build, he ensures Nakatomi’s venture-building system is repeatable and scalable.
Elliot Stansfield
Head of Design
Elliot is the creative director who shapes how brands communicate and engage. From brand strategy and identity design to motion and storytelling, he leads with a sharp eye across digital, print and emerging formats.
Eyra Othman
Project Manager
A multidisciplinary talent who keeps ventures running and stakeholders aligned. Eyra optimises systems, plans resources, and collaborates across every function, catching the details nobody else notices along the way.
Nick McFadden
Designer
The skillful generalist who designs with range, moving fluidly between product, interactive and brand work. He shapes interfaces, motion, and identity alike, bringing a rare breadth of craft to every project.
Gustav Kristiansson
Software Engineer
Gus is the developer who keeps systems running and evolving, blending DevOps discipline with cloud infrastructure and AI integration. He builds reliable software with quiet confidence, solving hard problems without missing a beat.
Ben Bray
Co-Founder
A builder at heart, part product strategist, part inventor. Ben shapes brands, develops products, and launches ventures, pairing technological innovation with commercial instinct to turn creative ideas into things people want.
Tom Bremner
Head of Technology
The technical mind who ships and leads at once, architecting cloud infrastructure, engineering AI, and prototyping what's next. Tom bridges deep engineering with human-centred design, built for teams that don't accept failure.
Glen Cassidy
Head of Brand/GTM & Venture Partner
A strategist, creative and company builder, blending marketing science with deep cultural insight. From brand and product positioning, engineering GTM, to building systems for the modern context.
Ruby Neagle
Brand & Marketing Strategist
The creative who brings ideas to life across every medium. Ruby art directs, produces content, and plans events, blending print and digital marketing with earned media to make brands impossible to ignore.
Prince Shrestha
Software Engineer
Prince is the engineer who builds resilient systems and intelligent solutions in equal measure. He architects cloud infrastructure and develops AI-driven software, bringing sharp technical instinct that makes hard things look easy.
Andy Timms
Co-Founder
Andy is a technologist and entrepreneur who turns bold ideas into businesses that scale. He blends visionary strategy with rapid experimentation, building what's next rather than waiting for it.
Ben Bray
Co-Founder
A builder at heart, part product strategist, part inventor. Ben shapes brands, develops products, and launches ventures, pairing technological innovation with commercial instinct to turn creative ideas into things people want.
Sarah Choo
Head of Operations
The operator who makes complexity run smoothly, optimising processes, managing P/L, and steering change with equal precision. Sarah brings structure to chaos, blending systems thinking with sharp financial and legal judgment.
Matt Edwards
Head of Venture Development
Matt is a mechatronics engineer turned venture operator who owns execution from the moment Nakatomi presses go. From prototyping mechanisms and embedded systems to steering ideation, validation and build, he ensures Nakatomi’s venture-building system is repeatable and scalable.
Tom Bremner
Head of Technology
The technical mind who ships and leads at once, architecting cloud infrastructure, engineering AI, and prototyping what's next. Tom bridges deep engineering with human-centred design, built for teams that don't accept failure.
Mike Dunn
Head of Growth & Venture Partner
Mike architects revenue pipeline and leads go-to-market from the ground up. He scales organisations, resets SaaS businesses for growth, and brings enterprise-grade thinking to every commercial challenge he takes on.
Elliot Stansfield
Head of Design
Elliot is the creative director who shapes how brands communicate and engage. From brand strategy and identity design to motion and storytelling, he leads with a sharp eye across digital, print and emerging formats.
Glen Cassidy
Head of Brand/GTM & Venture Partner
A strategist, creative and company builder, blending marketing science with deep cultural insight. From brand and product positioning, engineering GTM, to building systems for the modern context.
Isaias Ulevich
Product Designer
The designer who turns problems into intuitive, well-crafted products. Isa builds design systems, maps user interactions, and codes prototypes, translating complex problems into novel experiences people enjoy using.
Eyra Othman
Project Manager
A multidisciplinary talent who keeps ventures running and stakeholders aligned. Eyra optimises systems, plans resources, and collaborates across every function, catching the details nobody else notices along the way.
