Matt Webb Email & Phone Number

London, GB

A new studio for technology and strategic product invention via exploring and making.Focused on AI, multiplayer, and spatial computing, together and/or separately.Clients include:- PartyKit, real-time internet infrastructure (acquired by Cloudflare)- GOV.UK, AI experiments strategy- Archetype, comms strategy for bleeding edge physical AIPoem/1, the AI.

• Engagements include:
• Consultant Editor, Google Research (May 2020–present): internal publication in AI group
• Technical due diligence, Guinness Ventures and Nesta (Mar 2019–present)
• Visiting Design Lead, Google Android (2016 and 2017): led project team in concepting for two projects. Result: 2 patents

Technology, design, and innovation. Public engagements include educational at AHO (2021, 2022); keynotes at Web Directions South (2009, 2014) and Reboot (2006, 2007, 2009); and TEDxAthens. Private engagements include the BMJ board strategy offsite on AI understanding and strategy (2023).

Beeline (advisor, 2016–2020); Technology Will Save Us (CEO advisor, 2015–2018); Bethnal Green Ventures (cohort workshops, 2015–2021). Previously organiser of London meet-up "Hardware-ish Coffee Mornings."

Product and design direction from B2B events through pivot to B2C product exploration of web-based platform for social collaboration. Angel funded

Designed and built web-based platform for aggregating and sharing startup jobs using automation and statistical analytics. Launched premium tier targeting VCs with first customer revenue

Established and ran R/GA's first two London startup programs each including a 3 month accelerator; 175 applied in open call in 2016. R/GA Ventures' programs rated gold in Seed Accelerator Rankings Project, 2017.Invested in 18 startups including CLUBZERO, Mimica, Flock, ScreenCloud, Sensible Object (acquired), and Winnow.Led on startup selection, negotiated.

London, GB

Advised the Office of the CTO on Internet of Things in delivering public sector services, and sector support in the UK. Liaised with DCMS and BIS on a hardware startup support included in overall £40M package for IoT in 2015 Spring Budget

End-to-end Internet of Things platform for product prototyping and production, used to develop Nespresso’s first internet-connected consumer brewer. Venture funded by Connect Ventures, Index Ventures, and others

London, GB

• Design consultancy specialising in strategic product invention. 30 people in 2013.Clients included Google, Samsung, Intel, and the BBC.Projects included:
• Mag+, the first magazine platform for the iPad, acclaimed by Steve Jobs as ‘king of the hill’ (Bonnier)
• Little Printer, pioneering Internet of Things product nominated for Designs of the Year in 2013, from invention to manufacture and commercialisation (self-initiated)Recognised by Fast Company as one of the world’s 50.