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Expert AI consulting and advisory services to help you harness the power of artificial intelligence, AI agents and LLMs.

Our services

AI Product Pioneering

Hands-on development of AI products that fully exploit technical potential rather than basic implementations

AI Innovation Assessment

Technical due diligence that distinguishes between sophisticated AI implementations and superficial solutions

AI Leadership Advisory

Strategic consulting for building internal capabilities for sophisticated AI development

Fractional CTO

Ongoing executive technical leadership across all technology decisions, not just AI initiatives

Client success story

AI Product Pioneering: Category creation in action

We didn't just implement LLMs: we pioneered entirely new ways for humans to interact with AI systems. Working with a visionary client, we designed and built novel AI interface patterns that fundamentally changed how they work.

This wasn't about optimising existing processes or adding AI features to current workflows. We created interaction paradigms that didn't exist in any meaningful sense before. We established new standards for human-AI collaboration.

The outcome: A category-defining product that transforms daily operations and establishes competitive advantage through genuine innovation, not incremental improvement. This client now leads in their own category.

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What sets us apart

At Agathon, we combine academic rigour with commercial pragmatism. Founded by Dr Colin Kelly, who holds a PhD in Natural Language Processing from Cambridge and has spent over a decade implementing AI solutions in challenging commercial environments, we understand that successful AI implementation requires more than just technical knowledge.

Our expertise spans from prototyping the latest discoveries in applied AI to architecting LLM pipelines to deliver immediate impact. As active leaders in the field—contributing to AI research, chairing responsible AI initiatives, and guiding early stage companies through multiple funding rounds—we understand both the technical complexities and business realities of AI implementation.

Dr Colin Kelly

Training courses

Intro to LLMs

2 daysBeginner

Prompt Engineering

2 daysIntermediate

Building AI Agents

1 weekAdvanced

Latest insights

AI Strategy

Generative AI

Responsible AI

Top AI consulting companies for 2025: the rise of boutique technical excellence

In 2025, boutique AI consulting firms are outpacing traditional giants by offering tailored, innovative solutions that meet specific client needs, reshaping the consulting landscape.

LLMs

Responsible AI

AI Strategy

Beyond the hype: creating measurable ROI with LLM implementations

Despite their transformative potential, Large Language Models (LLMs) necessitate robust evaluation and strategic implementation to ensure they deliver real value rather than becoming a costly gamble.

Contextual chunking strategies that improve RAG performance

In the evolving AI landscape, mastering contextual chunking is essential for optimising Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) performance.

Understanding how QLoRA works

QLoRA revolutionises the fine-tuning of large language models by combining quantisation and low-rank adaptation to significantly reduce memory usage while preserving performance, making advanced AI accessible to a broader range of users.

Small LLMs — why they matter

Small language models (SLMs), characterised by their efficiency and versatility, are emerging as pivotal tools for language processing, offering significant advantages in resource optimisation and accessibility, while challenging the dominance of larger models.

Diffusion models: a simple explainer

Diffusion models revolutionise generative AI by generating high-quality images, videos, and molecules through a dual process of noise addition and reconstruction, while raising significant ethical and computational challenges.

The Non-Executive Director's guide to assessing AI system performance

The guide equips Non-Executive Directors with essential frameworks and insights to effectively assess AI system performance, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives and ethical standards.