Ruby Neagle
Brand & Marketing Strategist
The creative who brings ideas to life across every medium. Ruby art directs, produces content, and plans events, blending print and digital marketing with earned media to make brands impossible to ignore.
Ollie Quarm
Software Engineer
Coding across every platform is second nature to Ollie, from web to mobile to desktop. He integrates AI and APIs with ease, carrying ambitious ideas into fast, functional products from end to end.
Nick McFadden
Designer
The skillful generalist who designs with range, moving fluidly between product, interactive and brand work. He shapes interfaces, motion, and identity alike, bringing a rare breadth of craft to every project.
Gustav Kristiansson
Software Engineer
Gus is the developer who keeps systems running and evolving, blending DevOps discipline with cloud infrastructure and AI integration. He builds reliable software with quiet confidence, solving hard problems without missing a beat.
Prince Shrestha
Software Engineer
Prince is the engineer who builds resilient systems and intelligent solutions in equal measure. He architects cloud infrastructure and develops AI-driven software, bringing sharp technical instinct that makes hard things look easy.
Andy Timms
Co-Founder
Andy is a technologist and entrepreneur who turns bold ideas into businesses that scale. He blends visionary strategy with rapid experimentation, building what's next rather than waiting for it.
Ben Bray
Co-Founder
A builder at heart, part product strategist, part inventor. Ben shapes brands, develops products, and launches ventures, pairing technological innovation with commercial instinct to turn creative ideas into things people want.
Matt Edwards
Head of Venture Development
Matt is a mechatronics engineer turned venture operator who owns execution from the moment Nakatomi presses go. From prototyping mechanisms and embedded systems to steering ideation, validation and build, he ensures Nakatomi’s venture-building system is repeatable and scalable.
Mike Dunn
Head of Growth & Venture Partner
Mike architects revenue pipeline and leads go-to-market from the ground up. He scales organisations, resets SaaS businesses for growth, and brings enterprise-grade thinking to every commercial challenge he takes on.
Glen Cassidy
Head of Brand/GTM & Venture Partner
A strategist, creative and company builder, blending marketing science with deep cultural insight. From brand and product positioning, engineering GTM, to building systems for the modern context.
Eyra Othman
Project Manager
A multidisciplinary talent who keeps ventures running and stakeholders aligned. Eyra optimises systems, plans resources, and collaborates across every function, catching the details nobody else notices along the way.
Ollie Quarm
Software Engineer
Coding across every platform is second nature to Ollie, from web to mobile to desktop. He integrates AI and APIs with ease, carrying ambitious ideas into fast, functional products from end to end.
Prince Shrestha
Software Engineer
Prince is the engineer who builds resilient systems and intelligent solutions in equal measure. He architects cloud infrastructure and develops AI-driven software, bringing sharp technical instinct that makes hard things look easy.
Sarah Choo
Head of Operations
The operator who makes complexity run smoothly, optimising processes, managing P/L, and steering change with equal precision. Sarah brings structure to chaos, blending systems thinking with sharp financial and legal judgment.
Tom Bremner
Head of Technology
The technical mind who ships and leads at once, architecting cloud infrastructure, engineering AI, and prototyping what's next. Tom bridges deep engineering with human-centred design, built for teams that don't accept failure.
Elliot Stansfield
Head of Design
Elliot is the creative director who shapes how brands communicate and engage. From brand strategy and identity design to motion and storytelling, he leads with a sharp eye across digital, print and emerging formats.
Isaias Ulevich
Product Designer
The designer who turns problems into intuitive, well-crafted products. Isa builds design systems, maps user interactions, and codes prototypes, translating complex problems into novel experiences people enjoy using.
Ruby Neagle
Brand & Marketing Strategist
The creative who brings ideas to life across every medium. Ruby art directs, produces content, and plans events, blending print and digital marketing with earned media to make brands impossible to ignore.
Nick McFadden
Designer
The skillful generalist who designs with range, moving fluidly between product, interactive and brand work. He shapes interfaces, motion, and identity alike, bringing a rare breadth of craft to every project.
Gustav Kristiansson
Software Engineer
Gus is the developer who keeps systems running and evolving, blending DevOps discipline with cloud infrastructure and AI integration. He builds reliable software with quiet confidence, solving hard problems without missing a beat.
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