AI & Data Transformation

Turning data & AI into commercial outcomes

We help high-growth businesses, PE firms and their portfolio companies turn AI ambitions into tangible competitive advantage.

Pepper / KKR Jagex / CVC ai.io / PIF Global Media BSkyB TalkTalk The Walt Disney Company Codemasters
Services

How we can help

From board-level strategy to prototyping and production-grade applications — we work on a retained or project basis as your needs require.

01

AI Value Creation

Discovery, prioritisation and delivery of value creation opportunities. EBITDA impact first, technology second.

02

PE Portfolio AI Programme

End-to-end AI transformation across a portfolio — governance frameworks, company-level discovery, reusable application blueprints and LP-ready reporting.

03

AI Governance & Policy

Practical, proportionate AI governance that enables safe experimentation across the business — unlocking benefits rather than blocking progress.

04

Data Strategy & Architecture

From messy legacy infrastructure to a reliable, cost-effective foundation for automating and optimising decisions across the business.

05

Due Diligence & Risk Assessment

Structured assessment of AI and data maturity in M&A targets — risk identification, opportunity quantification and post-deal roadmap definition.

06

Fractional Chief AI / Data Officer

C-suite AI and data leadership on a fractional basis — providing the capability without the overhead of a permanent hire.

Board & C-suite strategy
Prototyping & production delivery
Approach

How we work

The biggest barrier to AI value isn't the technology. It's connecting projects to the metrics that matter, getting governance in place before any issues arise, and quickly delivering something tangible to build momentum.

We don't arrive with a pre-built plan. We listen to what the management team cares about, find an early win, and work outward from there — from an AI strategy and roadmap all the way to a working prototype depending on what will be most valuable to your business.

01

Governance before execution

Ensure an AI Acceptable Use Policy and working group are in place early — protecting the business while creating the ability to move fast. Proportionate to size, not copy-pasted from a FTSE-100 handbook.

02

Discovery rooted in your pain points

Structured sessions to understand what's slowing growth or inflating cost. AI opportunities mapped directly to your value creation priorities — not a generic roadmap.

03

Quick wins that build momentum

Tangible impact in weeks. Prioritised projects with clear ROI models and go/no-go gateways — building confidence and appetite for bigger bets.

04

Reusable blueprints that scale

Applications built to be composable and portable — so what works in one company can be rapidly deployed elsewhere, compounding the return on every project.

Results

Work that moves the dial

We have delivered millions of pounds to the bottom line through the application of ML and AI models — from ongoing cost reduction to unlocking new revenue streams.

01 Finding the signal Seeing what others miss — insight hidden in complex, unconventional and derived data
Identifying the next generation of sporting talent
Computer vision used to codify body movement captured on a mobile camera, benchmarked against elite performers to identify future stars
Democratised, accurate talent identification and coaching, accessible far beyond traditional scouting networks
Enabling lending where no credit data exists
Alternative signals such as satellite imagery, real estate, weather and warehouse data used to model creditworthiness
Risk-managed lending unlocked in markets previously inaccessible due to absence of traditional credit history
Helping borrowers before they have a payment problem
Companies House, stock market and SARS data combined to identify customers likely to face financial difficulty during Covid
Proactive payment holidays offered before missed payments, reducing long-term debt exposure and improving customer outcomes
02 Making better decisions Using the signals to make faster, more accurate, consistent, cost-efficient decisions
Optimising mortgage funding costs to increase margin
ML and simulation-based application to orchestrate accurate and timely cash pull-downs, overlaid with the monitoring and auditing required by treasury teams to manage risk
Massive ongoing reduction in negative-carry and fee costs
Leveraging corporate memory for smooth delivery
Knowledge store ingesting project and resourcing plans, operating models, decisions and outcomes, connected to a company AI interface
Informed, balanced project plans; institutional knowledge no longer lost when people move on
Identifying the right response
AI assistant created to check employee challenges against current legislation and draft a fact-based response
Significant reduction in effort, cost and time to respond, enabling humans to focus on higher-value work
03 Automating the process Removing the drag — freeing people to focus on what only humans can do
Fighting the cheats
Streamlined and improved videogame cheat detection modelling, enabling the automated safe banning of confirmed cheats
Humans freed to focus on improving the game and driving record membership
Transforming customer experience
LLM-precursor technology deployed in 2018 to automatically check and score customer calls
100% call monitoring from under 3%, improved outcomes through data-driven agent coaching
Unblocking product development
Repetitive coding tasks safely automated and new working practices embedded
Significant reduction in overhead for regular updates; teams freed to focus on higher-value, more creative work
About

Matt Jeffries — Founder

I've spent my career helping some incredible businesses use data to make better, more profitable, decisions.

Working in C-Suite and Senior Management roles across Financial Services, Gaming, Telecom, Media, Entertainment and Sport sectors, I've delivered results through collaboration with teams across the organisation, from Finance, Compliance and Operations to Product, Marketing and Customer Management.

I strive for explainable prediction. Whatever the drivers of business success — sales, customer behaviours, process accuracy, product usage, etc — if it can be predicted, then the business gains a systematic understanding of the optimal combination of actions and investments required to improve the outcome.

None of this is possible if the underlying data are not captured, stored and made accessible. My vested interest in data quality led me to seek roles with ownership of data across the organisation, focusing on the compliance and governance processes and frameworks required for successful, risk-managed, ROI-positive, ML and AI adoption.

Based in London. Working across the UK and internationally.

Matt Jeffries
Track record
SVP Data & Insight
Jagex (CVC Capital Partners)
Chief Data & AI Officer
ai.io (exited to Saudi PIF)
Group Chief AI Officer
Pepper Global Financial Services (KKR)
Group Director of Analytics, Insight & CRM
Global Media & Entertainment
Customer Intelligence Director
BSkyB
Head of Customer Lifecycle & Insight
TalkTalk Group
Senior Manager, Strategic Planning & Insight EMEA
The Walt Disney Company
Get in touch

Let's talk

If you're thinking about what AI could do for you — we'd be happy to have a conversation.

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