How we work
Achieving first sales and stable revenue quicker.
For example, designing and hiring commercial team with the best mix of functional expertise and industry experience. This establishes a stable foundation for future success.
COMMERCIAL TEAMS


FUNDING & NEW INNOVATIONS
Coming Soon.
We are working on launching a fund that will allow Nascent Studio to provide funding as well as operational expertise to the companies we build.
BUSINESS MODELS


RESEARCH & PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
Reducing time to working prototype.
For example, securing (copyright compliant) access to datasets to train machine-learning models, or securing research collaborations. Nascent Studio has worked on 50+ projects that required access to training data
Proving commercial viability.
For example, designing business models for AI solutions to address the challenge of charging users fairly, while covering infrastructure / compute costs and securing funds for future development.
Nascent Studio’s core belief is that early-stage companies applying machine learning and AI to advance science, can turn concepts into reality more quickly with practical expertise.
We work with founders at all phases of their development in the following ways:






We are a small but growing venture studio founded and led by Zen Jelenje.
In his time at Elsevier, Zen worked on over 100 ground breaking projects, with some of the world’s leading research organisations, applying AI to science. He is passionate about bridging the gap between pioneering research and its application. He has both led teams and worked with early-stage founders to launch successful products from ambitious ideas.
Nascent Studio also works closely with a network of experts in scientific research, product development and commercial strategy to provide specific support to each portfolio company.

