MINDS & MACHINES

A Venture Studio for AI

We build AI products that combine domain intelligence, compliance, and real-world impact. Our mission is to transform how specialised industries think, operate, and make decisions with intelligent systems.

What We Build

We build AI-native products that integrate seamlessly into how organisations operate — not experiments or one-off deployments. Our focus is on reusable platforms, accountable intelligence and scalable product IP.

Our Model

Unlike traditional agencies or consultancies, we don't build custom solutions for hire. We identify high-impact problems in complex domains and build products around them — often with strategic domain partners who become co-builders.

Current Focus areas

Legal AI

Advances in LLMs, retrieval and document intelligence have made it possible to automate high-value legal workflows previously considered too risky. The opportunity lies in precision, governance, and domain-specific design.

Tooling & Tech — ETL pipelines · Classifiers · NER · Graph-based knowledge bases · Tenant isolation and encryption for sensitive document processing

AI assistants in the finance industries

In finance and law, decision-making happens under regulatory pressure. We're building AI assistants that support professionals in these critical environments — systems designed to understand context, retain knowledge, and earn trust.

Tooling & Tech — Multi-agent orchestration · Router agents · Long-term memory · Context engineering · Graph-RAG hybrid knowledge base · Model Context Protocol (MCP) for secure data access · On-prem or hybrid deployments

The Studio

Minds & Machines is an independent AI venture studio founded by technologists, designers, and domain experts. We create specialised AI products across design, law, finance, and infrastructure — systems that understand context, comply with regulation, and deliver real outcomes.

Niekie

Niekie

Co-Founder & CTO

Werner

Werner

Co-Founder & CPO

Let's Build Together

We're always interested in connecting with domain experts, technical partners, and organisations facing complex AI challenges. If you're working on something that could benefit from our approach, we'd love to hear from you.

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