We exist to help organizations use AI responsibly, sustainably, and with purpose.

About us

At our core, we believe in creating real value, not chasing hype. We exist to help organizations use AI responsibly, sustainably, and with purpose. For us, “real value” means technology that makes a genuine difference, solving meaningful problems, empowering people, and contributing to long-term progress. We’re not just advisors; we’re builders and partners, helping companies innovate with integrity. By combining cutting-edge AI with ethical principles and a focus on environmental, social, and financial sustainability, we enable our clients to grow intelligently, creating solutions that last, and that matter.

We believe in

Reproducibility

If you can’t reproduce it, it didn’t happen. We believe that our work should be easily reproducible. This sounds self evident, but ensuring reproducibility takes planning and discipline. Reproducibility encourages trust in the results, enables better collaboration within a team, and reduces duplication of work.

Open source

Open source software and practices have made, among other things, the AI revolution possible. They accelerate progress, and encourage collaboration between people and organisations. We use open source by default, and contribute to the open source community where possible.

Ethics

AI and NLP are not neutral technologies and the way we choose to use them can bring tremendous positives but can have potential unintended consequences. We review the use of AI on a per project basis to reduce possible misuse. AI is a sociotechnology: need as much focus on culture and business processes as on the technology

Climate change

It’s our responsibility to combat climate change to support a more sustainable way of life. Large Generative AI models are causing ever greater environmental impacts. We believe that for many applications smaller, less environmentally impactful models are better from a business point of view, and we advocate for their use.

Mental health

We want to provide a healthy working environment to everyone at Mantis that balances work and life and prioritises mental wellbeing. We believe flexibility and regular feedback play a crucial role in fostering a comfortable and rewarding working environment.

Our team

Matthew Upson

Matthew Upson, PhD.

  • NLP since 2015 (UK GDS; “Reproducible Analytical Pipelines” in 2022 gov strategy)
  • Roles in startups/NGOs
  • Co-founded Mantis in 2021
  • Founding member of RSS Data Science Section
  • SSI fellow
  • Book Open Source MLOps (due 2024).
Nick Sorros

Nick Sorros

  • Imperial College MSc CS
  • Data scientist since 2013
  • Startups → leadership at Wellcome Trust
  • Shifted from CV to NLP
  • Keen on reproducible, reusable, open-source code
  • Volunteers with DataKind UK
  • Helps organize PyData London
Danil Mikhailov

Danil Mikhailov, PhD.

  • Global data and AI for social impact expert
  • 30 years in tech industry
  • Head of Digital/Head of Data/CTO roles in multiple non-profit and public sector organisations
  • Including English Heritage and Wellcome Trust
  • Founder and CEO at global tech for good non-profit, data.org
Bruce Seymour

Bruce Seymour

  • Business development and account management since 2008
  • Experience in AI & data consulting services since 2018
  • Led projects with a diverse range of clients in pharmaceuticals, finance, retail, government, healthcare and education.

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