Complex numerical simulations are critical to the work of scientists, but they take time. You need to learn new input file formats, manually deploy simulations to supercomputers, and then wait hours, weeks or months for simulations to run.
What if less expertise was required for simulations?
What if simulations were orders of magnitude faster?
What if you could explore the entire design space and stay on schedule?
We saw an opportunity to abstract away the process of deployment and parameter optimisation. Using emulation methods, we enabled access to actionable results in a tiny fraction of the time.
Our technology was born in the Department of Physics at Oxford University, and the positive response our first iteration met within our community far exceeded anything we’d imagined. This propelled us to build the Discovery Platform, our full-fledged simulation management and acceleration platform.
With our game-changing technology, AI expertise and proactive collaboration, we empower our customers to discover new possibilities.
Led by industry experts
Bijan Kiani
CEO
Bijan's role includes overseeing all product groups, field engineering, customer support, strategy, sales, marketing, and business development. His previous appointments include VP of Marketing at Synopsys Design Group and CEO of InCA. He holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering.
Brett Larder
Co-founder + CTO
While researching Atomic and Laser Physics at Oxford, Brett developed the first prototype of the Discovery Platform. As CTO, he leads the vision and development of the platform, productisation of research, and architecting of the company's technological infrastructure.
Muhammad Kasim
Co-founder + CSO
Muhammad invented the machine learning technology that launched the company, establishing the foundation of all of our work so far. As CSO, he leads the company's machine learning and deep learning technology R&D, from exploring new applications to developing new architecture and algorithms. Mach42 is the second Oxford spin-out he has co-founded.
Paul Neil
COO
As COO, Paul is responsible for the business growth of Mach42, as well as driving customer success. His previous roles included VP of Product at Axelera AI, Graphcore and XMOS. He holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering and an MBA in Technology Management.
Janet Collyer
Board Chair
Janet’s role includes keeping the Board focused on the mission, vision and strategic direction. Previous roles include Strategic Group Director at Cadence Design Systems. She is Chair at Quantum Dice and NED at EnSilica and the Aerospace Technology Institute. She advises organizations on increasing female presence in STEM and mentors women on the path to the C-Suite. Janet is also a member of the UK Semiconductor Advisory Panel, a collaboration between government and industry to deliver the National Semiconductor Strategy.
Gary Warland
Finance Director
Gary manages the complete finance structure of the business, from investor funds, to suppliers, partners and cashflow, whilst ensuring all legal and regulatory responsibilities are upheld. He also undertakes HR and ESG duties. Prior to joining Mach42, he had senior finance and operation management roles in a number of companies, both large FTSE listed companies as well as SME's.
Gianluca Gregori
Co-founder
Gianluca advises our research and machine learning algorithm development team, focusing on the technological and business applications for the clean energy market. He’s also a senior faculty member in the Department of Physics at Oxford University and runs a research group in fusion energy and laboratory astrophysics.
Sam Vinko
Co-founder
It was Sam's vision to meet the critical need to support the next generation of computational discovery. His interests span quantum materials, fusion plasmas, and computational physics. He is an Associate Professor of Physics at Oxford, a Fellow of Trinity College, and a Research Fellow of The Royal Society.
Christopher Wiles
Board Director
Chris works at Foresight Group and is the Investor Director on the Mach42 board. At Foresight, he is responsible for making investments from the Foresight Williams Technology EIS and VCT funds. Prior to joining Foresight, Chris worked at Centrica as a Venture Principal in Centrica Innovations, the £100m corporate venturing and innovation team of Centrica Plc.
Luke Rajah
Board Director
Luke is BGF's Investor Director on the board of Mach42. Luke focuses on early-stage Deep Tech and Climate Tech investments at BGF, having been both an operator and an investor in the space. Prior to this, he worked at the Boston Consulting Group in London, advising clients across the Energy and Life Sciences sectors. He has a PhD in Biophysics from the University of Cambridge.
Rory Scott Russell
Board Director
Rory is a Partner at East Innovate, the venture capital arm of East Alpha, the quantitative commodity technology and research company. East Innovate invests and partners with early-stage research-driven start-ups addressing the global energy challenge. He is the founder and co-founder of several technology companies, following an early career in international energy. He has a BSc in Computer Science and AI from the University of Edinburgh.
Semiconductor Advisory Board
This advisory board brings together semiconductor and AI experts to influence the development of the
next generation of AI-powered design and verification solutions.
Antun Domic
Antun is advising the company on the Electronic Design Automation area. He is currently Engineering VP at Kepler Computing. He previously worked at MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Digital Equipment Corporation, Cadence Design Systems and Synopsys. There he was GM of the Design Group and later became the company CTO. He has advised several EDA start-ups and has been a Lecturer at the Electrical Engineering Department of Stanford University in Palo Alto. In 2019, Antun received the IEEE Robert N. Noyce Medal.
Yarin Gal
Yarin advises the industry on deploying robust machine learning tools safely and responsibly. He is currently an Associate Professor of Machine Learning at the University of Oxford. He is also the Tutorial Fellow in Computer Science at Christ Church, a Turing AI Fellow at the Alan Turing Institute, and Director of Research at the UK Government’s AI Safety Institute. He also co-chairs the NASA FDL AI committee. He was previously a Research Fellow in Computer Science at the University of Cambridge.
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Our values
Like our technology, our business is built on strong foundations. As a company, we exist to empower our customers with powerful solutions and supportive service to help fast-track the innovations the world needs.
Our purpose is progress
We exist to empower R&D that leads to a step change in discovery and innovation.
Our passion is performance
We are driven to simplify complexity, accelerate process, and fast-track the future.
Our promise is partnership
We are a trusted ally for innovators, providing a streamlined, user-centric experience.
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